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People being rescued from a flood-affected region following heavy monsoon rainfall in Kochi. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala flood toll increases to 92

Many places on arterial national highways and the main centre road were flooded, leading to the suspension of traffic.

17 Aug 2018 2:47 AM IST

Army personnel on rescue and evacuation operations in a flood-affected region of Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Balancing act at work

The balancing act of nature that contains all the things including what life forms create is unremitting.

26 Aug 2018 12:20 AM IST

File photo of prime minister Narendra Modi chairing a meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority in New Delhi in 2018. (PIB)

Saikat Datta: Why we lurch from one disaster to another

We have no institutional memory of what worked and what didn't in past crises

11 April 2020 11:16 PM IST

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi (Photo: PTI)

Centre, state governments plan for monsoons

During the discussions, it was noted that concerted efforts of all concerned have helped in minimising the loss of...

18 May 2017 12:57 AM IST

Even the court told Vodafone that it can either say that TRAI took no action, in which case the regulator can be asked to take a decision.

Vodafone offers 50-min free talktime for flood-hit NE

Company says around 15,000 people have been covered under the scheme so far.

6 July 2017 6:12 PM IST

Two fire tenders and a huge team from the fire department along with personnel from Disaster Management units and the local police station conducted a search for people trapped. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Kolkata: 2 dead as century-old building collapses, people feared...

According to last reports, no person was injured, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.

25 July 2017 2:39 PM IST

A Bangladeshi woman mourns next to bodies of relatives (not pictured) after a landslide in Bandarban (Photo: AFP)

B'desh: Rescuers struggle to reach victims of landslides; toll up to...

Authorities say hundreds of homes were buried by mud and rubble sent cascading down hillsides.

14 Jun 2017 7:29 PM IST

There are a total of 26 people dead from landslides in four towns of Biliran. We have recovered the bodies, Sofronio Dacillo, Biliran provincial disaster risk reduction and management officer, said. (Photo: AFP)

Landslides, following a tropical storm, claim 26 lives in Phillipines:...

The landslides were triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak.

17 Dec 2017 4:57 PM IST

The death toll from the collapse of the massive garbage mound near Sri Lankas capital rose to more than a dozen.(Photo:AP)

Death toll rises, dozens still missing in Sri Lanka garbage dump...

The military said 1,000 security personnel, including police and special task forces, have been deployed for rescue...

17 April 2017 2:05 PM IST