Disaster Warning

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the development of an advance warning system to mitigate disasters and improve the response capacity system.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday slammed the government for its "recklessness" in not limiting number of pilgrims and extending roads in Jammu and Kashmir, warning that Amarnath and Vaishno Devi can face a Joshimath-like situation.

More than 2,000 seismic events are reported each year in Vanuatu, which has a delicate ecological balance.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned the United Nations Friday that climate disasters will not remain confined to his country, in the wake of devastating floods.

The government is planning to expand its disaster warning system Common Alert Protocol (CAP) to cover television, radio and railway stations to alert people about any natural disaster or security incidents, a senior official said on Wednesday.

The government is planning to expand its disaster warning system CAP to cover television, radio and railway stations to alert people about any natural disaster or security incidents, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine during his first face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia's invasion began, echoing pleas from the UN's chief.

As per the order, although schools will remain closed, teachers and non-teaching staff will have to be present in the premises, as the Disaster Management Act 2005 has been imposed in the district. The district has been witnessing incessant rains since the last few days.

Rescuers in northern Myanmar retrieved two more bodies on Thursday after a landslide at an illegally run jade mine and warned that dozens of people feared missing are likely dead.

In the wake of the deadly Semeru eruption on Indonesia's Java island, the entwined bodies of a mother and daughter encased in molten ash have come to symbolise what many living in the shadow of the volcano feel went wrong.

Taiwan's foreign minister on Tuesday told AFP that any conflict between Taiwan and China would be "a disaster -- not only for Taiwan but also for China and the rest of the world".

There is no immediate evidence to suggest a third COVID-19 wave will affect children more than adults, the National Institute of Disaster Management has said in a report that cites the Indian Academy of Paediatrics and the Lancet COVID-19 Commission.

When the weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.'s field off the Mumbai coast stayed put.

Africa risks being overrun by coronavirus infections if urgent measures are not taken to avert a similar disaster to the "very concerning" crisis in India, the continent's disease control body said Thursday.

Warning against the dangers of climate change and natural disasters like the one in Uttarakhand recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the IITs to develop disaster resilient infrastructure that can withstand their effects.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the development of an advance warning system to mitigate disasters and improve the response capacity system.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday slammed the government for its "recklessness" in not limiting number of pilgrims and extending roads in Jammu and Kashmir, warning that Amarnath and Vaishno Devi can face a Joshimath-like situation.

More than 2,000 seismic events are reported each year in Vanuatu, which has a delicate ecological balance.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned the United Nations Friday that climate disasters will not remain confined to his country, in the wake of devastating floods.

The government is planning to expand its disaster warning system Common Alert Protocol (CAP) to cover television, radio and railway stations to alert people about any natural disaster or security incidents, a senior official said on Wednesday.

The government is planning to expand its disaster warning system CAP to cover television, radio and railway stations to alert people about any natural disaster or security incidents, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine during his first face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia's invasion began, echoing pleas from the UN's chief.

As per the order, although schools will remain closed, teachers and non-teaching staff will have to be present in the premises, as the Disaster Management Act 2005 has been imposed in the district. The district has been witnessing incessant rains since the last few days.

Rescuers in northern Myanmar retrieved two more bodies on Thursday after a landslide at an illegally run jade mine and warned that dozens of people feared missing are likely dead.

In the wake of the deadly Semeru eruption on Indonesia's Java island, the entwined bodies of a mother and daughter encased in molten ash have come to symbolise what many living in the shadow of the volcano feel went wrong.

Taiwan's foreign minister on Tuesday told AFP that any conflict between Taiwan and China would be "a disaster -- not only for Taiwan but also for China and the rest of the world".

There is no immediate evidence to suggest a third COVID-19 wave will affect children more than adults, the National Institute of Disaster Management has said in a report that cites the Indian Academy of Paediatrics and the Lancet COVID-19 Commission.

When the weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working on Oil and Natural Gas Corp.'s field off the Mumbai coast stayed put.

Africa risks being overrun by coronavirus infections if urgent measures are not taken to avert a similar disaster to the "very concerning" crisis in India, the continent's disease control body said Thursday.

Warning against the dangers of climate change and natural disasters like the one in Uttarakhand recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the IITs to develop disaster resilient infrastructure that can withstand their effects.