Schoolchildren among 14 killed by Indonesia volcano eruption

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 22:23

Fourteen people, including four schoolchildren, were killed on Saturday after they were engulfed in scorching ash clouds spat out by Indonesia`s Mount Sinabung in its biggest eruption in recent days, officials said.

Japan speeds up evacuation plans of 2020 Olympics facilities

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 17:28

Japan will reportedly speed up the evacuation plans for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games, following a warning of 70 percent likelihood of a large earthquake striking the capital within 30 years.

Steps to deal with natural disasters

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 22:00

Government Monday took a series of steps, including strengthening of forecasting capabilities, advance information on quakes and landslides, maintaining road and telecommunication networks, to deal with natural disasters and reduce causalities.

PM for improvement of disaster management capabilities

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 21:36

Citing the recent natural disasters in Uttarakhand, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday pressed for urgent steps to strengthen early warning systems and improve disaster management capabilities to save lives.

Tackling Cyclone Phailin - preparations were on for past five years

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 15:51

The fiery Cyclone Phailin left in its wake devastation in the coastal areas of Odisha, but India managed to successfully avert much loss to human lives and destruction as meticulous preparation to meet such an eventuality was going on for the past five years.

Death toll rises to 152 in Cambodia floods

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 11:36

At least 152 died in flash floods of the Mekong river in Cambodia and 418,770 families have been affected, officials said.

Internet at bottom of ocean to detect tsunamis

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 15:39

Internet goes underwater! Scientists are developing a system of sensors to conquer the internet`s final frontier: the deep sea.

AP CM reviews preparations in the face of cyclone

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 23:05

Andhra Pradesh CM reviewed the preparations to face the impending cyclone.

`Eight lakh may die if magnitude 8 quake hits Himalaya region`

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 11:10

Over eight lakh people may die if an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale occurs in the seismically-active Himalayan states from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, National Disaster Management Authority`s Vice Chairman M Shashidhar Reddy has warned.

Lightning kills 21 in Bihar

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:57

At least 21 people have been killed by lightning across Bihar, officials said Sunday.

Uttarakhand CM hails rescue efforts of security forces personnel

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 16:12

Paying tribute to security forces personnel who sacrificed their lives during rescue operations in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said the work done by the martyred soldiers was exemplary.

We need to learn right lessons from Uttarakhand tragedy: PM

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 13:16

Underlining the need to learn "right lessons" from the Uttarakhand tragedy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country has to equip itself in a better way to prevent disasters and check their fall out.