India News - Emergency
April 28, 2015 Natural Disasters Cataclysmic events that lead to loss of lives and property are also landforming mechanisms. | |
March 25, 2014 Prevention is better than rehabilitation Commonly understood steps in disaster management are response, relief and rehabilitation but there is no mention of prevention. Awareness and education is the key to bringing about this change. | |
March 25, 2014 Fatehabad - Another Fukushima? Nuclear plants are usually located near oceans or rivers in order to have access to ample water for cooling but not the plant at Fatehabad. It is India's largest and could be its most dangerous too. | |
March 7, 2014 Envisioning the future Rural communities in Lakhimpur district of Assam engaged in an interesting exercise of visualising their possible futures in the context of climate change-to prepare themselves for an emergency. | |
December 16, 2014 Uttar Pradesh gears up to tackle climate change Adequate budget, staff, capacity; a monitoring framework; interdepartmental cooperation - all need to be in place for effective climate change mainstreaming, according to UP officials. |