China's Siang power project will impact India, warns Arunachal CM

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday expressed concern over China's proposed mega hydropower project on the upstream of Siang River in Tibet, stating it will have a cascading......

After Nepal quake, Delhi chalks out disaster management plan

After the devastating earthquake in Nepal, the Delhi government on Monday decided to conduct mock drills to check preparedness of the government agencies to deal with disasters and also chalked out......

Hotter summer likely in 2023, parts of India to see above normal temperature

A hotter than normal summer is expected in 2023 with temperatures likely to reach 2-3 degree Celsius above normal in some parts of Indo-Gangetic plains and eastern India during the last week of......

How to save lives in rain-scripted landslides

An accurate early warning system that correlates rainfall and the potential for landslides. That is the imperative, say experts as rains create havoc in hills across India and the toll mounts in......

Govt withdraws order to firms to pay full wages during lockdown

The government has withdrawn its order directing companies and commercial units to pay full wages to workers even when they are not in operation during the COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown,......

Disaster risks grow, as India's cities flounder

Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization,......