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.

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.

`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.

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.

Pakistan floods: 178 killed, over 1.5 million affected

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 21:13

At least 178 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million affected due to floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across Pakistan, officials said on Sunday.

Debris in Kedarnath not cleared yet: NDMA

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 17:19

Kedarnath, one of the revered pilgrimage sites for Hindus, is situated at an altitude of 3,586 mt near the head of Mandakini river in Himalayas.

Uttarakhand tragedy: SC asks NDMA to give status of rescue operations

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 14:05

Supreme Court on Friday asked the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to apprise it within two weeks about the status of rescue operations in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand.

Be more proactive on disaster management: NDMA to states

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 15:45

The National Disaster Management Authority on Monday asked states to be more proactive on disaster management and appoint full-time chiefs for disaster management authorities.