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INS Trikand swings into action, provides assistance to victims of Ambilobe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ambilobe [Madagascar], Sept.3 (ANI): Indian Navy ship 'Trikand' of the Western Fleet, which is on a goodwill visit to East Africa and Southern Indian Ocean, provided assistance to the victims of Ambilobe fire disaster in Madagascar.
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Water level of Ganga declining, will rescue people safely: DIG NDRF
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna, Aug. 23 (ANI): Assuring safety to those affected from flood in Bihar, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Surjeet Singh Guleria on Tuesday said the water level in the Ganga River is above danger level, but there has been considerable decline in wa
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NDRF continues rescue, relief ops as flood situation in Bihar, UP remains
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 23 (ANI): As the flood situation in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh continues to be grim, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has launched a massive relief and rescue operation in the flood-hit areas of both states.
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35 NDRF rescue teams deployed for flood rescue and relief in six states
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.22 (ANI): The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) has deployed 35 in six states for flood rescue and relief operations.
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Suu Kyi returns home after five-day China trip
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, Aug. 22 (ANI): Myanmar's Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi is home after concluding her five-day trip to China where she held bilateral discussions for close coordination to promote rule-of-law in the border areas, climate change and natural disasters.
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Meet of BRICS Ministers for Disaster Management to begin today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Udaipur, Aug 22 (ANI): A two-day meeting of the Ministers for Disaster Management from BRICS countries will begin in Rajasthan's Udaipur from Monday, the focus of which will be on two themes - 'Flood Risk Management' and 'Forecasting of Extreme Weather Events in the conte
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Nepal Deputy PM Bimalendra Nidhi visits NDMA
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.19 (ANI): The Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Bimalendra Nidhi, visited the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) today.
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Second meeting of BRICS Ministers for Disaster Management to be held on Au
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 18 (ANI): The second meeting of BRICS Ministers for Disaster Management will be held in Rajasthan's Udaipur on August 22-23.
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NDMA holds meeting on Landslide Risk Management Strategy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) today called on a meeting to discuss the formulation of a National Landslide Risk Management Strategy. This was the first meeting of the task force of landslide experts created for preparing an effective national strat
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Flood alert issued in Jorhat, Barpeta districts of Assam
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), July 22 (ANI): The state disaster management authority in Assam has issued a flood alert at five revenue circles in Jorhat and Barpeta districts for the next 24 hours.
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Experts mull over disaster risk reduction in northeast
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland), July 15 (ANI): A workshop-cum-seminar on disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change was recently held in Kohima, where experts discussed measures to deal with natural disaster.
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Quake-proofing buildings the 'coconut' way
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 6 (ANI): Coconuts are renowned for their hard shells and now, the structure of their walls could help to design buildings that can withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters.
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