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Uttarakhand: Grand bronze 'Om' figure to be installed in Kedarnath Dham
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The District Disaster Management Authority has conducted a successful trial to establish this figure. According to officials, it will be installed permanently as soon as necessary work is completed.
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Uttarakhand: Two youths hospitalized after lightning strike
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to officials, the victims were identified as Sagar Nautiyal and Himanshu Nautiyal - both residents of Ghansali in the Tehri district.
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PM Modi's Principal Secy participates in high-level panel in NY on reducin
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary on Friday participated in a high-level meeting in New York where he talked about scaling up resilience and reducing disaster risk in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs).
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India accords high importance to disaster risk reduction issues: Principal
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In his remarks, PK Mishra said that state and local governments in India have access to about USD 6 billion for disaster risk mitigation from 2021-2025. He stated that this comes in addition to the resource worth USD 23 billion meant for preparedness, response and recovery.
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Railways, NDRF organise full-scale train accident joint exercise at Ernaku
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Railways and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Arakkonam and Thrissur Units jointly organised a full-scale train accident joint exercise with Kerala Fire and Rescue Services at Ernakulam Marshalling Yard, according to an official statement.
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Principal Secy to PM calls disaster risk reduction "central public policy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Prime Minister's Principal Secretary on Thursday said that India gives high importance to disaster risk reduction issues.
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States bear primary responsibility for stopping creation of new disaster r
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mishra was addressing the India-Japan side event on 'The Roles of States for Promoting Investments in Disaster Risk Reduction Towards Resilient and Sustainable Future'.
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Afghanistan remains one of world's worst humanitarian disasters: Human Rig
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Afghanistan remained one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters and the crisis has worsened after a ban on women working for NGOs, Human Rights Watch said in a report, according to ToloNews.
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Indian Companies to cement ties with JAMAICA for stronger collaboration
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI/SRV): The Indian Economic Trade Organization returned successfully from Jamaica after attending the JAMAICA EXPO 2023 held at the Indoor Stadium in Kingston.
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Afghanistan remains one of world's worst humanitarian disasters: Human Rig
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The organization in a statement said two-thirds of Afghanistan's population is food insecure, including 875,000 children facing acute malnutrition and women and girls remain at most risk.
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Uttarakhand: SDF deployed at Shri Hemkund Sahib ahead of opening on May 20
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Before the opening of the doors, State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) has been deployed at Bhundar and Ghangaria, the main halts of Sri Hemkund Sahib road, officials said on Tuesday.
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INS Delhi, Satpura depart Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Personnel from both navies engaged in a wide range of professional interactions, cross-deck visits and friendly sports exchanges. Training sessions on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) and firefighting were also conducted.
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