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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicDisaster management

Topic: Disaster management

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.

ASEAN Nations commit to strengthen disaster resilience

Meeting held in Brunei Darussalam underscored the importance of inclusive, sustainable recovery.

Cyclone Dana hits Odisha: 3.6 lakh evacuated strong winds uproot trees, block roads in Bhadrak

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Odisha is currently experiencing strong winds at a speed of 100-110 Kmph gusting to 120 kmph.

Everyone should learn wilderness first aid. It’s more than just dressing wounds

Wilderness first aid is considered a vital life skill in countries like Germany, Denmark, and Brazil, where WFA knowledge is a prerequisite for obtaining a driving license.

ADB, Vanuatu commission project to provide electricity in rural, remote areas

The 45-kilometer-long Santo transmission line is part of the ADB supported Vanuatu Energy Access Project (VEAP).

Modi govt’s new disaster management bill — disaster database, urban authority, convergence of roles

Bill aims to strengthen working of national & state disaster management authorities. Oppn says its legislative powers should be clearly defined & that they encroach upon powers of states.

Indian company enters Japanese market with swarm tech solution for disaster management 

Bengaluru firm NRT conducted 1st swarm demonstration in Japan on 1 August. The tech helps identify disaster survivors, assess damage as well as large-scale data collection.

IIT Bombay team is creating a model to study evolution of glacial lakes, predict breaking point

Using the available meteorological data the researchers were able to estimate how the lake will grow and arrive at a conclusion that the lake will reach its maximum length by 2030. 

Why is Joshimath sinking? ‘Construction on unstable land, poor drainage, deforestation’

Local residents and researchers have long warned of land subsidence in the area. The 2021 avalanche in Chamoli that killed over 200 people possibly exacerbated the problem.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.