Disaster Management Authority to be set up

With the President having given his assent to the Disaster Management Bill, the National Disaster Management Authority will be in place soon, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said Monday. Though......

Rajya Sabha OKs Disaster Management Bill

Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a bill that will help set up institutional mechanism at national, state and district levels for responding to natural disasters and implementation of management......

Man killed, wife injured in Kerala mudslide triggered by NH work

A 48-year-old man died and his wife was severely injured after a mudslide, near the National Highway widening work, levelled at least eight houses in this district, police said on Sunday. The......

'This Shock May Trigger Suicides'

'Marathwada is the suicide capital of Maharashtra.''To stop such man-made disasters, the government should immediately come up with a rightful package, not this charitable approach to......

Preparatory work begins for Navi Mumbai airport

The state-run City & Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), nodal agency for the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport, has asked the New Delhi-based National Institute of Disaster......

Ravneet Kaur: An IAS officer with varied experience

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has named Ravneet Kaur, a Punjab cadre IAS officer of 1988 batch, as chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Kaur will hold the post for five......

India's water crisis detrimental to credit health, warns Moody's

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said India's growing water shortage can disrupt farm and industry sectors and is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign as rising food inflation and decline in......

Bhopal authorities seek Army, NIDM help

The Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation Department is talking to the Indian Army and the Delhi-based National Institute of Disaster Management to help remove the toxic waste lying in the premises......