Natural disasters since 1900 'have cost $7 trillion'
Natural disasters have caused more than USD 7 trillion (6.2 trillion euros) in economic damage worldwide since 1900, with floods and storms accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the total, researchers said today.
Apr 19, 2016, 01:50 AM IST
India asks UN to allocate more for responding to emergencies
India has underlined the need for the UN to allocate more resources for responding to emergencies like Ebola and other humanitarian and natural disasters as the world body adopted a budget of USD 5.4 billion to carry out its vital work during the 2016-2017.
Dec 25, 2015, 12:06 PM IST
Resolving India's urban governance challenges
Amit Kapoor/ Sankalp Sharma/ IANS
Dec 12, 2015, 00:39 AM IST
Benjamin Netanyahu thanks PM Modi for rescuing Israelis during Nepal quake
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his "superb" cooperation and saving lives of many Israeli tourists during the rescue operation in earthquake hit Nepal earlier this year.
Dec 01, 2015, 20:12 PM IST
Asia hit hardest by natural disasters in 2014: Report
Asia was the continent hit hardest by natural disasters in 2014, with China getting the worst of it with 58 million people affected, according to an annual report released here on Thursday.
Sep 24, 2015, 19:34 PM IST
Disasters cost $113 billion damage in 2014: Swiss Re
This is 16 percent less than the USD 135 billion in losses recorded in 2013 and significantly below the average annual figure of USD 188 billion for the previous 10 years.
Dec 17, 2014, 18:25 PM IST
Natural disasters caused $41 bn losses in first half: Swiss Re
Natural disasters caused total economic losses of $41 billion in the first six months of this year, much less than usual, reinsurance group Swiss Re estimated on Wednesday.
Aug 27, 2014, 17:11 PM IST
