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Disaster Management
Pak PM Sharif Delays Launch of Flood Relief Dashboard
The launch of the dashboard has been deferred to next Thursday when the prime minister is scheduled to meet with representatives of friendly countries...
Climate change
Every Minute Counts: Growing Community Ownership of Flood Early Warning Systems in Nepal
The Koshi River can be a bane during monsoons. Now, in a unique experiment in early warning from ICIMOD, an alarm system programmed to...
Climate change
Century’s First “Triple-Dip” La Niña Likely Say Meteorologists
All naturally occurring climate events now take place in the context of human-induced climate change, which is increasing global temperatures, exacerbating extreme weather and...
Asia Pacific
Future Super Cyclones Will Expose Vastly More People To Extreme Flooding in SouthAsia, Say Researchers
Research shows that future super cyclones would expose greater numbers of people in most vulnerable parts of the world to extreme flooding. The study...
Child Rights
Child sex abuse in Madagascar ‘widespread and tolerated’
Droughts and food scarcity is leading children to sell sex in Madagascar. Two deadly cyclones in recent weeks have heightened worries as successive drought...
Climate change
Himalayan glaciers melting rapidly, minister informs Lok Sabha
Melting glaciers have significant impact on water resources of Himalayan rivers due to a change in glacier basin hydrology, reduced water downstream, and impact...
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Human Society is Making the Mistake of Forgetting the Importance of Forests: President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu said that she was confident that the officers of the Indian Forest Service had become completely...
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Inflation and Inequality – What does Government Data say?
In the light of rising inflation, widening unemployment, depleting savings, and growing inequality, it is crucial to take stock...
India Road Safety Model ‘Can Save Lives Worldwide’
Deaths on India’s busiest highway more than halved following raft of interventions. The organisation, SaveLIFE Foundation, plans to extend...
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Human Society is Making the Mistake of Forgetting the Importance of Forests: President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu said that she was confident that...
Inflation and Inequality – What does Government Data say?
In the light of rising inflation, widening unemployment, depleting...
