Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from NDMA

Hafta 536: War drums and fake news with India-Pakistan tensions

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by retired Brigadier Kuldip Singh. In this tense news week, we begin by dissecting India’s Operation Sindoor and strikes on terror camps in Pakistan on May 7. “Neither side, particularly India, wants…

Newslaundry

Indonesia volcano eruption kills at least 10

An eruption of Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki stratovolcano rained debris and ash on villages on the island of Flores.

LiveScience

'Disaster risk coverage is a must for all': Dr PK Mishra

Dr Mishra was delivering a keynote address at NDMA Workshop on “Why Disaster Risk Insurance Matters – Key Concepts and Benefits”. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

National Disaster Management Authority issues 'red alert' for several Uttarakhand districts

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a 'red alert' for Uttarakhand. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Liberia contemplates moving capital after disastrous flooding

Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of enthusiasm and hesitancy in the West African country.

Radio France Internationale

Cyclone Remal slams into India, Bangladesh: What we know

Nine people have been killed, as the cyclone, which made landfall on Sunday, now weakens and heads inland.

Al Jazeera

Anticyclones, hanging even now over India, link warming to heat | Explained

The record warming of 2023 has so far not been fully explained since it was much warmer than expected just from the superposition of El Niño on global warming; the rest could be due to anticyclonic circulations.

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Why do India’s Lok Sabha elections happen in the summer?

The Hindu examines why, and since when, India’s general elections are held in the heat of the Indian summer

The Hindu

As temperatures soar, Health Ministry and NDMA issue advisory to prevent hospital fires

NDMA issued a joint advisory to States on measures to prevent hospital fires during the summer months.

The Hindu

Cyclone Michaung | T.N. government could take 2015 model as blueprint for issuing duplicate documents

Successful special camps organised in Chennai and its surroundings in December 2015 to issue duplicate documents to flood-affected people could serve as blueprint for the Tamil Nadu government in the aftermath of cyclone Michaung.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Uttarakhand tunnel ordeal ends, all 41 trapped workers rescued; Supreme Court panel submits report on Manipur victims, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 26, 2023

The Hindu

Rat-hole miners’ talent, experience come in handy in rescue of 41 trapped workers at Silkyara

Rat-hole miners' talent & experience used to rescue 41 trapped in Silkyara tunnel. NDMA member said their capability was used despite ban on coal mining using the technique. 12 experts from Delhi, Jhansi & other parts of country deployed technique horizontally in collapsed part.

The Hindu

"Near breakthrough; 2 metres drilling still left": NDMA official on Uttarkashi Tunnel rescue ops

National Disaster Management Authority Member, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Tuesday said that the rescue workers, who have been tirelessly working day and night to rescue the 41 trapped workers for the last 17 days, were near a breakthrough, "but not quite there". Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

India tunnel collapse: rescuers attempt vertical drilling after safer options hit trouble

Dozens of labourers have been trapped in the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in the mountainous state of Uttarakhand for more than two weeks

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Silkyara tunnel collapse | On Day 15, rescuers set a 100-hour vertical drilling target

Rescuers have begun vertical drilling to reach the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel. Teams have set a target of drilling 86m in 100 hrs. Indian Army has stepped in to help. Rainfall predicted in the area may complicate the operation. Horizontal drilling from another point has moved 10m…

The Hindu

Silkyara tunnel rescue ‘dangerous’, may take a ‘long time’: NDMA

Rescue efforts for 41 trapped workers in Silkyara tunnel stalled; govt. exploring all options to evacuate them safely; families of workers getting restless; BSNL landline facility set up inside tunnel to keep them connected to families.

The Hindu

Emergency management training at Hyderabad airport

At GHIAL, a five-day training programme on CBRN emergency management began, organised by NDMA to enhance airport emergency handlers' preparedness. It covers lectures, field exercises, live demos & equips handlers with skills to manage CBRN emergencies & provide medical first-aid & psycho-social support. NDRF mock drill & quiz will conclude…

The Hindu

Emergency alerts largely remain untriggered

Govt, Google alert systems failed to warn Delhiites of tremors; NDMA, telcos tested sample messages; seismo.gov.in website crashed; early alerts can help prevent injuries, damage from quakes.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Mitigating tragedies in the Himalayan region

Institutional awareness of risks is increasing, but the challenge is to evolve a system to mitigate such risks and provide early warnings

The Hindu

INCOIS to simulate earthquakes on either coast to test tsunami preparedness

INCOIS to simulate two earthquakes as part of 'IOWave23' exercise to test for tsunami disaster on east and west coasts. Pre-IOWave23 workshop on 'Tsunami Standard Operating Procedure' held to familiarise participants with tsunami bulletins, improve SOPs and promote emergency preparedness. 10,000 deaths in 2004 tsunami in Odisha, 381 villages vulnerable.…

The Hindu

After text messages on phone, extreme weather alerts on TV, radio soon

Before text messages, the NDMA used to issue such early warnings through the ‘National Disaster Alert Portal’ and a mobile application called “Sachet”. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Draw action plan to tackle natural calamities, TTD urges NDMA

A team of experts will be sent to Tirumala for a first-hand study, says NDMA Joint Secretary

The Conversation

Flooding in Pakistan shows that climate adaptation requires international support and regional co-operation

The monsoon flooding in Pakistan has been referred to as a “monsoon on steroids” and described as a “monster monsoon.” These names reflect the wide devastation it has caused.

Reuters

Flood-hit Pakistan breaches lake to avert overflow

Authorities in flood-hit Pakistan breached the country's largest freshwater lake on Sunday, displacing up to 100,000 people from their homes but saving more densely populated areas from gathering flood water, a minister said.

Al Jazeera

Are catastrophic floods Pakistan’s new normal?

More than one-third of Pakistan is submerged and at least 33 million people are affected because of massive flooding.

1 2

People

Jayashree Arunachalam

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.