Human-made Disaster

India’s disregard for the hidden waters of Himalayas may be one cause of disasters like Joshimath

The role of various forms of water in the Himalayas, other than glaciers, is often forgotten by the public and policymakers.

Omair Ahmad
· Feb 14, 2023 · 01:30 pm
Opinion: Joshimath was a disaster waiting to happen, but nobody paid heed

The town has undergone unplanned construction, drastic road widening and hydropower projects that have ignored multiple warnings.

Joydeep Gupta
· Jan 11, 2023 · 01:30 pm
Morbi bridge disaster: Beyond the physical structure, the flawed economic model must be examined too

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a plea asking for a judicial inquiry into the collapse that led to more than 130 deaths.

Utpal Sandesara
· Nov 14, 2022 · 09:00 am

Not just SUM hospital, 565 of 568 private hospitals in Odisha have no fire safety clearance

The fire disaster was waiting to happen with the SUM hospital flouting at least five major fire safety regulations.

Sarada Lahangir
· Oct 20, 2016 · 06:30 am
Bhubaneswar fire underscores how Indian hospitals fail to take even basic safety precautions

20 people were killed in a blaze in a facility in the Odisha capital on Monday evening.

Menaka Rao
· Oct 18, 2016 · 04:04 pm
Does this image from Chennai foretell the future of Mumbai’s second airport?

The flooding of Chennai airport should be an eye-opener for the Maharashtra government, which is building an airport on a river in Navi Mumbai.

Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 10, 2015 · 01:30 pm

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Human-made Disaster

India’s disregard for the hidden waters of Himalayas may be one cause of disasters like Joshimath

The role of various forms of water in the Himalayas, other than glaciers, is often forgotten by the public and policymakers.

Omair Ahmad · Feb 14, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Opinion: Joshimath was a disaster waiting to happen, but nobody paid heed

The town has undergone unplanned construction, drastic road widening and hydropower projects that have ignored multiple warnings.

Joydeep Gupta · Jan 11, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Morbi bridge disaster: Beyond the physical structure, the flawed economic model must be examined too

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a plea asking for a judicial inquiry into the collapse that led to more than 130 deaths.

Utpal Sandesara · Nov 14, 2022 · 09:00 am

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Not just SUM hospital, 565 of 568 private hospitals in Odisha have no fire safety clearance

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Bhubaneswar fire underscores how Indian hospitals fail to take even basic safety precautions

20 people were killed in a blaze in a facility in the Odisha capital on Monday evening.

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Omair Ahmad
· Feb 14, 2023 · 01:30 pm

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· Jan 11, 2023 · 01:30 pm

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· Nov 14, 2022 · 09:00 am

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· Oct 20, 2016 · 06:30 am

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· Oct 18, 2016 · 04:04 pm

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· Dec 10, 2015 · 01:30 pm