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 ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.

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

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

Tens of thousands of people at a massive religious gathering in India rushed to take a holy bath in the country’s northern Prayagraj city, setting off a stampede early Wednesday that has injured dozen ...

Some 115,000 pupils began returning to school in Mayotte on Monday, six weeks after cyclone Chido devastated the French ...