Indian Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, told the Parliament earlier this month that ...

Air pollution — especially from transboundary dust and sulfate particles — is intensifying lightning activity in Bangladesh, particularly during the pre-monsoon season. Studies show that these ...

Lightning-induced wildfires are severe natural disasters. However, because of the regionality and random nature of lightning, there is still an incomplete understanding within the scientific community ...

The state Disaster Management Department has developed an integrated 'Jharkhand Disaster Relief Management' portal and piloted it in Dhanbad and Bokaro districts as part of the action plan, the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Between 2011 and 2020, lightning strikes claimed the lives of 2,164 people, or nearly four people every week, in Bangladesh, according to the ...