From time immemorial, cyclones and storm surges have been sweeping the large coastal population of 44 million people in Bangladesh. From historical records, 200,000 lives were lost in the 1876 cyclone ...
The government has adopted an outline of the envisaged agency, including its organizational structure and operations, ahead ...
The government on Friday approved a basic policy framework for the establishment of the envisaged disaster management agency, ...
The promise of delivering a comprehensive and legislative framework through the Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025 remains unfulfilled. A majority of the provisions in the Amendment Act only ...
The disaster revealed important shortcomings in Haiti's overall national disaster risk management system. After the January 2010 earthquake, reducing vulnerability, improving emergency preparedness ...
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Thursday introduced the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to create a “disaster database at national and ...
In the past, disaster management in India was largely reactive, concentrating on relief and rehabilitation via the Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) and National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF).
New Delhi: The Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025 will come into force from April 9, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) announced on Tuesday The bill, that was introduced in the Lok Sabha in ...