National Disaster Management Authority

India revokes Disaster Management Act provisions after 2 years: What this means for the country

Pandemic-related restrictions will end on 31 March. However, norms regarding face masks and social distancing will remain

NDMA for Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to kin of those who lost lives to COVID, Centre tells SC

The assistance will not be limited to families affected by COVID-19 deaths in first and second wave of pandemic but will continue in future phases of the pandemic as well, the authority said

Instead of a blanket COVID-19 vaccine mandate, India should allow institutions to make their own decision

A vaccine mandate has to balance potential public health risks against a possible violation of personal autonomy.

Coronavirus Outbreak: With 61,621 inmates over 50 years lodged in 1,399 prisons, huge challenge for India to insulate jails from pandemic

The court should also proactively provide bail to undertrials unless it is necessary to send the person to judicial custody.

Pakistan declares national emergency to battle locusts destroying crops on large scale in Punjab province

The decision was taken at a meeting convened by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday

Seventy-four killed in avalanche in PoK; 12-year-old girl found alive after being buried under snow for 18 hours

A 12-year-old girl was found alive on Tuesday after being buried for 18 hours when an avalanche in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) engulfed the family house, her mother said on Wednesday

Mumbai-Surat AC ferry service likely to begin weekly operations from November; cruise ship to ply between Hazira port and Bandra

Approval has been given for a ferry service between Mumbai and Surat and operations are likely to begin in November this year, the Gujarat government said.

36 died due to heat-related ailments this year, responsibility of heat wave management rests with state: Ashwini Choubey

Thirty-six people have died due to heat-related ailments in the country this year till 9 June, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told the Lok Sabha.

Meghalaya miners rescue: As wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly, time to ask who gave their lives such low priority

Fifteen days have passed since the miners were trapped in a mine in Meghalaya and everyone is still horsing around. At this late stage, there is no data to indicate the condition of the miners let alone have a blueprint of how to reach them.

Family of five missing after vehicle falls into Assam's Dikhow river; search operation enters day 2

Sarbananda Sonowal has spoken to the Prime Minister's office and the Union Home Ministry regarding the search and rescue operation of the missing family in Assam