Natural Disaster News
PM Modi urges use of Sachet app, call it ‘important safety tool’ — All you need to know
PM Modi during his Mann ki Baat address today, urged citizens to download and use the 'Sachet' app for real-time updates of natural disasters in regional languages — all you need to know.
2 min read27 Apr 2025Tripura rains: Over 400 houses damaged, two injured, electricity disrupted — Top Updates
Heavy rainfall caused significant damage in Tripura: 445 houses were damaged and two injuries reported in Karbook. Electricity connectivity was disrupted due to 49 damaged poles, but major rivers are flowing below flood levels. See details.
1 min read22 Apr 2025Jammu and Kashmir flash floods: Ramban schools, colleges to be closed on Monday; rains trigger landslides
The Deputy Commissioner of Ramban made the announcement on X on the day, urging people in the area to stay indoors. Three people, including two children, have been killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains that caused flash floods.
2 min read20 Apr 2025Mint Quick Edit | Aid for Myanmar matters in multiple ways
Operation Brahma, India’s quick response package to assist the quake-stricken country, is a humanitarian effort above all. Good neighbourly ties pay long-term dividends too.
1 min read31 Mar 2025Myanmar Earthquake: WHO declares ‘top-level emergency’ as death toll rises to 1,700 | 10 updates
Rescue operations are ongoing in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 1,700 people and injured 3,400. The WHO declared a top-level emergency, requesting $8 million to address urgent health needs, as many remain trapped and at risk of infection.
2 min read31 Mar 2025Disasters cost billions—but who pays the price?
Floods, cyclones, and wildfires are no longer rare disasters—they’re yearly occurrences. Yet, insurance remains out of reach for many. Can India bridge this gap and ensure ‘Insurance for All’ before it’s too late?
6 min read16 Feb 2025Natural disasters cost $417 billion worldwide in 2024
Insurers were on the hook for $154 billion of that total.
1 min read23 Jan 2025America has much to learn from Indigenous strategies of fire control
As the Los Angeles inferno prods a rethink of fire-hazard mitigation, the US should embrace traditional techniques long deployed by the original inhabitants of Australia. These include the use of controlled fires to reduce the risk of worse blazes.
3 min read19 Jan 2025How global warming smashed all safety barriers in 2024
2024 is going to be the hottest year ever recorded. As climate disasters multiply, what did we learn this year, and what is the way ahead? We certainly don’t want an ice-and-snow free Himalaya or a Ganga that turns into a seasonal river.
13 min read23 Dec 2024Spain’s Sanchez Ramps Up Flood Aid After Valencia Protests
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a new economic relief package for victims of the storms that killed more than 220 people in the country’s worst natural disaster in more than six decades.
2 min read11 Nov 2024