Tweets can quicken disaster response
By analysing the September 2013 floods in Colorado, US, the researchers showed that a combination of remote sensing, Twitter and Flickr data could be used to identify flooded areas.
Jan 21, 2016, 16:45 PM IST
Manipur earthquake: IIT experts to study building performance
A team of experts from IIT-Kanpur hosted National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering (NICEE) will be leaving for quake-hit Manipur to study the performance of built environment in the disaster, an official said.
Jan 07, 2016, 13:28 PM IST
Now, Japanese robots can build infrastructure, save human lives during disasters
Japan has developed robots to help rescue victims during any disaster. The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) recently displayed these robots and the work that they do.
Dec 29, 2015, 22:32 PM IST
New tool to guide recovery from disasters
Indian-origin researchers have developed a computerised tool for guiding stake-holders in the recovery of large-scale infrastructure systems in the aftermath of a disaster.
Nov 16, 2015, 19:47 PM IST
Iran calls Saudi unfit to manage Hajj after disaster
Shiite Muslim Iran, furious that 131 of its people died in the stampede at this year`s Hajj, blames Sunni rival Saudi Arabia and says it is unfit to manage the pilgrimage.
Sep 25, 2015, 21:10 PM IST
New Zealand braces for overnight tsunamis
Tsunami waves of up to a metre high are expected to batter the east of New Zealand over Thursday night after the 8.3-magnitude earthquake in Chile.
Sep 17, 2015, 19:35 PM IST
Japan promises $4 billion in aid to combat disasters over four years
Japan will provide assistance amounting to USD 4 billion in the coming four years to reduce the number of disaster victims and their suffering around the world, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday.
Mar 14, 2015, 20:21 PM IST
