15,000 saved, thousands still stranded in Uttarakhand

Amid fears of thousands dying in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, relief and rescue operations were intensified on Thursday with eight additional IAF choppers pressed into service to evacuate stranded......

50 major landslides hit four road stretches in Uttarakhand

At least 50 major landslides occurred in just four road stretches in calamity-torn Uttarakhand, where hundreds of pilgrims are feared to have perished in flash floods, an official said. "Extensive......

'Climate Change Is The Main Villain'

'Since there is no photo-op, or quick fix solutions, politicians do not want to address climate change. It is very unfashionable.' IMAGE: Search and rescue operations underway in Wayanad.......

Centre sets up experts' team from 7 organisations to study on Joshimath

In the wake of the land subsidence incident in Uttarakhand's Joshimath, the Centre on Sunday constituted a team of experts from seven different organisations to study and submit its......

IMF cautions India on govt debt vulnerabilities, Centre disagrees

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Tuesday that India’s general government debt (comprising both central and state government debt) could exceed 100 per cent of gross domestic......

Centre allows states to borrow 50% of '20-'21 limit in April

This permission was given some time late last month, before the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on March 31 issued the indicative borrowing calendar for the states for April-June and the one for the......

Give up 'ostrich-like' attitude in drought handling: SC tells states

  In a strong indictment of Centre and states’ handling of the drought situation, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said if state governments maintain an “ostrich-like......

Dec 1 is disaster body's big day

At 11 am on 1 December, the newly constituted National Disaster Management Agency will have its big "coming out" at Gurgaon's plush DT Mall. Fire alarms in one of the mall's auditoriums will signal......