61 million people affected by extreme weather events in 2018: UN Report
India reported the second highest deaths of 1388 due to extreme weather events.
Jan 25, 2019, 06:47 AM IST
Climate deal urgent after weather-linked disasters kill 600,000 in 20 years: UN
Weather-related disasters have grown more frequent over the last 20 years, claiming more than 600,000 lives, the UN said today, issuing a further call for nations to strike a landmark deal on climate change.
Nov 23, 2015, 18:24 PM IST
No phone signal in a disaster? Solar network ''in a box'' to the rescue
Pakistan: Pakistani researchers have developed a portable, solar-powered mobile phone network for use in disasters like floods and earthquakes when regular communications are often disrupted.
Sep 21, 2015, 13:39 PM IST
India loses $9.8 billion every year due to disasters
India suffers losses of $9.8 billion every year owing to multi-hazard disasters as 58.6 percent of its land is prone to earthquakes and 8.5 percent vulnerable to cyclone, as per a UN estimate.
May 04, 2015, 23:14 PM IST
Disasters cost $113 billion damage in 2014: Swiss Re
This is 16 percent less than the USD 135 billion in losses recorded in 2013 and significantly below the average annual figure of USD 188 billion for the previous 10 years.
Dec 17, 2014, 18:25 PM IST
Malaysia Airlines loses widen in wake of disasters
Crisis-stricken Malaysia Airlines said on Friday that its third-quarter loss widened 54 percent in the wake of two devastating air disasters that have sent its business into a tailspin and prompted a government rescue.
Nov 29, 2014, 02:31 AM IST
