The 2014 Human Development Report—Sustaining Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience—looks at two concepts which are both interconnected and immensely important. This year's Report show
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday raised the issue of environmental clearance given to Polavaram project without public hearing and asked the Government to explain how the final clearance was given
Five days after the state government officially halted the Char Dham yatra due to incessant rains and inclement weather conditions, about 35 villages in various districts remain cut off as 168 connecting
The floods in Mahakali and other rivers triggered by incessant rains for the past four days has damaged paddy crops of more than 300 farmers of Kanchanpur district. According to the District Agriculture
Three persons died and two others are feared dead in separate incidents of floods and landslides in mid-west and far-west regions in the past 24 hours. The water-induced disasters also displaced several
Floods on different rivers in Kanchanpur district have displaced more than 600 families. An arrangement of accommodation to the displaced families has been made at nearby schools. According to the District
The Jamuna riverbank erosion has taken serious turn as vast areas of Daulatpur and Shibalaya upazilas of the district have been eroded during the last one month, reports BSS. Around 3,000 families of
Heavy rain in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province has caused two deaths, left one person missing and affected 98,000 people since Saturday, said the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Thunderstorms and hail
BEIJING -- The death toll from super typhoon Rammasun had increased to 33, as seven more people were confirmed dead in a mudslide in southwest China's Yunnan province. Rammasun, the strongest typhoon
More extreme droughts, floods and wildfires — these are just some of the impacts of climate change that won't just occur in the distant future to our great-great grandchildren, but are happening now. To
