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Developing Asia needs to invest more than 5 pc of GDP over next decade for
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Oct 29 (ANI): Developing Asian countries need to invest more than five per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) over the next decade to be able to meet the infrastructure needs of their fast-growing economies, according to a newly-launched book co-published by the
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Uttarakhand: 9 children killed, 10 injured after bus falls into gorge in T
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehri (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): At least nine children were killed and ten others injured when the school bus with 18 children in it fell into a gorge in Kangsali of Tehri Garhwal here on Tuesday morning.
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Naveen Patnaik urges UN to set up International Centre for Disaster Mitiga
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], May 15 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday put forth a proposal before United Nations officials to set up an International Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Recovery in Odisha.
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Anak Krakatau reduced to quarter of its original size
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 30 (ANI): The volcanic Mount Anak Krakatau, also known as the 'angry child of Krakatoa', which had triggered a devastating tsunami striking the Sunda Strait here on the night of December 22, has reduced to a quarter of its size, Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology an
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Indonesia tsunami: Death toll mounts to 373
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 24(ANI): At least 373 people lost their lives in the devastating tsunami that struck Sunda Strait, an official from Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (NDMA) said on Monday.
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Death toll in Indonesia tsunami rises to 222
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 23 (ANI): At least 222 people have lost their lives in the devastating tsunami that struck Sunda Strait on Saturday night, an official from Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (NDMA) said on Sunday.
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Death toll in Indonesia tsunami touches 168
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 23 (ANI): At least 168 people have lost their lives in the devastating tsunami that struck the Sunda Strait on Saturday night, with 745 people being reported as injured by Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency.
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Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to 62
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 23 (ANI): At least 62 people were killed in the tsunami that struck Sunda Strait, an official from Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency said on Sunday.
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Fadnavis seeks Centre's assistance for drought mitigation
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), Dec 13 (ANI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis discussed state's drought memorandum with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Mumbai on Wednesday and requested for further expediting the process for getting early drought assistance from the central government
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Indonesia quake-tsunami: Death toll rises to 1,558
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Sulawesi [Indonesia], Oct 5 (ANI): Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that the death toll in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi islands rose to 1,558 on Friday.
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PM Modi offers condolences to Indonesian President over earthquake, Tsunam
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called Indonesian President H. E. Joko Widodo, offering his condolences over the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Sulawesi region of the island nation.
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832 people dead in Sulawesi Earthqua, Tsunami
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sep 30 (ANI): As many as 832 people have been killed by the earthquake and Tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday.
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