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UAE: NCEMA elevates readiness to deal with current weather conditions
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) has elevated the readiness and preparedness levels of the national system to deal with the current weather conditions in the country
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UAE: Sharjah announces distance learning, remote work
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The local Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Team in Sharjah decided to activate the distance learning system across all schools and higher education institutions in the emirate due to the expected weather situation in the country on Thursday and Friday, from 2nd to 3rd May.
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Uttarakhand Char-Dham Yatra: NDMA conducts tabletop exercise to review pre
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted a tabletop exercise at the Secretariat auditorium in Dehradun on Tuesday to review the ongoing preparations for the upcoming Char-Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand on May 10.
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India, US spearhead global disaster resilience efforts through Coalition f
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Formed by India in 2019, CDRI is a unique global climate initiative that brings together governments, multilateral agencies, the private sector, and academic institutions to strengthen the climate resilience of key infrastructure, including roads, airports, and power grids.
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US envoy Garcetti urges swift action in disaster preparedness, advocates f
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a recent interactive session at the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in Delhi, US ambassador Garcetti and Kamal Kishore, Member and HoD of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of India, shared insights on disaster mitigation strategies and collabo
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Tripura issues advisory amid hot and humid weather
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The public in general has been asked to avoid going out in the blazing sun, make changes in the diet, and avoid alcoholic and carbonated beverages with high caffeine content as they cause dehydration in the body. The use of homemade drinks such as lassi, lemon water and fruits that provide m
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Avoid alcohol, venturing out in blazing sun, Tripura issues advisory to mi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The disaster management authorities of Tripura have issued a public advisory to mitigate the effects of the hot and humid weather, which is supposed to continue for some days.
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Pakistan: 13 more dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, toll from rains goes up to 5
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Thirteen new deaths from a second spell of heavy rain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa raised the death toll to 59 on Saturday, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
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Heavy rainfall expected across Pakistan till April 29
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday directed the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs), District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs), and other relevant departments to be prepared for continued heavy rainfall and thunderstorms till April 29 across the c
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Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises to 66: Taliban-led ministry
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Taliban-led Ministry of State for Natural Disaster Management in Afghanistan has confirmed that the death toll in the recent floods has gone up to 66.
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Pakistan: 24 people killed, several injured in lightning strikes and rain-
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Highways, roads and houses were damaged due to heavy rains, disrupting traffic and forcing people to move to safe places.
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Rain lashes Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, yellow alert issued
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram is enduring heavy rainfall and the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority on its official X handle posted that the Central Meteorological Department has announced yellow alert in four districts and advised to refrain from fishing on the coast of Kerala.
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