Disaster Management
- Mumbai
G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting in Mumbai to focus on risk financing
Mumbai: The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) to be held from Tuesday in Mumbai will explore innovative solutions to manage and finance disaster risks, officials said.…
- India
Disaster Management Secy inspects Joshimath, says ‘cracks increased’
Joshimath: Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Sunday inspected the landslide-affected areas in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath and said that there has been an uptick in the number of cracks, but no new…
- Pakistan
WHO warns of ‘second disaster’ in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed grave fears and serious concerns over what it termed to be a “second disaster” in the flood-hit Pakistan, where massive areas are left with…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s rivers to witness increased flows in coming days
Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has forecasted that the upper catchments of the country’s eastern rivers may get affected due to increased flows in the coming days. According to a…
- India
104 rain-related deaths in Maharashtra since onset of monsoon
Mumbai: At least 104 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra since the onset of monsoon on June 1, the state disaster management authority said in a report on Sunday. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Course on disaster risk reduction to be held by MHA
Hyderabad: A five day regional capacity building training program on Disaster Risk Reduction is being conducted by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) of Ministry of Home affairs (MHA) in collaboration with…
- Andhra Pradesh
Examine AP govt’s response on alleged transfer of funds from SDRF to personal accounts: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to examine the reply filed by the Andhra Pradesh government on a plea challenging the alleged transfer of funds…