By Dr Arvind KumarMedia reports indicate that in the aftermath of recent floods, China has begun to review its old laws relating to water and soil conservation and revise them accordingly to provide c ...

Unprecedented floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan and the UN Secretary General has appealed the international community to contribute liberally to alleviate Pakistan’s miseries in this hour of need. ...

By Dr Arvind KumarInterestingly, in July this year Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett – two of the wealthiest individuals in the world — made a pledge that has since been replica ...

By Dr Arvind KumarRecent extreme acts of nature around the world, from Pakistan’s flooding and Moscow’s heat wave and wildfires, to the large ice sheet that broke off of the Petermann Glacier in Green ...

By Dr Arvind KumarA grateful nation celebrates 66th birth anniversary of our beloved Prime Minister late Sh Rajiv Gandhi who had a vision of a strong, prosperous, vibrant and self-sufficient India. In ...

By Dr Arvind KumarThe disclosure in Rajya Sabha the other day by the Defence Minister A.K. Antony that between 2009 and July 2010 some 170 armed forces personnel committed suicide is very shocking. Ou ...

Dr Arvind KumarThe Joint Parliamentary Committee’s recommendation that an MP’s salary be fixed at Re 1 more than that of a Secretary to Government of India at Rs 80,001 is a welcome move which the pre ...

By Dr Arvind KumarWastage of food is a crime against Mother Nature and humanity. Some of us take pride in hospitality and normally serve food in excess to others, especially guests. In the name of hos ...

By Dr Arvind KumarIn the aftermath of Leh tragedy, there is dire need of focusing on strengthening disaster management mechanism in the disaster-prone hilly and mountainous regions. The nature can exh ...

By Dr Arvind KumarLeh tragedy has necassitated the urgency of installing early disaster warning system in Jammu and Kashmir and other disaster-prone areas. Thus far, the early warning system has been ...