India: India: Cyclone 'Phet' to hit Gujarat
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaTNN, Jun 2, 2010, 04.58am IST AHMEDABAD/RAJKOT: Gales blowing at a speed of 55 kmph and thunderstorm claimed two lives and injured seven in Rajkot district on...
View ArticleIndia: India: Over 8,000 evacuated as Cyclone Phet expected to hit Gujarat...
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaAHMEDABAD/PUNE: Alarm bells rang throughout Gujarat, as cyclone Phet intensified to a very severe cyclonic storm causing strong winds, thunderstorm and rainfall...
View ArticleIndia: Oman, Pakistan and India: Tropical Cyclone Phet (as of 06 Jun 2010)
Source: National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCountry: India, Oman, PakistanTropical Cyclone Phet brought not just strong winds but also heavy rains to the Arabian Sea, the Arabian Peninsula,...
View ArticleIndia: India: Health dept to set up control room in Jaipur, flood-hit dists
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaJAIPUR: Heavy rain, which battered western Rajasthan, has forced the health department to swing into action on Tuesday. The department has decided to set up a...
View ArticleIndia: India: Development projects increasing cyclone vulnerability, experts...
Source: AlertNetCountry: IndiaBy Manipadma Jena BHUBANESWAR, India (AlertNet) - India's mineral-rich Orissa State is fast becoming a hub for investment. But experts warn poorly-planned development...
View ArticleIndia: World Bank Supports India's Effort to Mitigate Risks from Natural...
Source: World BankCountry: IndiaWASHINGTON, DC, June 22, 2010 - The World Bank today approved a $255 million assistance for the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (I) (NCRMP-I) in support of the...
View ArticleIndia: India: Disasters, climate change cloud Indian children's prospects
Source: AlertNetCountry: India11 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT Written by: AlertNet correspondent By Nilanjana Bhowmick NEW DELHI (AlertNet) - When cyclone Aila hit the coastal village where Naseema lived in...
View ArticleIndia: Government of India and the World Bank Sign Agreement to Support...
Source: World BankCountry: IndiaPress Release No:2011/293/SAR NEW DELHI, January 14, 2011 - More than one million people living in the coastal areas of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh are set to benefit from...
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