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Disaster management department minister Renu Kumari Kushwaha on Wednesday appealed to stakeholders in disaster management programme to prepare both short-term and long-term programmes for disaster risk reduction and disaster management...

The Times of India points at excessive construction activity as the major causes of landslides in Uttarakhand, although a comprehensive study on landslides has not been undertaken, 'to check cases of landslides, it is necessary to decrease construction activities in these areas.'...

'While this is a pilot, its replication across slums would help policy makers identify vulnerable areas and take steps to enhance resilience,' said Janki Andharia, chairperson of the Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management at TISS which, according to The Times of India, will soon be releasing the newly-devised disaster resilience index ...

'Have we moved from relief-centric disaster management to disaster mitigation that calls for early preparation to minimise the damage from disasters?' asks an editorial in The Times of India. Learn more on disaster mitigation efforts from India at the Global Platform...

At a time when Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has become a key policy initiative worldwide in ensuring that there is better preparedness in dealing with calamities, India is still seriously lagging behind...

Officals have been reviewing disaster management policies in the state of Tripura, further to the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that recently hit Agartala. 'The revenue department has taken a lead role on disaster preparedness, mitigation and prevention activities at various levels' writes Paul Manas for the Times of India...

A video, implemented by the department of applied geology and supported by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, demonstrates the vulnerability of India's coastline to climatic disasters and is being used as a learning tool for students in Chennai...

India was recently praised for its efforts on disaster risk reduction (DRR), at the recently concluded 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR, and urged to incorporate DRR into its national policy to help cope with climate change, reports the Times of India...