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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa records temperature rise
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The meteorological department also revealed that massive tree felling led to an increase in the heat index, while cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea also had a bad impact on the weather.
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Odisha govt takes precautionary measures against cyclones
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Odisha government said on Wednesday that all precautionary measures have been taken to deal with any eventuality coming out of a summer cyclone. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also reviewed the situation and instructed the department concerned to take necessary arrangements, said Special Reli
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Neobank Chqbook collaborates with ICICI Lombard General Insurance to offer
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], March 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Chqbook, India's first neobank for small business owners, has launched a specially designed "Shop Insurance Cover" for its Digital Current Account customers. This insurance solution has been designed and launched in association with ICICI
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Research: Warm climate linked to stronger Atlantic tropical storms
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A warming climate will increase the number of tropical cyclones and their intensity in the North Atlantic, potentially creating more and stronger hurricanes, according to simulations using a high-resolution, global climate model.
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Land becomes more vulnerable to forest fires after cyclone: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): The strong winds and torrential rains that accompany a cyclone do tremendous damage to ecosystems, and this damage can make them more prone to future wildfires. As intense cyclones are projected to become more frequent worldwide, a team of researchers exami
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Home Secretary calls on states, UTs to be better prepared ahead of Southwe
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Ahead of the Southwest monsoon season, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday asked all the states, Union Territories (UTs) and Central agencies to be better prepared so that losses due to natural disasters such as floods, cyclones, landslides
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2021 was challenging year for force but it responded with utmost professio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The year 2021 has been challenging for the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) but the force response during various disasters like cyclones, floods, landslide incidents was undertaken with utmost precautionary measures and professionalism while takin
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Centre approves Rs 3,063 crore additional assistance to six states affecte
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved Rs 3,063.21 crore of additional central assistance to six states under the National Disaster Response Fund.
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Centre approves Rs 3,063.21 cr additional Central assistance to six states
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, December 30 (ANI) A high-level committee under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday approved additional Central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to six states which were affected by floods, landslides, and cyclones during 2021.
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ISRO has requisite technologies to help protect small island states from i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that ISRO has the requisite technologies and expertise to provide information on advance warning of cyclones, monitoring of coastlines and coral reefs using space-based inputs to support small island states
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IFRC seeks efforts to keep displaced people safe on Bangladeshi island
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Urgent action is being taken to keep people safe from cyclones and the COVID-19 pandemic on Bhashan Char Island in Bangladesh, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday.
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PM Modi at COP26: ISRO to build special data window for Small Island Devel
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): India's space agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will build a special data window for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to get timely information about cyclones, coral-reef monitoring, coast-line monitoring through satellite, said Indian
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