The state government bears much of the disaster response cost after natural disasters such as floods and cyclones which ...

Mumbai: A study by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) has highlighted inefficiencies in the existing disaster relief mechanisms, particularly in the allocation of funds ...

The late release of casualty figures at the gathering of millions of people was seen as shielding the political fortunes of a ...

Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained ...

A study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) has analysed the financial burden of floods ...

A reporter’s trip to the world’s largest holy festival was interrupted by a deadly stampede. His account reveals both the ...

Millions of Hindu pilgrims gathered in Prayagraj, India, for the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, but thousands were trampled after crowds surged toward the confluence of two rivers.

A senior police officer said at least 30 people died as a crowd panicked at the Hindu Kumbh Mela mega-festival in the ...

Visakhapatnam: A mock drill focused on disaster management was conducted at Visakhapatnam Airport on Wednesday. The exercise, ...

Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City, once the most densely populated and lawless enclave in the world, has been a symbol of urban ...

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...