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Study: Remote work doesn't have negative effect on productivity
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Employee and company resiliency can be enhanced through the opportunity for employees to work remotely during natural disasters and other events that cause workplace displacement, suggests a research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health
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5.7 magnitude offshore quake jolts southern Philippines
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], May 5 (ANI/Xinhua): An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
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Paris Keswani founder of New York-based non-profit organisation to assist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI/GPRC): Paris Keswani, a philanthropist and human rights activist based in the United States, has partnered with the New York-based non-profit organisation Great Giving Charitable Foundation Inc to help impoverished children, displaced orphans, battered mothers,
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Centre approves additional assistance of Rs 1,887 cr to five disaster-hit
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday approved additional assistance of Rs 1,887.23 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five states, which were affected by natural disasters last year.
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6,000 'Aapda Mitras' under training in 25 states for immediate help during
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Aiming to provide immediate help during a disaster like situation across the country, the Centre on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that it is focussing on community participation and that a total of 6,000 volunteers under the 'Aapda Mitra' scheme are being
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Indian Coast Guard, NDMA officials hold discussions to enhance cooperation
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) officials including member Rajendra Singh on Friday held discussions at the force headquarters in the national capital.
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Premier League suspends agreement with Russian broadcast partner
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], March 8 (ANI): The Premier League and its clubs on Tuesday unanimously agreed to suspend their agreement with Russian broadcast partner Rambler (Okko Sport) with immediate effect and to donate one million pounds to support the people of Ukraine.
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Survivors of weather-related disasters may have accelerated ageing: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Arizona [US], February 8 (ANI): Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in 2017. It left in its wake, the largest catastrophe in the history of the island. The storm killed over 3,000 people in its immediate aftermath, knocked out power to nearly all of the island's 3.4 million residents, a
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PM Modi confers Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar to NDRF
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, after unveiling the hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary, conferred the 'Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskars' to the 8th Bn Nationa
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US lawmakers urge Biden to release frozen Afghan funds to prevent imminent
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, three US lawmakers urged US President Joe Biden to release the country's assets to prevent imminent economic and humanitarian disasters facing the Afghan people.
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2021 was challenging year for force but it responded with utmost professio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The year 2021 has been challenging for the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) but the force response during various disasters like cyclones, floods, landslide incidents was undertaken with utmost precautionary measures and professionalism while takin
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Study finds repeated exposure to natural disasters has long-term mental he
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Texas [US], January 15 (ANI): According to a recent research, repeated exposure to major disasters does not make people mentally stronger and leads to long-term mental health issues.
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