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Is India prepared for the next Glacial Lake Outburst Flood? Nepal catastrophe brings 200 high-risk lakes in focus

Nepal’s deadly glacial disaster has renewed scrutiny of India’s preparedness for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods, with around 200 high-risk glacial lakes identified across the Himalayas. A government survey has mapped about 7,500 glacial lakes, including 4,700 in the Ganga basin, while experts urge faster monitoring, warnings and mitigation.

The Economic Times · Aug 29

No SIM, Still Alert? India’s Secret System Explained

Your phone suddenly screams. A loud, unfamiliar alarm cuts through silence. A message flashes: “Extremely Severe Alert.” No call. No notification. No app. Just a warning you didn’t expect. And the strangest part? Some people received it even without a SIM card. This wasn’t a glitch. It was a glimpse…

MyLifeXP · May 2

At least 337 killed in Pakistan floods, gov’t defends emergency response

Residents accuse officials of not warning them to evacuate as torrential rain and cloudbursts trigger deadly flooding.

Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2025

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More than a quarter of India’s forest cover is fire-prone, 9 out of 10 forest fires caused by humans

Bhagetu, a tiny village in Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, saw one death during the summer of 2024, the season when forests in India are most vulnerable to fires. A 75-year-old woman was caught in a blaze while tending to her fields. The district as a whole reported 239 outbreaks of…

Newslaundry · Jan 13, 2025

National Disaster Management Authority issues 'red alert' for several Uttarakhand districts

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a 'red alert' for Uttarakhand. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 31, 2024

IMD conducted Pre-Cyclone Exercise for April-June 2024

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) conducted the Pre-Cyclone Exercise for the season April-June 2024. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 11, 2024

Mock drills on preparedness for industrial accidents mark National Safety Week in Andhra Pradesh

In a bid to ensure better preparedness for emergencies, a mock exercise was organised jointly by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) at the Duggirala unit of CCL Products India Limited in Guntur on March 7 (Thursday). Similar mock drills were conducted…

The Hindu · Mar 7, 2024

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Cyclone Michaung | T.N. government could take 2015 model as blueprint for issuing duplicate documents

Successful special camps organised in Chennai and its surroundings in December 2015 to issue duplicate documents to flood-affected people could serve as blueprint for the Tamil Nadu government in the aftermath of cyclone Michaung.

The Hindu · Dec 10, 2023

No progress since Thursday, drilling to resume shortly: NDMA on Silkyara tunnel rescue ops

NEW DELHI: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) announced on Friday that there has been no advancement in the efforts to drill through the debris at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand since Thursday to rescue 41 trapped workers.

The Times of India · Nov 24, 2023

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