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Sunday, February 22, 2026
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Topic: disaster

Pakistanis are battling dual crisis—floods and Maryam Nawaz’s ‘narcissism’

While the people of Punjab wade through knee-deep waters, the narrative surrounding Maryam Nawaz’s flood response has taken on a life of its own.

India’s DRR Efforts in Spotlight at Asia-Pacific Conference

In his statement, Minister Rai underscored the increasing impact of disasters, highlighting the loss of lives, economies, and overall development.

Budget 2024: Funds, schemes for flood mitigation in Bihar, 4 other states

Bihar to get Rs 11,500 core; environmentalist says holistic plan needed as natural disasters only to get worse.

Asia world’s most disaster-hit region in 2023, water-related hazards killed over 2,000 — WMO report

Asia warming faster than global average, the report said, adding that early warning systems and disaster preparedness plans, however, have saved thousands of lives.

India’s cyclone warning system is the model for disaster-proofing the country. Floods next

More than 40 per cent of districts in India that were previously dry are seeing floods and vice-versa. A holistic climate resilience approach is needed to address this.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.