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Assam Minister underlines govt's preparedness to deal with flood situation
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 12 (ANI): Assam Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management, Jogen Mohan on Thursday underlined the state government's preparedness of dealing with any flood situation in the state.
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Study: Remote work doesn't have negative effect on productivity
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Employee and company resiliency can be enhanced through the opportunity for employees to work remotely during natural disasters and other events that cause workplace displacement, suggests a research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health
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J-K: Day-long disaster preparedness training program held in Srinagar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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PM Modi thanks Madagascar President for recognising India's leadership in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina for recognising India's leadership in promoting climate and disaster resilience through Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
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Disaster Management issues advisory to be prepared for cyclone prediction
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 5 (ANI): Issuing an alert to all the District Collectors of Coastal District the Special Relief Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary to Government (Disaster Management), Pradeep Kumar Jena on Thursday asked them to stay prepared for a possible cycl
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5.7 magnitude offshore quake jolts southern Philippines
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], May 5 (ANI/Xinhua): An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
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'Face-saving formula': TMC takes dig at BJP over post-poll violence annive
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 4 (ANI): With the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) observing one year anniversary of post-poll violence in the state, Trinamool Congress claimed that it is the anniversary of their "disaster" and "defeat" and BJP is using it as "face-saving" formula
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Paris Keswani founder of New York-based non-profit organisation to assist
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI/GPRC): Paris Keswani, a philanthropist and human rights activist based in the United States, has partnered with the New York-based non-profit organisation Great Giving Charitable Foundation Inc to help impoverished children, displaced orphans, battered mothers,
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Madagascar's President praises PM Modi for India's leadership in promoting
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], May 4 (ANI): Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's leadership in promoting climate and disaster resilience and said it is crucial to invest in the resilience of infrastructure systems.
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Uttarakhand: Char Dham Yatra begins, ITBP makes extensive preparations for
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 4 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) has made extensive preparation to respond to any natural disaster and felicitate pilgrimage movement in Uttarakhand during Char Dham Yatra, which commenced on May 3.
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Committed to meeting needs of poor, vulnerable through infrastructure, say
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India remains committed to meeting the needs of the poorest and the most vulnerable, by building the next generation infrastructure to realize their aspirations.
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J-K: Forest fire in Udhampur area continues to rage, villagers fear it mig
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 1 (ANI): A forest fire broke out in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning.
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