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 ...

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By Dr Arvind KumarThe havoc wrought by the natural calamity in Leh area of Ladakh in J&K has claimed heavy toll in terms of loss of human life and destruction of property. The flash floods due to sudd ...

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By Dr Arvind KumarUndoubtedly, we have achieved tremendous development in different fields of the society and the fast pace of economic growth is prone to rank India at the third slot after US and Chi ...

By Dr Arvind KumarWomen are intimately linked to water-related issues. Women are most often the collectors, users and managers of water in the household as well as farmers of irrigated and rainfed cro ...

By Dr Arvind KumarThe cluster bomb ban – officially known as the Convention on Cluster Munitions – has come into force since 1 August this year. Under the terms of this convention, countries that have ...

By Dr Arvind KumarAccording to broad estimates, the United States has reportedly spent over$1,024 billion since 2001 until the end of July 2010 and the figure is going up day by day. In other words, a ...

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