Cyclone Arnab brought heavy rainfall and strong winds across Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from September 25 to 28, flooding paddy fields and flattening standing crops in several districts. The damage comes as…
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has floated a tender to appoint a consultant for a Rs 13,000-crore integrated flood-mitigation master plan. Of this, the Times of India reports that a Rs 7,345.9-crore package,…
The Telangana Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Friday seeking comprehensive financial assistance from the Union Government to tackle the El Nino-induced crisis. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu moved the…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the state's devastating floods and the next phase of recovery. Sarma said Modi reviewed…
Extreme heat is emerging as a structural threat to India's economic growth and employment, with rising temperatures expected to weigh on labour productivity, infrastructure, and urbanisation unless adaptation measures are accelerated, the…
Every monsoon, Assam faces catastrophic floods from the Brahmaputra, but the long-term damage comes from riverine erosion that permanently swallows land. Livelaw.in reports that the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and relief funds…
