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Major train disasters in Andhra

Tuesday`s train disaster in Andhra is one of the worst train tragedies in the state in the last two ...

Ukraine marks 26th anniversary of Chernobyl

Ukraine`s President vowed on Thursday that his country is committed to building a new, safer shelter...

World’s rich putting earth at risk of century of disasters

Global population must be stabilised quickly and high consumption in wealthy nations should be rapid...

Tripura to launch disaster mgmt project in schools

Tripura will launch a disaster management programme in its schools to enhance the state`s preparedne...

China expands its 1st N- power plant with new reactor

China has expanded its first nuclear power plant at Qinshan with installation of a new generator un...

Post-Fukushima, China upgrades N-emergency plan

China is updating its atomic emergency and safety plan and building capacity to handle nuclear acc...

Japan experts warn of future risk of giant tsunami

An earlier forecast in 2003 put the potential maximum height of such a tsunami at less than 20 meter...

Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters

The 594-page report blames the scale of recent and future disasters on a combination of man-made cli...

Mumbai on list for big weather disasters

A new scientific report warns that global warming is causing more extreme storms and droughts.

Fukushima contamination `chronic and lasting`

The IRSN said the main radioactivity leaks occurred between March 12-25 in about 15 incidents.

Fresh avalanche warning in Gurez sector of J-K

Authorities here on Tuesday issued a fresh avalanche warning for snow-bound areas in Gurez sector of...

Radiation from disaster detected off Japan`s coast

Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almos...

`Japan was unprepared for nuclear crisis`

Naoto Kan said the crisis exposed a host of man-made vulnerabilities in Japan`s nuclear industry.

US donates vehicles, tents to Pakistan

The donation was part of a US government programme to assist women police across Pakistan.

Biggest ever drill to check Delhi’s preparedness

Delhi is witnessing one of the biggest coordinated mockdrills on Wednesday through which preparednes...

A year after Japan N-tragedy, evacuees visit home

Nearly a year has passed since a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, Okuma town, but the sit...

A year on, only brief home visits for Japan nuclear evacuees

Many evacuees do not know when, if ever, they can return to land that has been in their families for...

`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 ...

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...

Natural disasters make 2011 costliest year

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

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...

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...

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.

Avalanche warning issued in Kashmir

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

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...

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...

Wildlife under threat from natural disasters

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

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...

Women at higher risk from climate disasters: UN

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

Sikkim declared disaster affected state

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

‘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...

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...

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...

‘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...

`KNPP designed to withstand all disasters`

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

Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated

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

‘Use Japan N-disaster to reform mental health’

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

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.

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...

Rescue team cover worst-hit Sikkim, 4 roads

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

ITBP prepares disaster mitigation stores for Sikki

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

Delhi govt reviews disaster management mechanism

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

Typhoon smashes into Japan, four dead

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

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...

10th person dies from injuries in Reno air crash

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

Minister calls meet of disaster management

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

Goya’s tale of horror

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

First full post-disaster reactor restart in Japan

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

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.

`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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