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`Weak links in security of India`s N-plants`

Weak links have been pointed out in the security of nuclear power plants along India`s coastline, a ...

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Cruise ship mishap: First batch of Indians returns

The first batch of Indians rescued from ill-fated cruise ship `Costa Concordia`, which had run agro...

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Natural disasters make 2011 costliest year

Natural disasters cost the global economy 380 billion dollars last year, making it the costliest yea...

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UN calls for probe into Costa cruise ship disaster

A top UN official has called for a thorough investigation into the weekend luxury cruise ship disa...

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Italy disaster’s initial cost pegged at $85-95 mn

Carnival Corp, the owner of the luxury liner that ran aground said the initial cost of the disaste...

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Italian cruise ship toll rises to 6, captain held

The captain of the 114,500 tone Costa Concordia was arrested on Saturday, accused of manslaughter.

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Avalanche warning issued in Kashmir

An avalanche warning has been issued in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and people have been...

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Japan probe finds nuclear disaster response failed

A report says that the Japan govt`s response to the nuclear crisis was confused and riddled with pro...

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Major disaster averted at IOC LPG bottling plant

A major disaster was averted as a fire broke out inside the premises of Indian Oil Corporation`s LPG...

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Wildlife under threat from natural disasters

Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have come up with a method to identify wildli...

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Hopes fade for dozens of sunken Russian rig workers

Rescuers said it would be a miracle if they found anyone else alive after a drilling rig sank with 6...

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Women at higher risk from climate disasters: UN

Women, particularly those living in mountain regions in developing countries, are facing disproporti...

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Sikkim declared disaster affected state

Sikkim has been officially declared as a `Disaster Affected State` by the government to avail soft ...

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‘Foreign airlines` stake in India will be a disaster`

Government is likely to take a final decision on allowing foreign airlines to pick up stake in India...

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Nuke disaster: Radiation levels high in Japan

Farmland in parts of Japan is no longer safe because of high levels of radiation in the soil, scien...

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Post-Sikkim quake: Ham radio, bamboo apps for NE

A meeting of India`s top seismologists has strongly recommended that NE states set up their own stat...

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‘Don`t link Fukushima disaster with Kudakulam row’

AEC Chief asked the agitators not to panic over safety issues and said the KNPP had state-of-the-ar...

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`KNPP designed to withstand all disasters`

power units in the controversial KNPP, were designed to withstand any natural disaster, including...

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Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated

The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a radioactive substance into the atmosphere...

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‘Use Japan N-disaster to reform mental health’

After a disaster such as Fukushima accident, the prevalence of severe mental disorders, such as psy...

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Crews struggle to drain oil-leaking ship off NZ

Workers are in a race against nature to try to drain the fuel before waves break up the vessel.

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Orissa flood: Jawan drowns after saving 60 people

Aswini Kanungo (28), member of a rescue team of the Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force, had gone to...

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Rescue team cover worst-hit Sikkim, 4 roads

Home Ministry officials said that rescue team of National Disaster Response Force, ITBP, Army and o...

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ITBP prepares disaster mitigation stores for Sikki

The ITBP has prepared disaster management stores, comprising tents and blankets, for immediate air...

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Delhi govt reviews disaster management mechanism

Delhi Government on Wednesday reviewed its response mechanism in case a disaster struck the city.

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Typhoon smashes into Japan, four dead

A powerful typhoon smashed into Japan, having already killed at least 4 people, less than a month af...

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India wants new tests before French reactors order

India wants new test results in light of the Fukushima disaster before finalising a multi-billion-eu...

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10th person dies from injuries in Reno air crash

The carnage left even seasoned emergency room surgeons and rescue workers shaken.

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Minister calls meet of disaster management

A day after tremors jolted Jharkhand, state Disaster Management Minister Gopal Krishna Patar conven...

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Goya’s tale of horror

Spanish artist Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes’ ‘Disasters of War’ series is currently on display...

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First full post-disaster reactor restart in Japan

Japan approved the full resumption of commercial operations of an atomic reactor for the first time ...

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Japan heatwave kills four, sends 900 to hospital

The mercury has risen above 35 degrees centigrade for three days in a row in much of Japan.

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`India, China most prone to natural disasters`

Emerging economies like India, China face the highest economic risk from natural disasters, says a r...

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UN chief visits Japan nuclear disaster zone

Ban Ki-moon is one of the most senior foreign leaders to visit Fukushima nuclear disaster zone.

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UK to shut nuclear unit in wake of Japan disaster

Unions hit out at the decision to close the Sellafield MOX Plant, which employs 800 people.

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IAEA chief seeks bigger crisis role

Yukiya Amano would like to see IAEA more involved in damage control from future nuclear disaster.

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‘Need for micro level disaster management plan’

President Pratibha Patil on Friday stressed on the need for a micro level disaster management plan...

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School students help avert possible air disaster

Five school students, who were partying on a South Delhi terrace last weekend, apparently helped s...

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Central America launches its Google of weather

Oficials launched a database dubbed the `Google of Central American weather`, designed to predict na...

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Death toll in Russian boat disaster reaches 100

Emergency officials said the boat was meant for up to 140 people but was carrying 208.

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India, Russia agree on disaster management coop

India and Russia on Wednesday agreed to deepen their cooperation in disaster management and a joint...

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Bihar to introduce disaster management in school

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said his government would introduce disaster managemen...

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Philippines: 90,000 flee storm

Authorities indicated it was too early to say when people would be able to return home.

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Philippines: 50,000 flee storm

The swift evacuation of Manila residents as the waters rose overnight prevented any deaths.

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Russia finds nuclear safety faults after Fukushima

Russia has till now steadfastly defended its 10 nuclear power plants, 32 reactors against criticism.

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Climate behavior could predict disasters

Professor Tim Lenton of the University of Exeter shows that the “tipping points” that trigger these ...

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Japan: Nod to nuclear disaster compensation bill

The govt of Japan submitted to parliament a bill to help TEPCO meet its massive compensation payment...

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Jellyfish blooms endanger marine food chain

Global warming has long been blamed for the huge rise in the world`s jellyfish population.

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Japan disaster victims face mental health risks

The Cabinet Office decided to include a separate section on psychological needs of disaster victims.

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Japan admits being unprepared for nuclear disaster

Japan admitted Tuesday it was unprepared for a severe nuclear accident like the tsunami-caused Fukus...

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