75% Indian companies not disaster ready: CBRE

75% Indian companies not disaster ready: CBRE MUMBAI: Nearly 75 per cent of Indian companies are not prepared for disaster management, a recent survey by real estate consultant CBRE says. According to the study, which includes over 100 top corporates in the country and over 350 respondents found out that 75 per cent of the Indian firms are not disaster ready.It said that 96 per cent

Chapecoense air tragedy: From dream to disaster

Chapecoense air tragedy: From dream to disaster, In Columbia’s worst air disaster in nearly two decades, Chartered British aircraft - Flight 2933 carrying most of the Brazilian football team Chapecoense to one of their biggest games, crashed near Medellin on 28 November 2016. The team was traveling from Santa Cruz to Medellin to play the first leg of the two-game Copa Sudamericana

Over 400 flights grounded as typhoon hits near Tokyo

A strong typhoon stuck near Tokyo on Monday. Heavy rain and winds grounded more than 400 flights as officials warned of landslides and flooding. yphoon Mindulle made landfall in Tateyama city.  The storm was packing gusts up to 180 kilometres per hour and heading north at a speed of 20 kilometres per hour.

Flood rescue and relief operation by NDRF

The rescue and relief operations by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the flood affected various districts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are in full swing. 56 flood rescue teams of NDRF are operational in various flood prone areas of the different states to assist the respective state administration in rescue and relief work. NDRF rescuers are delivering their best to evacuate the

Flood situation continues to be grim in north Indian States

Flood situation continues to be grim in several north Indian states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan. Relief agencies including Army and NRDF are engaged in rescue and relief operations in flood-affected states. In Uttar Pradesh, flood situation in eastern parts of state is still grim. Ganga is rising in many places including Allahabad and Varanasi. About ten thousand people have taken shelter in relief

Ganga crosses danger mark in UP

A swollen Ganga was flowing above the danger mark in Uttar Pradesh while Yamuna too was flowing above red mark in the state. According to Centre Water Commission (CWC), Ganga is flowing above danger mark at Fafamau (Allahabad), Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia while Yamuna is flowing above the red mark at Chillaghat (Banda) and Naini (Allahabad) and Mohna (Jalaun). Similarly, Sharda river is flowing

Eight dead, 40000 homes flooded in Louisiana

The death toll from historic flooding in the US state of Louisiana has gone up to eight , as the expanding flood zone prompted authorities to declare disasters in a dozen parishes.  While waters were receding in parts of southern Louisiana, other areas were seeing rising waters. The National Weather Service issued renewed

Bridge collapses in Maharashtra, 2 buses, several vehicles missing

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IBNS): At least two buses and several other vehicles went missing after a bridge over the Savitri River on Mumbai-Goa highway near Maharashtra's Raigad district collapsed on Wednesday, reports said. Several people, who were travelling in the vehicles, are said to be missing following the mishap. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted: "Spoke to Raigad SP & Collector about bridge

Typhoon Nida makes landfall in China’s Dapeng Peninsula; lashes Hong Kong

Typhoon Nida made its landfall near Dapeng Peninsula in China’s Guangdong province on 2 August 2016. Nida that carried gale-force and heavy rain lashed the Chinese city Hong Kong that is located about 42 kilometers from the Dapeng Peninsula. The Hong Kong Observatory reported that Nida generated winds up to 145 kilometers per hour as it moved toward Hong Kong but showed signs of weakening after it struck

Flood situation deteriorates in several states

Flood situation deteriorates in several states; Over 17 lakh affected in Assam, Chief Minister Sarbhanand Sonowal directs Ministers to visit affected areas; Forecast of heavy rain in Uttarakhand in the next 48 hours; UP, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir also reeling after the impact of floods. Heavy rains and rising water levels have created flood like situation in many states. Worst hit are JK, Assam, Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, while

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Turtle village to become biodiversity heritage site

Conservation For Livelihood' Turns Poachers Into Saviours'

It is 6.45 am. Mohan Upadhye is in the hatchery, readying to release the Olive Ridley hatchlings into the sea. A crowd of spectators has gathered outside; peeping through the openings of the wire mesh that serves as the hatchery's walls. All eyes are fixed on the upturned cane basket lying on the sand covered

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Brahmaputra above danger mark

Guwahati: Nearly 90,000 people have been affected in the latest wave of floods across seven districts in Assam. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) sources said more than 88,000 people are reeling under flood in 257 villages across Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Nagaon, Jorhat, Golaghat, Morigaon and Biswanath districts. Currently, Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at