Search

Byline: Praisy Thomas The Court was also told today that the Meppadi landslide in Wayanad has now been classified as a disaster of 'severe nature' following an assessment by an [...]

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Soon after the Wayanad landslides in July, which claimed over 400 lives, scientists with the World Weather Attribution, an international collaboration, unequivocally said that the [...]

Byline: Praisy Thomas The Court said that the location's vulnerability to natural disasters coupled with unauthorised constructions and large-scale attendance posed a significant risk to public safety and environmental stability. [...]

Byline: Praisy Thomas 'Hartals are meant for grave injustices. What purpose does this serve? Saying the Centre isn't giving funds and calling for a hartal, as if that would bring [...]

Byline: Praisy Thomas A Division Bench of Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar VM noted that neighboring States like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have received allocations from disaster [...]

Byline: Dr. Neelima Satyam Dr. Neelima Satyam, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Indore, presents an overview of the research done on landslides across various regions of India in order [...]

India, Sept. 23 -- On the night of August 27, at around 11 pm, landslides unrolled from Varunavat mountain in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi amid incessant rainfall. Fortunately, there's no loss of [...]

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Kerala's northern hill district of Wayanad is still reeling from its deadliest natural disaster. On July 30, 2024, a devastating landslide in the Chooralmala-Punchiri Mattom-Mundakkai [...]

India, Sept. 6 -- On July 30, 2024, Wayanad in Kerala witnessed India's worst-ever landslide, devastating the villages of Punchirimattam, Chooralmala and Mundakkai. The scale of destruction was unimaginable, with [...]

Byline: Tbm Staff - Mumbai The Nagaland District Administration has issued a travel advisory due to massive landslides in various locations, including Pherima, Tseipama/Piphema, and NH-29 (Pagala Pahar/New Chumoukedima). All [...]

Byline: BF Firos As Onam approaches, brands are gearing up to connect with consumers through marketing strategies deeply rooted in cultural resonance. Marketers are hopeful that the recent Wayanad landslide [...]

Byline: Meera Emmanuel 'Ultimately, we are missing out on the humanitarian aspect of the whole thing! In the first week, everyone will cry and in the next week they do [...]

India, Aug. 23 -- The Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT) have urged the Sikkim government to decommission the NHPC Stage V and Stage III dams. This appeal comes in the [...]

UPFRONT WAYANAD LANDSLIDES PICKING UP THE PIECES By Jeemon Jacob in Chooralmala, Wayanad It’s as if even the road is afraid to go down that last stretch to the ‘valley [...]

Byline: Praisy Thomas The Court sought updates on scientific studies, victim rehabilitation, and identification of vulnerable areas to prevent such environmental disasters in future. The Kerala High High Court on [...]

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The heavy rainfall that triggered the disastrous landslides in Wayanad district of Kerala on July 30 was made 10.8 per cent heavier due to the [...]

Byline: Praisy Thomas The Court termed the PIL a publicity stunt and ordered the petitioner to pay é 25,000 to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund as costs. The Kerala [...]

Byline: Giti Pratap The Court opined that the prosecution allegations against the priest, Father Babu Varghese, were well made out prima facie. The Kerala High Court has initiated suo motu [...]

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Just a fortnight before the deadly landslide in Wayanad this July, the central government activated a new landslide early warning system (LEWS) for three regions [...]

Byline: CT Bureau In order to maintain and establish essential communication channels for rescue teams, government officials and the public, the Telecom Service Providers are augmenting and restoring telecom connectivity [...]

Byline: Giti Pratap The Kerala High Court will hold a reference in honour of those who lost their lives and in support of the survivors of the devastating landslides in [...]

New Delhi, July 30 -- Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, is still struggling to find its way out of the 'Day Zero'-like situation it was facing just three months ago, [...]

Byline: Ayesha Arvind The High Court was hearing a PIL seeking directions to the Union government to seek the Indian Army's help for rescue operations at the Shirur landslide site. [...]

India, May 6 -- More than 60 houses damaged in Ramban area of Jammu Over the last several years, there have been intermittent reports of land subsidence in Himalayan states. [...]