Empowered women of the tiger land
With their backs to the wall, the brave women of Sundarban don’t look for promises.
With their backs to the wall, the brave women of Sundarban don’t look for promises.
With Cyclone Biporjoy expected to wreak havoc in India, a look at the worst cyclones to have hit the country.
The centuries-old model of physical verification of the areas affected by natural disasters is rudimentary. It could reduce the effectiveness of post-damage assessment and may increase the cost to the exchequer. Hence, there is a need for a paradigm shift towards technology-driven assessment in 21st century India
After storming the Maharashtra coast, cyclone Nisarga has started weakening and its intensity will reduce further by evening, the India Meteorological Department said.
This is the first time that a cyclone is making landfall on the Maharashtra coast in June since record-keeping began in 1891.
Mumbai is bracing itself for its first cyclone in over 100 years, which is expected to make its landfall in Alibag at noon, according to meteorological department.
The IMD has said that when the severe cyclone storm Nisarga crosses the coast on the evening of June 3, it will have a speed of 105-110 kmph.
NDRF Director-General SN Pradhan informed that 21 teams of NDRF are deployed in both the states and 10 teams are on standby.
Following the aerial survey, PM Modi at a meeting with the chief minister, assured the people of West Bengal that the 'entire country stands with them in these difficult times.'
The death toll in West Bengal due to cyclone AMPHAN -- said to be one of the worst to form over the Bay of Bengal in decades -- has climbed to 76, of which 19 are in Kolkata alone.