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Extreme climate events in 2024 disrupted 242 million students: UNICEF
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
At least 242 million students in 85 countries or territories had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods and droughts in 2024, exacerbating an existing learning crisis, a new UNICEF analysis revealed today.
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IMD celebrates 150 years of service; DG says "By 2047 IMD to forecast warn
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is celebrating the completion of 150 years of its service to the country by organising a series of events this month.
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Death toll due to Chido cyclone climbs to 73 in Mozambique
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
At least 66 of the deaths occurred in the northern Cabo Delgado province, the disaster centre said on Thursday
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French President expected to visit Mayotte after cyclone wreaked havoc
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Macron said he will arrive in Mayotte, which is France's poorest territory, on Thursday and declared national mourning after ensuring "continuity of the state", Al Jazeera reported.
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French President thanks PM Modi for India's support after Cyclone Chido hi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's support following the devastating 100-year cyclone that ripped across the French archipelago of Mayotte on Saturday.
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"India stands in solidarity with France": PM Modi after Cyclone Chido deva
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed India's solidarity with France following the catastrophic impact of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte. In a message on X, PM Modi offered condolences, expressed confidence in President Emmanuel Macron's leadership, and pledged India's readiness to provide ass
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Cyclone Chido batters France's Mayotte, hundreds feared dead
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A senior official said on Sunday (local time) that the death toll from Cyclone Chido's passage across Mayotte would be in the hundreds, perhaps even thousands, as France rushed in rescue workers and supplies, France 24 reported.
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Central team visits Puducherry to assess damage caused by Cyclone Fengal
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
An inter-ministerial central team visited Puducherry on Sunday to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Fengal.
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Tamil Nadu minister urges Centre to release Rs 6,675 crore for cyclone rel
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Saturday urged the central government to release Rs 6,675 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) to aid people affected by Cyclone Fengal.
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Tamil Nadu: Central team visits Villupuram to access damage caused by Cycl
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
An Inter-Ministerial Central Team visited Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district to access the damages caused by floods triggered by Cyclone Fengal.
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Cyclone Fengal: MHA approves release of Rs 944.80 crore as aid for Tamil N
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the release of 944.80 crore to Tamil Nadu as a central share from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to help the People affected by Cyclone 'Fengal', the MHA said in a statement on Friday.
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Puducherry, Yanam, Karaikal declared as natural calamity affected areas af
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The order was passed by the Puducherry Lieutenant Governor K Kailashnathan on December 5.
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