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The first-ever India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction started in New Delhi
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, has inaugurated the first-ever India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction in New Delhi on March 19, 2018. The 2-day workshop...New Delhi hosts International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
Rajnath Singh, the Union Home Minister, has inaugurated a two-day International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) in New Delhi on January 15, 2018. The workshop is organized...
Drought, heatwaves increasing in frequency, area in India: IISc Study
Researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that frequency of heatwaves accompanied by drought has increased in magnitude and in area over past three decades in...
Pralay Sahayam: Multi-Agency Disaster Relief Exercise held in Hyderabad
Multi-Agency humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise Pralay Sahayam was recently held in Hyderabad to create public awareness about man-made and natural climate change and urban disasters including...
New fault in Indian Ocean may trigger earthquakes in future: study
According to scientists, a new plate boundary may be forming on the floor of the Indian Ocean in Wharton Basin as a result of the 2012 earthquake that...
Tropical Cyclonic Storm Vardah to hit Andhra Pradesh
The tropical cyclonic storm Vardah over southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to hit Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Kakinada. It is the third cyclonic storm of the...
India ranks 77th on 2016 World Risk Index
India has been ranked 77th among the 171 countries in the 2016 World Risk Index (WRI). The index was released as part of the World Risk Report 2016...
