Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his sincere gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah for approving an amount of Rs 139 crore for Uttarakhand under the disaster head.
The Closing ceremony of this milestone event was held with a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Validation Exercise, 'Ex Raahat' at Kaushalya Dam today.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday lashed out at Centre, accusing it of neglecting the state's needs and failing to provide adequate disaster relief and financial assistance.
Alarmingly, 30 per cent of this exposure is tied to the transport sector. In India alone, USD 400 billion worth of transport assets are at risk, highlighting the necessity for immediate resilience measures to safeguard critical infrastructure and ensure sustainable growth.
As part of the mock drill, the 13th Battalion of the NDRF conducted a drill on fire incidents and earthquake preparedness at General Zorawar Singh Degree College in Reasi. They also displayed scene assessment, security and cutting-off building utilities, said an official release.
Countries of the Global South have faced the biggest effect of different global challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, stating that India has stood like a trustworthy partner whether it is Covid or natural disasters, capacity building or development issues.
The Indian Army successfully concluded the Multilateral Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise, 'Sanyukt Vimochan 2024' held on 18th and 19th November in Ahmedabad and Porbandar, Gujarat. Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, attended this signif
Building new ideas to strengthen early action during disasters, Reliance Foundation and the United Nations India convened stakeholders from the Global South to deliberate multi-hazard, multi-stakeholder approaches to early warning, in Bhubaneswar.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday said that the state governments invest a lot of money to tackle damages owing to natural disasters. Highlighting the challenges faced by Tamil Nadu in recent years, the CM said that the state faced natural disasters like cyclones and insistent r
The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Monday demolished an illegally constructed house in the Ameenpur area of Sangareddy district.
Israeli National Unity party leader Benny Gantz denounced Justice Minister Yariv Levin's push to revive Israel's judicial reform initiative, calling it a disaster that contributed to the nation's internal divisions and the events of October 7. Levin's comments followed an attack on Prime Min