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Childhood trauma may be linked to civic environmental engagement later in
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Previous research has shown that people who experience natural disasters as children are more likely to get involved in environmental causes, but these new findings show that childhood trauma of any kind is associated with increased interest in both private and public environment engagement
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Himachal CM urges Union government to enhance disaster fund for state
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As Himachal Pradesh is prone to various types of natural disasters due to difficult topographical and climatic conditions, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has urged the Union Government to enhance the disaster fund for the state.
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Pak needs to change macro-level policy to attract multinational companies
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A multitude of factors including political instability, discontinuity of macroeconomic policy, terrorism, corruption, and energy shortages, have traditionally kept foreign investors from bringing money into Pakistan.
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G-20 working on Disaster Risk Reduction under India's presidency
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With the rapid change in global climate and natural disasters related to it cropping up from time to time, the G20 is all set to establish a new working group on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) under the presidency of India. The group will work towards achieving disaster risk reduction goals a
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"Surveys should be conducted by geologists in parts of Uttarakhand: former
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday urged for a survey by geologists in the parts of Uttarakhand, prone to natural disasters.
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced by Myanmar court for 7 more years in prison, he
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The court found Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption pertaining to buying, repair and rental of a helicopter for use during natural disasters and state affairs.
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Pakistan floods reminder that climate change will bring more disasters in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the United Nations' 2022 Year in Review report on Climate and Environment, in 2022, while some regions suffered from a lack of water, others were hit by severe floods.
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Uttarakhand CM launches SBI Foundation and HESCO's Project Helping Chamoli
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], December 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Uttarakhand, an ecologically fragile and disaster-prone state, has been experiencing climate change impacts such as changing seasons, less snowfall, flash floods, and unpredictable rainfall over the last few years. Large-scale anthro
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WMO releases 'tell-tale signs' of extreme weather conditions around world
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The events of 2022 once again underlined the clear need to do much more to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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Dark Age Defense Reviews: Does This Survival Guide Really Work?
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI/PNN): Particularly in times when there is a high risk of catastrophic conditions like wars, calamities, power blackouts, and other natural disasters, people should be aware of how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
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TRAI sets zero termination charges for SMS alerts during disasters
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Department of Telecom (DoT) requested TRAI to provide tariff for SMS and Cell Broadcast alerts/messages to be disseminated by TSPs through CAP platform during disasters/non-disasters.
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Disasters should not be a cover for corruption, nepotism: Kerala High Cour
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Kerala High Court on Thursday while hearing a plea demanding a probe against the Kerala Lokayukta over allegation of corruption in the purchase of equipment including PPE kits during the Covid-19 pandemic by the state government in 2020 observed that disasters should not be a cover for corru
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