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Chandigarh University joins hands with Punjab Remote Sensing Centre for re
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India] August 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): Marking a revolutionary moment, Chandigarh University, Gharuan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Punjab Government's premier enterprise Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) Ludhiana to enhance research and academic collaborat
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Telangana CM calls Police Integrated Command Control Centre symbol of govt
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 5 (ANI): With an aim to coordinate all the systems of the government sector, protect people in time and minimize the loss during disasters, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday inaugurated a State Police Integrated Command and Control
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Considering catastrophe: high-impact, low-probability climate scenarios "d
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], August 2 (ANI): A new "Climate Endgame" agenda is needed, according to researchers, who also claim that far too little research has been done on the mechanisms by which rising temperatures might pose a "catastrophic" risk to society and humanity.
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India-Maldives launch Greater Male connectivity projects; India extends 10
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih launched the "Greater Male connectivity projects in the Maldives" and also entered pacts in areas like cyber security, disaster management, and police infrastructure developme
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Kerala rains: Authorities suspect landslide in forest; people cautioned
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kannur (Kerala) [India], August 2 (ANI): The disaster management authorities on Tuesday advised the citizens to be cautious as they suspected a landslide in the Kannavam forest in Kerala's Kannur district.
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Kerala rains: HC directs Disaster Management Authority, Kochi Corporation
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 2 (ANI): Kerala High Court directed the officers of the Disaster Management Authority and the Corporation of Kochi that they must ensure every necessary measure is taken and completed on a war footing in the wake of heavy rains and expected flooding in the city
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Floods wreak havoc in Pakistan's Balochistan province
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): With the death of more than 100 people in the current floods situation in Balochistan, Pakistan media has asked for the government to bring relief to rain-affected areas across the province that has ravaged lives of thousands of people.
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Assam: Jiadhal river floods several villages in Lakhimpur district
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lakhimpur (Assam) [India], August 1 (ANI): Waters of an overflowing Jiadhal river have submerged several villages in the Dhakuakhana area in Assam's Lakhimpur district.
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Pak Army chief Bajwa approaches US to secure IMF loan amid dwindling forei
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Amid the worsening crisis due to shrinking foreign reserves, Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has approached the US for help in securing an early disbursement of funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prevent the south Asian cou
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Pakistan: Over 50 villages of Sindh submerged in flash floods
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): As many as 30 villages submerged in Sindh province in Pakistan after flash floods from Balochistan entered the province, taking the total number of drowned villages in the hilly region to 50, local media reported.
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Heavy rains continue to create havoc in Balochistan, family including 7 ch
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Balochistan in particular has seen uncharacteristically heavy rains during the monsoon season this year. In the last 24 hours, nine of a family drowned after they were swept away by the floods, a local media reported citing Pakistan's disaster managemen
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Pakistan resorts to piecemeal measures as country lifts ban on 'luxury' it
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): They say desperate times call for desperate measures. It suits best on Pakistan as the country lifts ban on imports of luxury items however it is only a precursor to an economic disaster as these piecemeal measures are not sustainable.
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