Deepika Padukone Supports Gokuldham Society’s ‘Save The Girl Child’ Initiative

After saving a girl child, the residents of Gokuldham are lauded for their heroic act and flooded with congratulatory greetings from across the city. Even Bollywood actress...

China’s Three Gorges Dam Is Threatened by Climate Change, Says Government Official

China's Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric plant in the world, stretching nearly a mile and half wide and over 600 feet high ? five times larger than the Hoover ...

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The bright-pink resilience of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”

The credit sequence for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” is a variation on a ...

Jammu and Kashmir flood: Two Houses Sink, 16 Feared Trapped; 100 NDRF Personnel Rushed To Valley

People in Jammu and Kashmir were advised to move to safety on Monday morning after the state government declared flood following incessant rainfall. The meteorological depa...

Getting disaster resilience right

Last year, Asia Pacific suffered 6,000 fatalities and economic losses of almost US$60 billion due to natural disasters. UNESCAP executive secretary Shamshad Akhtar outlines...

India’s “smart cities” would be stupid without disaster strategy

After Cyclone Hudhud pounded India?s southern port city of Visakhapatnam last October, snapping bridges, swamping farmland and wrecking fishing boats, many breathed a sigh ...

Florida’s authorities want to wish climate change away

Americans excel at denial. Take climate change. There?s overwhelming scientific evidence that human activity has accelerated climate change. But a staggering 52% of the pop...

Environmental damage in Sundarbans cost a fortune: World Bank

Environmental damage in the climate change-hit islands of Sundarbans is costing India Rs 1,290 crore each year, estimates a latest World Bank report. The cost of environmen...

Asian cities to be worst hit by climate change.

Governments are finding it difficult to cope with the swelling population Fast-growing cities in Asia will be the worst affected by climate change because of their swelling...