Near the beginning of December 2024, I got an email from a disaster researcher acquaintance asking for my opinion. The topic was related to the Noto Peninsula earthquake on January 1 that year, and I ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled three major technology platforms on Monday (June 16, 2025) to improve the speed and precision of disaster management. Mr. Shah launched the Integrated Control ...

In developing countries, the impact of significant events such as earthquakes, extreme weather, terrorist attacks, cyber incidents, or health emergencies can be more pronounced given the lack of ...

The countries of the Central American region and the Dominican Republic are highly vulnerable and exposed to all types of natural hazards, which have intensified due to the effects of climate change.

The Japanese government is considering setting up its planned disaster management agency under the Cabinet on Nov. 1, 2026, government sources said Monday. In or after fiscal 2027, the agency will ...

Odisha will restructure its state disaster management authority to shift its focus from preparedness and disaster response to risk reduction and resilience, 25 years after the agency was set up after ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, raises serious concerns. Instead of filling in the gaps in the Disaster Management Act (DMA), 2005, the Bill has removed scope for participatory ...