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Big improvement in India’s disaster preparedness, response: IUCN

New Delhi: While India’s disaster preparedness and response has improved, the fragility of the Himalayas and the increase in population and infrastructure are at the root of crises like the Joshimath incident, senior officials at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said. Authorities in Uttarakhand have declared Joshimath in Chamoli district a landslide and […]