Disaster management involves preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies. It includes planning, training, and resource allocation. Effective communication is crucial during crises. Governments and organisations collaborate to minimise risks. Community involvement enhances resilience. Legal frameworks guide disaster response efforts. Cultural factors influence recovery strategies. Understanding geography aids in risk assessment. Overall, disaster management aims to protect lives and property.
Urban noise pollution has become a critical but overlooked public health issue in India. Despite legal frameworks and monitoring systems, noise levels in cities routinely exceed safe limits....
India faces important phase in its climate journey. A recent study by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) reveals that India needs approximately $467 billion by...
The Union Environment Ministry introduced new rules in 2025 for awarding green credits under the Green Credit Programme (GCP). These changes focus on improving the quality and survival...
The 2025 monsoon brought unprecedented rainfall to the Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu. These regions experienced extreme weather events such as cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides,...
Kerala is confronting a new health crisis in 2025 due to an increase in infections caused by Naegleria fowleri. This microscopic amoeba, known as the ‘brain-eating amoeba’, causes...
China and India accounted for nearly 88% of the world’s new coal power capacity proposals. China added 21 gigawatts (GW) of coal capacity in six months, the highest...
Recent studies reveal that tropical deforestation has caused nearly 28,000 excess deaths each year between 2001 and 2020. The loss of forest cover has raised local temperatures by...
The discovery of a new edible tuber species, Dioscorea balakrishnanii, in the Western Ghats region of Wayanad, Kerala, has opened fresh avenues in biodiversity and food security research....
Several Indian States faced unprecedented rainfall, floods, cloudbursts and landslides. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) responded swiftly by constituting Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to evaluate the damage...
Recent research has extended the record of sea-level rise in the central Indian Ocean by nearly a century. Using coral microatolls, scientists have found that sea levels began...
