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MHA holds annual conference to review preparedness for dealing with natura
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): In wake of Cyclone Taukte and the ongoing pandemic, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday organised a conference to review the status of preparedness for dealing with natural disasters that may arise during the South-West Monsoon 2021.
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Khalsa Aid raises over Rs. 1 crore in 3 days through crowdfunding to procu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Khalsa Aid India, the humanitarian organization known for providing support to victims of natural disasters and civil conflicts, has launched a crowdfunding drive on ImpactGuru.com towards procurement of Oxygen Concentrators.
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Need to be prepared to deal with worst situation: Odisha CM instructs offi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 28 (ANI): In view of the massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked the state administration to be prepared to deal with the worst situation just as it plans to deal with natural disasters.
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Shimizu Corporation constructs apartments with wood, concrete to protect f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagoya (Japan), April 10 (ANI): Shimizu Corporation in Japan constructs apartments with wood and concrete to protect them from natural disasters.
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Preserving world-famous Ajanta Cave paintings using AI
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): In an initiative that is unique in every sense of the word, artificial intelligence (AI) has now come to the aid of digitally preserving the world-famous, 2nd Century BC Ajanta cave paintings, so that they last for many lifetimes, safe from disasters of all
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COVID might boost social inequality in society: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Utrecht [Netherlands], March 29 (ANI): Even though the ongoing COVID pandemic is sometimes marked as 'great equalizer', a recent study by researchers from Utrecht and Wageningen University has shown that throughout history, most disasters and pandemics have boosted inequality instead of l
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HDFC ERGO launches Business Kisht Suraksha to protect MFIs and financial i
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): HDFC ERGO General Insurance, India's leading non-life insurance company in the private sector, announced the launch of Business Kisht Suraksha, a unique cover aimed at protecting the balance sheet of MFIs, financial institutions and banks
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Mountain Rescue Team trains J&K Police to help victims of natural disa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 11 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police personnel are currently undergoing 15-day training by Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) near Nad village, Samba. The training being imparted to 50 police personnel aims at equipping them to help victims of natural disast
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Anil Baluni gives zero hour notice in RS on mechanism to study glaciers to
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): BJP MP Anil Baluni on Wednesday gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the need for a mechanism to study glaciers to manage and prevent disasters such as the recent glacier burst in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
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MoS Home Nityanand Rai appreciates NDRF's effective response to disasters
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): On the occasion of the 16th raising day function of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) which was celebrated at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai appreciated the commitment shown by the force in disaster response an
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Study finds mental health gets strained by disaster
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Delaware [US], December 19 (ANI): A team of researchers including the University of Delaware's Jennifer Horney, founding director of the epidemiology program in the College of Health Sciences, examined the impact of 281 natural disasters on suicide rates during a 12-year span.
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India has key role as net security provider in Indian Ocean region: MoS Mu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Wednesday said India has a key role as a net security provider and a first responder to disasters in the Indian Ocean region.
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