Global warming has intensified the risk of GLOFs as glaciers are melting faster, increasing the size of these lakes and the ...

In Uttarakhand, landslides, floods, and cloudbursts during the monsoon ... while 12 were attributed to natural disasters.” ...

A flood occurred in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district after ... The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and other agencies are carrying out rescue operations ...

The Central Government has sanctioned the National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project across vulnerable ...

The June 2013 disaster in Uttarakhand is unforgettable for the ... resulting in the region’s worst-ever flooding in five decades. Government officials committed many errors that had a direct ...

The Climate Risk Index of India, however, has improved with the country being placed at 49th globally (2022), as against ...

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given the green light for the installation of 500 solar streets in disaster-prone and rural areas, including Khair Mansingh, Dron Dwara ...

An international study has investigated the causes and impacts of the devastating flood disaster in the Himalayas in October 2023, which destroyed large areas along and surrounding the Teesta River in ...

The report is part of an extensive study focused on National and Sub-national Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment for the ...

Looking at the rapid increase in man-made disruptions and natural catastrophes such as heavy rain and floods, disaster management and emergency ... devastating landslides in the north Indian state of ...