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World Bank approves USD 108 million to improve Assam's flood, disaster pre
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The World Bank has approved a USD 108 million loan to help Assam improve disaster preparedness and enhance flood forecasting.
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At least 10 die in Afghanistan earthquake, flash floods
Updated : 3 years ago IST
At least 10 people were killed and over 60 injured after flash floods and earthquake hit Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban-appointed Department of Natural Disaster Management.
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Housing plays important role in disaster preparedness: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers are particularly interested in how natural catastrophes such as hurricanes and floods influence people's dwellings in the United States.
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Pakistan neglects millions of flood victims in Sindh, activist tells UNHRC
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Lakhu Luhana said: "Pakistan is trying to cash the miseries of Sindhi people to get international aid, but we believe the Pakistani federal and provincial Governments do not want to rebuild devastated cities, towns, and villages of Sindh and lives of Sindhi people."
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UN: Pakistan Mission flooded with calls for protection of Christians
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Letters of protest by the organizations point to the systematic persecution of Christians, resulting in unjust punishments citing blasphemy, forced marriages of young Christian girls to older Muslim men, forced conversions in various parts of Pakistan and usurping of land and belongings of C
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Delhi LG launches plantation drive for restoration of Yamuna floodplains
Updated : 3 years ago IST
About 10,000 children from schools, colleges and universities and common residents of the city participated in the plantation program. The LG and the Union Environment Minister, along with children planted 5,000 saplings, informed the DDA.
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Indian Navy rescues 7 fishermen in Gujarat's Okha
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to an official statement, the vessel was at sea for over a week. It experienced flooding in the engine room on the morning of March 21, resulting from the breaking of a seawater pipeline.
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Neobank Chqbook collaborates with ICICI Lombard General Insurance to offer
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], March 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Chqbook, India's first neobank for small business owners, has launched a specially designed "Shop Insurance Cover" for its Digital Current Account customers. This insurance solution has been designed and launched in association with ICICI
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Pakistan: Huge output shortfall in cotton crops projected
Updated : 3 years ago IST
This was revealed in a summary of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFSR) which was presented to the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet seeking to fix PKR 8,500 per 40kg cotton intervention price (CIP) for the next crop to increase the cotton production b
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The Art of Living JalTara - a reliable and vigilant solution tackles the u
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): The groundwater crisis in India is a cause and an indicator of the ongoing climate change in the world. It fights individuals in the form of contaminated water sources, untimed floods and droughts, rise in sea levels, and shrinking ic
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Delhi HC directs people living in Yamuna floodplains to vacate within 3 da
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the residents of the JJ cluster in Yamuna floodplains to vacate their jhuggis within three days.
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Natural disasters in Afghanistan leave 1,000 dead, over 2,000 injured
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the World Bank report, natural disasters such as flooding, earthquakes, avalanches, landslides, and droughts are exacerbating vulnerability and poverty in Afghanistan.
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