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In just over a decade, India has been able to reduce the loss of lives from cyclones to less than two per cent.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. India has told the UN General Assembly that it accords high importance to disaster risk reduction issues and is developing ambitious mitigation programmes to reduce the risk of losses from all hazards, including landslides, floods, earthquakes, heat waves and lightning. World News | India Tells UN It is Developing Programmes to Reduce Risk of Losses from All Hazards.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. In his remarks, PK Mishra said that state and local governments in India have access to about USD 6 billion for disaster risk mitigation from 2021-2025. He stated that this comes in addition to the resource worth USD 23 billion meant for preparedness, response and recovery. World News | India Accords High Importance to Disaster Risk Reduction Issues: Principal Secy to PM Modi.