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5 killed, 3 missing due to floods, landslides in Vietnam
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], Sep 6 (ANI): At least five people lost their lives and three others went missing in floods and landslides that were caused due to incessant rain since the past few days in the Southeast Asian country, authorities said on Friday.
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India received satellite data related to floods from 8 countries as per st
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that as per "standard practice," it had received satellite data related to floods in different regions of the country from eight nations including USA, Russia, and China, due to its membership of the Inte
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Make India No 1 in world in mitigating natural disasters: Shah
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 29 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged all those working in disaster response forces to make India number one in the world in mitigating and responding to natural disasters.
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Google Maps improves SOS alerts for natural disasters
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
California [USA], June 6 (ANI): Google Maps' SOS alerts feature has been improved to provide more information during natural disasters.
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$1.7 trillion needed per year to build disaster-resilient infrastructure i
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Developing economies across Asia are among the most vulnerable to natural disasters and have suffered damages estimated at 644 billion dollars since 2000, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Face-to-face workshops increase preparedness for disaster: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 2 (ANI): According to a recent research, face-to-face workshops, based on the psychology of behaviour change and disaster preparedness, can be used to prompt households to protect themselves against disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods.
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Cyclone Idai one of Africa's worst disasters: UN
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): Cyclone Idai is one of the worst disasters to hit southern Africa in living memory, according to the United Nations.
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Japan govt discusses ways to mitigate disasters
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Singapore, Mar 10 (ANI): Japan on Sunday held a panel discussion in Singapore to discuss ways to prevent disasters.
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NDRF team reaches Palghar's Dahanu after tremors jolt the region
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dahanu (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): A team of 5 Battalion, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Pune on Saturday reached Palghar’s Dahanu area to raise awareness about earthquake and other disasters among tribals and other locals.
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Central assistance of Rs 7,214.03 crore approved for States affected by na
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The High-Level Committee meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved additional Central assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 7,214.03 crore to six States and one Union Territory.
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Central assistance of Rs 7,214 crore to states affected by natural disaste
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India]. Jan 29 (ANI): A high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved additional central assistance of Rs 7214.03 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for six states and one Union Territory.
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Patnaik writes to PM Modi, appeals for special category status for Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Citing the financial burden the state government has to bear to recuperate from frequent natural disasters, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord the special category status to his state.
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