Man-made Disaster

Nuclear conflict could wipe out over 5 billion people due to starvation if a modern full-scale war were to occur between two superpowers. Researchers at Rutgers University calculated the amount of soot that would be injected into the atmosphere due to the detonation of nuclear weapons. Here's what the study discovered about the threats to humankind...

In a sharp response to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's "Act of God" comment on the impact of coronavirus on the economy, Congress leader P Chidambaram said today: "Don't blame God for a man-made disaster."

The National Disaster Management Act meant to handle disasters natural or man-made was invoked for the first time in the country today, bringing states under the Centre's control regarding the battle against the highly contagious coronavirus.

One of India's largest cities, Chennai, is dealing with a crippling crisis: It has run out of water. In the middle of a particularly hot summer, the four lakes that supply the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu have dried up; together they contain just 1% of the volume they did last year. Residents don't have enough water to drink, bathe o...

The immediate crisis of Kerala floods over, the opposition Congress has attacked the Left government, alleging that mismanagement of the dams led the devastating floods that claimed more than 250 lives in the state. Calling the floods a man-made disaster, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded a judicial investigations into the decisions taken...

In a scathing report the Comptroller and Auditor General Of India (CAG) held the state government responsible for the 2015 Chennai floods and called it a "man-made disaster." The CAG report blamed the Tamil Nadu government for allowing encroachment of lakes and river floodplains, leading to massive destruction

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed shock and anguish over the death of 22 persons in a stampede in Mumbai and said the "man-made" disaster could have been avoided by taking care of the safety aspect.

The number of deaths due to swine flu has shot up in Kerala because of the unpreparedness of city's medical centers to handle patients infected with the H1N1 virus.

Asian region is specially vulnerable to disasters, both natural and man-made, which are occurring with increased frequency and intensity, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.

With an aim to create resilience and better preparedness against disasters, the NDRF has trained a record over 1 lakh people across the country within a month to effectively respond and undertake the basic dos and dont's during man-made or natural emergencies.

As Chennai struggles to find its footing after the massive floods that has killed over 100 people, experts say it was a man-made disaster that was waiting to strike the city.

A trio of former executives from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will be indicted over the 2011 accident, a judicial review panel decided Friday, paving the way for the first criminal trial linked to the disaster.

A woman was jailed for three weeks for contempt of court on Thursday after shouting "Don't kill him!" at jurors deciding whether to pronounce a death sentence on "Batman" theater gunman James Holmes.

"Batman" theater gunman James Holmes will be back in court on Wednesday to face sentencing, a week after his conviction over the 2012 massacre that left 12 dead and 70 more injured in Colorado.

At least two people have been killed in twin explosions in the northeast Nigerian town of Damaturu, residents said on today.

Nuclear conflict could wipe out over 5 billion people due to starvation if a modern full-scale war were to occur between two superpowers. Researchers at Rutgers University calculated the amount of soot that would be injected into the atmosphere due to the detonation of nuclear weapons. Here's what the study discovered about the threats to humankind...

In a sharp response to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's "Act of God" comment on the impact of coronavirus on the economy, Congress leader P Chidambaram said today: "Don't blame God for a man-made disaster."

The National Disaster Management Act meant to handle disasters natural or man-made was invoked for the first time in the country today, bringing states under the Centre's control regarding the battle against the highly contagious coronavirus.

One of India's largest cities, Chennai, is dealing with a crippling crisis: It has run out of water. In the middle of a particularly hot summer, the four lakes that supply the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu have dried up; together they contain just 1% of the volume they did last year. Residents don't have enough water to drink, bathe o...

The immediate crisis of Kerala floods over, the opposition Congress has attacked the Left government, alleging that mismanagement of the dams led the devastating floods that claimed more than 250 lives in the state. Calling the floods a man-made disaster, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded a judicial investigations into the decisions taken...

In a scathing report the Comptroller and Auditor General Of India (CAG) held the state government responsible for the 2015 Chennai floods and called it a "man-made disaster." The CAG report blamed the Tamil Nadu government for allowing encroachment of lakes and river floodplains, leading to massive destruction

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed shock and anguish over the death of 22 persons in a stampede in Mumbai and said the "man-made" disaster could have been avoided by taking care of the safety aspect.

The number of deaths due to swine flu has shot up in Kerala because of the unpreparedness of city's medical centers to handle patients infected with the H1N1 virus.

Asian region is specially vulnerable to disasters, both natural and man-made, which are occurring with increased frequency and intensity, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.

With an aim to create resilience and better preparedness against disasters, the NDRF has trained a record over 1 lakh people across the country within a month to effectively respond and undertake the basic dos and dont's during man-made or natural emergencies.

As Chennai struggles to find its footing after the massive floods that has killed over 100 people, experts say it was a man-made disaster that was waiting to strike the city.

A trio of former executives from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will be indicted over the 2011 accident, a judicial review panel decided Friday, paving the way for the first criminal trial linked to the disaster.

A woman was jailed for three weeks for contempt of court on Thursday after shouting "Don't kill him!" at jurors deciding whether to pronounce a death sentence on "Batman" theater gunman James Holmes.

"Batman" theater gunman James Holmes will be back in court on Wednesday to face sentencing, a week after his conviction over the 2012 massacre that left 12 dead and 70 more injured in Colorado.

At least two people have been killed in twin explosions in the northeast Nigerian town of Damaturu, residents said on today.