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Modi calls for action at climate summit, says India's renewable energy cap
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 23 (ANI): Calling for action on climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the time for talking is over as he announced plans to increase India's renewable energy capacity to 450 GW from 175 GW and invited countries to join the Coalition for Disa
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UN: Modi invites member-states to join Coalition for Disaster Resilient In
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday at the UN Climate Action Summit here asked member-states to join the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure which is being launched by India.
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6 injured after helicopter crash-lands in Kedarnath during take off
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 23 (ANI): Six passengers were injured after UTair India helicopter crash-landed during take-off at the Kedarnath helipad.
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When natural disasters strike, men and women respond differently: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): A study found that women happen to take action and evacuate quickly in comparison to the men in their life during any natural disaster.
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Varanasi: DM, 2 NDRF personnel sustain injuries as wall collapses during f
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel and a District Magistrate sustained minor injuries after a wall of the house collapsed when they were distributing relief material in flood-affected areas in Varanasi's Rajghat on Thursd
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Devipatnam boat tragedy: SDRF use sonar system to locate bodies
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Devipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): In an ongoing search operation of the Godavari riverboat capsize incident near Kacchuluru village, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams on Thursday used sonar system in the river to locate bodies.
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Japan court acquits 3 former executives over 2001 Fukushima nuclear disast
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sept 19 (ANI): A court in Japan on Thursday acquitted three former executives at the company which runs the Fukushima nuclear power facility that melted down during the 2011 tsunami disaster.
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Om Birla meets central govt officials over flood situation in Rajasthan
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Lok Sabha speaker and Kota-Bundi Member of Parliament Om Birla on Wednesday met senior Central government officials to discuss the prevailing flood situation in Rajasthan.
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Preparing NDRF Bandhu to enhance local community response during disaster:
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], Sept 18 (ANI): The NDRF is providing training to the community youth to ensure that maximum life and properties are saved during a disaster, stated the Director-General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Satya Narayan Pradhan in Siliguri on Wednesday.
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Bihar: 12 dead due to lightning, 10 police personnel injured in separate i
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sept 18 (ANI): As many as 12 people died due to lightning incidents at different places in Bihar on Tuesday, the state disaster management authority said.
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Devipatnam boat tragedy: 17 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 25
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Devipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 17 (ANI): The death toll in the Godavari riverboat capsize incident near Kacchuluru village rose to 25 on Tuesday as 17 more bodies were recovered, an NDRF official said.
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Godavari boat capsize: 9 bodies retrieved, 27 passengers rescued, 24 still
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Nine bodies have been retrieved so far in the Sunday afternoon boat capsize incident in Godavari River, in which 24 people are still reported missing, the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) APO and Tahsildar Devipatnam said on Monday.
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