The most POSITIVE countries in the world

The United States has topped the list of most positive countries of the world this year after taking away the top position from last year's winner Australia. During the beginning of this month,......

Nations most at 'disaster risk'

The recently launched 'World Risk Report 2012' has found Bangladesh to be the fifth most vulnerable country to natural disasters in the world. India is ranked as the 73rd most vulnerable country......

Kolkata among cities MOST vulnerable to floods

Shanghai, Dhaka and Kolkata are the cities most vulnerable to flooding, according to a new study, reports Syed Tashfin Chowdhury A recent study has found that Kolkata is the one of the cities most......

India among countries MOST vulnerable to natural hazards

Some important growing economies of Asia including India, Bangladesh and Myanmar face the highest financial risk from the threat of natural hazards, according to 2nd Natural Hazards Risk Atlas......