International AI Summit during the ongoing India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi on Thursday, October 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: Haider Ali Khan The AI-powered alerts systems saved over five lakh lives during the 2024 Kerala floods, said Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, MoS, Communications while addressing the International AI Summit during the … Read more
People being rescued by SDRF workers during floods in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, on September 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Heavy rains on Monday night (September 15, 2025) caused floods in Dehradun’s Sahastradhara area, damaging roads and requiring the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to carry out rescue operations to help those left stranded. … Read more
The smell of incense lingered in the air, the sound of drums and chants rising, as residents of Goske Rajaiah (GR) Colony in Telangana’s Kamareddy town prepared for Ganesh Chaturthi on August 27. Then, without warning, the celebrations fell silent. By noon, the colony was unrecognisable, echoing with cries for help. “Everything changed in just … Read more
Punjab has ordered the closure of all government, aided, private schools, colleges, universities and polytechnics across the state until September 7, 2025, in light of worsening flood conditions. The decision, earlier expected to be lifted by September 3, reflects the increasing urgency of the situation. Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains made the announcement on X, … Read more
A landslide hazard susceptibility map prepared by the Geological Survey of India (GSI). After a delay of over two months, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has issued the updated Orange Book 2025, the monsoon preparedness and disaster-response guidelines for various State and Central agencies. The major highlight of this year’s Orange Book … Read more
At least 40 people, mostly pilgrims, were killed in flash floods that hit a small hamlet on the trail of a popular religious trek to Shree Machail Mata Temple in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The floods are believed to have been triggered by cloudburst in the mountains. The mud-laden floods hit … Read more
In response to recent flooding near Kerrville, Texas, NASA deployed two aircraft to assist state and local authorities in ongoing recovery operations. The aircraft are part of the response from NASA’s Disasters Response Coordination System, which is activated to support emergency response for the flooding and is working closely with the Texas Division of Emergency … Read more
Two persons died while about 20 were feared swept away as cloudbursts, flash floods and heavy rain wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday (June 25, 2025). Two bodies were recovered from the Manuni Khad in Kangra district while around 15-20 workers stationed at a labour colony near the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site were … Read more
A storm bringing torrential rain, dozens of tornadoes and dangerous flooding has swept across the central United States for days, and is expected to continue battering the region on Saturday, forecasters say. Officials are preparing for rain, high winds, hail and potential flash flooding from East Texas and Louisiana up through the Ohio Valley to … Read more
Relentless downpours drenched a large stretch of the Central United States on Friday, pushing creeks and streams out of their banks and raising flood fears across much of the region. The storm has already spawned more than 30 tornadoes and killed at least seven people while plowing across the country this week. For now, it … Read more