India, June 21 -- Recent incidents of floods in North East India and cloudburst in Sikkim have resulted in loss of human lives, damage to houses, roads and other infrastructure. It has disrupted normal life and has significant impact on business and industries in these states. The incident of forest fire in Uttarakhand - reported to be 11,256 incidents in the year 2023-2024 and spread in many districts - has caused heavy damage to the biodiversity of the region. These incidents highlight the need to look into the approach followed by Government in dealing with disaster and climate resilience and whether there is need for course correction to contain such massive loss of life, property, business, beside other long-term impacts on the environ...