The cyclone warning dissemination system (CWDS) at Ripon Buildings is being upgraded to work on direct-to-home (DTH) based equipment.

The Australian government will provide Rs 130 million to improve planning and community resilience in four disaster prone cities, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya and Akkaraipattu.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has drawn flak from the CAG which said the apex planning and supervising body in handling calamity has been found to be ineffective in most of the

At least 420 people were killed by natural disasters in the country within the last one year period, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).

In the backdrop of two strong earthquakes rocking Sikkim, the capital city of which is witnessing haphazard growth and mushrooming of multi-storey buildings, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) ha

Earthquake Disaster Risk Index of Stanford University ranks Bangladesh (Dhaka) among the 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquake in the world.

Although Dhaka city has not experienced a major earthquake yet, it is one of the world’s 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes, says an Earthquake Disaster Risk Index of Stanford University, USA