UN urges Pakistan to boost disaster preparedness amid monsoon risks

Aug 13, 2025

UNOCHA has urged Pakistan to strengthen disaster risk strategies as heavy monsoon rains threaten floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods in vulnerable regions,...

NDMA holds meeting to review pre-monsoon situation

May 13, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 14 : National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday held a meeting to review the pre-monsoon and monsoon situation and...

Integrated response, monsoon ops preparedness among issues to be discussed in 'Annual Conference on Capacity Building for disaster response 2023'

Jun 05, 2023

Integrated response to disaster challenges, monsoon operation preparedness and coordination with State Disaster Response Forces (SDRF) are among the key issues to be discussed...

HP: Death toll rises to 119; 70 dead in rain-related Incidents, 49 in road accidents: SDMA

Jul 19, 2025

Amid continuing monsoon fury in Himachal Pradesh, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Saturday confirmed a grim milestone--119 human lives have been lost...

Death toll reaches 257 in Himachal monsoon; Public infrastructure badly damaged

Aug 16, 2025

The monsoon havoc in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 257 lives since June 20, according to the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA).

Monsoon fury: Centre releases Rs 7,532 cr for States' disaster response

Jul 12, 2023

Amid destrcution caused due to monsoon in several parts of the country, the Ministry of Finance has released Rs 7,532 crore on Wednesday among...