Jan 15, 2022
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched ‘The Climate Hazard and Vulnerability Atlas of India’ that has been prepared for 13 most hazardous meteorological events that lead to loss of human and animal lives, causing extensive damage and economic losses. “The primary purpose of the climate vulnerability maps is for the users of disaster management sectors to identify the vulnerable districts for taking preventive and adaptive measures. Thus, in vulnerability maps, vulnerability assessment was focused on the district levels,” the IMD said. The map was released at an event on the 147th foundation day of IMD.
On 14 January 2022, a cyber attack took down more than a dozen of Ukraine’s government websites during the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. According to Ukrainian officials, around 70 government websites, including that of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Cabinet of Ministers and the Security....
