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Kerala Cabinet announces key decisions: PSC age limit raised, statewide gr
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The Kerala Cabinet on Tuesday approved a series of major policy decisions, including raising the upper age limit for PSC applicants and granting in-principle approval for a comprehensive group insurance scheme aimed at protecting households from recurring natural disasters.
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First Responder Beyond Borders: Indian Navy's Humanitarian Outreach in the
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 20: The Indian Navy hosted the 9th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs on 20 February 2026 at Visakhapatnam, at a time when the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is witnessing increasingly frequent natural disasters a
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PM Modi hails Emergency Landing Facility in Northeast as strategic and dis
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, "It is a matter of immense pride that the Northeast gets an Emergency Landing Facility. From a strategic point of view and during times of natural disasters, this facility is of great importance."
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HP apple growers join nationwide farmers strike; demand rollback of labour
Updated : 1 month ago IST
During the protest, participants prominently raised demands including the repeal of the four "anti-worker" labour codes, a halt to the eviction of farmers from their land and homes, provision of cultivable land to landless and poor farmers, withdrawal of what they termed anti-farmer tarif
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Budget ignores Odisha's key demands, no special category status or coal ro
Updated : 1 month ago IST
BJD MP Sasmit Patra on Monday termed the Union Budget 2026 disappointing for Odisha, saying the state's key demands were ignored.
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"Centre gives step-motherly treatment to Himachal Pradesh": HPCC Chief Vin
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters in Shimla, Vinay Kumar said the Congress had expected special consideration for Himachal Pradesh, particularly given its difficult geography and the repeated natural disasters that have hit the state over the past two to three years.
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State Minister Vikramaditya Singh says Union Budget overlooks Himachal's f
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The minister pointed out that the revenue deficit grant received by Himachal Pradesh under the recommendations of the Finance Commission has been steadily decreasing in recent years and has now been practically eliminated, whereas, given the state's financial situation and the heavy losse
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wishes Indian Coast Guard on 50th Raising D
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The Defence Minister in the message noted the efforts by the Coast Guard in "safeguarding our coasts, thwarting illicit activities, responding to natural disasters", underscoring their contribution to "national security and maritime sustainability."
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Himachal LoP Jairam Thakur extends Republic Day greetings, highlights Modi
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
"On the occasion of Republic Day, I extend my best wishes to all the people of the state. May the state progress, and may all the people of the state contribute to it. Prime Minister Modi's vision is to make India a developed India by 2047," Jairam Thakur said.
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Goodbye to multiple helplines: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta announces sole emergen
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Now, citizens in Delhi will no longer need to dial different helpline numbers for various types of disasters or emergencies. In any emergency, dialling 112 will ensure rapid assistance.
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Gadgil Committee report implementation could have averted many natural dis
Updated : 2 months ago IST
BJP leader K. Surendran on Thursday remembered the life of famous nature expert Madhav Gadgil, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83. He was widely known for his deep study of the environment and his efforts to protect the country's forests.
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'Ease of doing business at cost of ease of breathing': Jairam Ramesh slams
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Congress leader accused the Centre of prioritising "ease of doing business" over environmental protection. "I don't understand why the Modi government, in the name of ease of doing business, is destroying the ease of breathing and the ease of living. If you tamper with nature, if you
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