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Head, Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems Research Group, Chulalongkorn University The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011 and the Thailand Floods of the same year were among the most destructive natural disasters in Natt Leelawat's lifetime. For Leelawat — who began graduate studies at Tokyo Tech as Japan and Thailand reeled from these disasters — the year 2011 would mark a turning point in his life and career. "What I learned from Tokyo Tech and being in Japan helped me clarify my interests, create new research on disaster risk reduction, ...

Adobe Stock The European Union and United States reached an agreement Friday to suspend tariffs on billions of dollars of each other’s products, easing a 17-year transatlantic dispute over aid to the world’s biggest aircraft makers, according to Bloomberg. The fight over aid for Airbus SE and Boeing Co. resulted in duties — authorized by the World Trade Organization — that target a combined $11.5 billion in transatlantic trade and affect a range of industrial, agricultural and consumer goods. In November, the EU hit $4 billion worth of tariffs on American products, just a ye...

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Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said 29 crore farmers have so far insured their crops under the government's Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and urged other growers -- who have not yet got one -- to enroll soon. On the occasion of five years of implementation of PMFBY, the minister said crop insurance is the only "suraksha kavach (security shield)" for farmers from any crop losses arising due to natural disasters. So far, 29 crore farmers have insured their crops under the scheme and about 5.5 crores new farmers are getting registered every year. The governm...