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Death toll from storm Agaton in Philippines rises to 76 people
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the tropical storm Agaton that hit the Philippines has risen to 76 people, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
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Huge change in approach to disaster management after 2014: Amit Shah
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said there has been a huge change in the approach to disaster management in the country after 2014.
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SC restrains Andhra govt from diverting SDRF funds to personal deposit acc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the Andhra Pradesh government from transferring funds from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to personal deposit accounts and issued notice to the State government.
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Deoghar cable-car mishap: I admit there have been some lapses, says Jharkh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 13 (ANI): A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Deepak Prakash blamed the Jharkhand government for the Deoghar cable-car mishap, State Disaster Management Minister Banna Gupta on Wednesday admitted that "there have been some lapses".
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2 dead, 15 still stranded mid-air in Jharkhand's Trikut Hills Ropeway mish
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], April 11 (ANI): As many as 32 people were rescued after an accident at the Tirkut Ropeway service in Jharkhand's Deoghar on Monday while 15 people continue to be stranded mid-air in cable cars as rescue operations done jointly by the Indian Air Force, Army, Indo-
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CM Kejriwal lauds efforts by fire brigade, disaster management teams for s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lauded efforts of the fire brigade and disaster management teams for a swift response towards dousing the fire that broke out in the national capital's Azad Market area early Saturday morning.
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Report claims over 1,000 people killed, injured by landmines, IEDs in Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 8 (ANI): As many as 1,016 people, mostly children, were killed and injured by landmines and IEDs across the country last year, said the officials of the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA).
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India at par with world in disaster management: Amit Shah
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that India has increased its stature in disaster management and now its capacity is at par with many other countries in the world, and on many occasions, even ahead of them.
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Madagascar joins Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], April 5 (ANI): Madagascar on Monday joined the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) becoming the 30th country to join the partnership launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019.
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UN chief says world continues on 'fast track to climate disaster'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 5 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that time is running out for countries, corporations and others to adopt critical measures to reverse greenhouse gas emissions, but the crisis can be averted primarily by substituting renewable energy sou
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S. Africa formally ends national state of disaster
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): In light of the shrinking COVID-19 cases, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the country's national state of disaster would be terminated at midnight on Monday.
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Parliamentary Committee recommends induction of NCC cadets, sportspersons
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): In a bid to strengthen the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Parliamentary Committee on Estimates recommended that the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and sportspersons should also be incorporated into the disaster relief teams.
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