The typhoon locally known as Quinta forced nearly 25,000 people in the Bicol region to leave their homes amid threats of landslides and flash floods, authorities saidAbout 20 cyclones pass through the disaster-prone Philippines each year
1 min read26 Oct 2020While the trend is global, Asia was found to be the most-affected continent where 75% of landslides occurred
2 min read24 Aug 2018Asia Pacific is the world's most exposed region to natural disasters, accounting for about 40% of the global tally
1 min read2 Mar 2017About 2.09 million people have been affected as the impact of the typhoon spread to 16 cities in three provinces, including Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi
1 min read30 Sep 2016Its effects are just beginning in much of the world and yet it's already shaping up potentially as one of the three strongest El Nino patterns since 1950
7 min read22 Oct 2015The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared