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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
TopicDisaster management

Topic: Disaster management

ISRO, NASA’s sharped-eyed NISAR satellite reaches orbit, countdown to science phase begins

World's most powerful Earth observation satellite will produce high-res images & data on various aspects of globe, including info to predict landslides, volcanoes, floods, earthquakes.

Monsoon wreaks havoc in Himachal, 98 dead so far

Between 20 June and 13 July, there have been 57 rain-related deaths with 41 dead in road accidents across the state, revealed the State Disaster Management Authority.

State Disaster Management Authority says 91 dead since 20 June after intense rainfall in Himachal

The SDMA's Cumulative Loss Report (as of July 10) reveals that the largest number of rain-related deaths occurred in Mandi district (17 deaths), Kangra (12 deaths) & Kullu (3 deaths).

Trump-peace, a situationship on the rocks & peacekeeper mafia

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Rescue ops begin in Sikkim, first batch of stranded tourists successfully evacuated from Chaten

Arrangements have been made for safety and convenience of tourists with helicopters to airport and SNT buses plying to Siliguri.

From 2015 to 2024, India recorded 3.2 cr disaster displacements, says report by Geneva-based non-profit

Bangladesh, China, India, the Philippines, and the US recorded the highest displacements, according to the report published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.

Maharashtra govt to train ITI students in disaster management as India-Pakistan tensions rise

Students at Industrial Training Institutes will be informed about safety measures & treatment protocols , and given hands-on demo of rescue & relief operations during wartime.

Who gets a home, who doesn’t? Confusion among Wayanad landslide survivors over rehabilitation criteria

Survivors currently lodged in rented housing say they prefer compensation over government's plan to allot land. Kerala govt says plans not finalised yet, will make changes if necessary.

India’s armed forces and civilian agencies join hands for disaster management

MoU signed between CENJOWS and NDMA to strengthen research and collaboration.

India to invest ₹1,115 crore for disaster preparedness

Funding to mitigate landslide risks and train civil defense volunteers.

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BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.