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Assam floods: CM Sarma to chair meeting with DCs, SDOs on disaster prepare
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 20 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will hold a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and the Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil) - SDOs on Monday to review the flood situation and disaster preparedness.
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J-K: Day-long disaster preparedness training program held in Srinagar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 9 (ANI): One-day long disaster preparedness training program was conducted in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar for the medical and paramedical staff of several NGOs in the Kashmir valley.
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J-K: Disaster preparedness training for students to help minimize risk
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 9 (ANI): A disaster preparedness training programme was held for students and National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers to prepare them to respond in case of any disaster.
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J-K: Disaster authorities organise workshops on disaster preparedness
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 14 (ANI): A workshop on capacity building on disaster risk reduction for a safer society was organised by authorities on International day for disaster reduction in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar.
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NISAR mission: US-India partnership will help optimise world's natural res
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 26 (ANI): Noting the importance of a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and ISRO, the US State Department on Thursday said the "steller" partnership between the two countries, will help optimise management of the world's natural resources and enhance disaste
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3-day workshop on disaster preparedness held in J-K
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), March 17 (ANI): A three-day workshop on capacity building on disaster risk reduction for a safer society in Jammu and Kashmir was organised by the Department of Geography and Disaster Management at the University of Kashmir.
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Experts train local residents on how to handle emergencies in Kashmir vall
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 20 (ANI): Civil defence experts trained volunteers and locals on how to handle emergency situations such as fires, earthquakes, and snow avalanches at a training programme in the Kashmir valley.
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SDRF conducts mock drill to assess disaster preparedness in Uttarakhand
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Jan 23 (ANI): As a step to assess the disaster response preparedness of the the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), mock drills were conducted across Uttarakhand on Thursday.
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Naveen Patnaik inaugurates exhibition on Odisha Disaster Preparedness Day
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 29 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated an exhibition on the occasion of Odisha Disaster Preparedness Day and National Disaster Risk Reduction, 2019 organized by Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDAM) here.
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Face-to-face workshops increase preparedness for disaster: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 2 (ANI): According to a recent research, face-to-face workshops, based on the psychology of behaviour change and disaster preparedness, can be used to prompt households to protect themselves against disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods.
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Odisha CM Patnaik launches EDWS
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched India’s first automatic Early Warning Dissemination System (EDWS) on Monday.
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Bangladesh, US begin disaster response exercise
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct 8 (ANI): The Bangladesh Armed Forces Division and U.S. Army Pacific on Sunday began their participation in the Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE), a civil-military disaster preparedness and response initiative between the governments
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