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Brazil Floods and Mudslides

Death toll from mudslides and floods in colonial-era city of Petropolis in Brazil increased to 117 on February...

📅 February 18, 2022

IMD commissions Flash Flood Guidance Services in South Asia

On October 23, 2020, India Meteorological Department commissioned the Flash Flood Guidance Services in South Asia. The service...

📅 October 23, 2020

What are Hydrocracies, Hubris and Hazardscapes, the man-made factors that lead to floods in Brahmaputra?

Floods are perennial problems of the North Eastern States. The flood situation due to Brahmaputra river keeps affecting...

📅 October 4, 2020

“Lost At Home”: A Report released by UNICEF

On May 5, 2020, the UNICEF released its report called “Lost at Home”. The report enforces the risks...

📅 May 6, 2020

GoI allows Export of Onions

In September 2019, GoI had banned the export of onions in order to bring down its prices in...

📅 March 3, 2020

IMD: Monsoon to withdraw from October 10

The Indian Meteorological Department said that the retreat of monsoon that was delayed by more than a month...

📅 October 7, 2019

India records highest monsoon rains in 25 years

The IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) said that India received 10% above average monsoon rains in 2019. It is...

📅 October 2, 2019

Flooding in Assam

The Northeastern State of Assam is currently suffering from a bout of floods. While floods are an every...

📅 July 15, 2019

Room for River Project: Kerala Wants to Replicate

Room for River Project is a flagship project of the Dutch government. It is aimed at protecting the...

📅 May 22, 2019

Report of Amicus Curiae on Kerala Floods

The amicus curiae Jacob P. Alex appointed by the Kerala High Court to assist it in flood-related cases has submitted...

📅 April 8, 2019

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