-PTI DEHRADUN: Fresh incidents of cloud burst, landslides and house collapses were reported in Uttarakahnd after moderate to heavy rains lashed the state. Cloud burst incident was reported from Sunali village of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, while moderate to heavy rains continued to lash the state. However, there was no report of any human loss or injury, said the officials at National Disaster Management and Mitigation centre. Several houses were hit by mud and slush...

-The Hindu Kathmandu: Greater cooperation is necessary to protect the fragile ecology of the Himalayas, the world's youngest mountains facing unprecedented human encroachment, concluded the team of Nepali and Indian journalists and researchers that gathered in Kathmandu on Monday to assess the disaster brought by the floods last month. The programme, titled "Ganga-Mahakali catchment disaster" was organised by the Nainital-based People's Association for Himalaya Area Research (Pahar) and the Kathmandu-based Himal Southasian...

-IANS LUCKNOW: The death toll in the flood fury in Uttar Pradesh climbed up to 152 on Monday as most Rivers continued to flow over the danger mark and heavy rains added to people's woes. Over five lakh people have been displaced. However, the government is yet help villagers who have been deprived of their livelihood due to waters claiming their lands. Ten Rivers in the state - Sharda, Ghaghra, Ramganga, Ganga, Yamuna,...

-The Business Standard The Uttarakhand floods have put the spotlight on the competence of the national body which was created with a vision 'to build a safer and disaster-resilient India' When thousands got swept away by floods in Uttarakhand on the night of June 16, little help reached the mountains till at least a day had passed. Though the weather department had issued a warning, the magnitude of the disaster shows that...

-Outlook Social indices topper Kerala just can't stop the baby deaths in its malnutrition-hit tribal Attapady belt Under the thick canopy of a peepal tree, beside the road that winds to Pallur Ooru in Attapady in the Western Ghats, is a small tribal burial ground. There are no tombstones to mark the graves and on closer look one sees tiny mounds where the mud has been disturbed. In a quiet corner,...