Philippines death toll from Christmas flood, rain rises to 26

Dec 29, 2022

The death toll from Christmas floods and rains in the Philippines has risen to 25, Manila Times reported citing the National Disaster Risk Reduction...

Death toll from storm Agaton in Philippines rises to 76 people

Apr 14, 2022

Manila [Philippines], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the tropical storm Agaton that hit the Philippines has risen to 76 people, the National...

Era of peace started in the Northeast after 2014: Anurag Thakur

Dec 19, 2022

"The era of peace started in the northeast after 2014. 80 per cent reduction in insurgency violence, 89 per cent reduction in civilian deaths...

Principal Secretary to PM highlights mitigating risks associated with glacial lakes to ensure safer future

Nov 12, 2024

Mishra was speaking on the occasion of the 4th Workshop of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction (CoDRR) on Strategies for GLOF (Glacial Lake...

UN praises India's 'remarkable' poverty reduction

Jul 11, 2023

A total of 415 million people in India came out of poverty within a span of just 15 years (2005-06-2019-21), reflecting a remarkable improvement...

J-K: Disaster authorities organise workshops on disaster preparedness

Oct 14, 2021

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 14 : A workshop on capacity building on disaster risk reduction for a safer society was organised by...