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"We have to think in terms of longer-term as well": Shashi Tharoor on reli
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
As the search and rescue operations are still underway in landslide-hit Wayanad, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor called for an active policy framework on disaster response and mitigation on Saturday and asserted that long-term responses from the government are needed to rehabilitate the people
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Assam CM Himanta Sarma meets Union Ministers Manohar Lal Khattar, Bhupendr
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal Khattar here in the national capital on Wednesday to discuss Assam's energy security and ensure all-round power availability for the state. During his visit, CM Sarma also met Union Environment Minister
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"Budget lays down a solid road map to maintain India's growth momentum": A
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
He expressed his gratitude for the special assistance allocated to Assam for flood mitigation efforts under the Union Budget 2024.
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Union Budget: Flood assistance announced for Bihar, Himachal, Assam, Uttar
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced assistance to states including Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Uttarakhand and Sikkim that suffered losses due to floods and other natural calamities.
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Agartala flood mitigation project wins first prize in IAS training program
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Kiran Gitte, an IAS officer from the 2005 batch of the Tripura cadre, recently attended the mid-career training programme at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, held from June 18-July 13, 2024. The programme included 83 IAS officers
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Delhi experienced hottest recorded weather in 2024, record-breaking rain i
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed happiness to know that new court buildings will focus on heat island mitigation and reduce environmental footprint, as it said that Delhi experienced the hottest recorded weather and record breaking rain in a single day in 2024.
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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav chairs review meeting on forest fires
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Bhupender Yadav chaired a review meeting at Forest Survey of India, Dehradun today, to review the management and mitigation of forest fires across the country.
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Pak: Air quality in Islamabad declines amid lack of mitigation measures
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Moreover, the water bodies in and around the federal capital are facing contamination from multiple sources, including industrial discharges, agricultural runoff, and untreated domestic waste. This deterioration in water quality poses serious threats to both public health and aquatic life
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Green energy will help fight pollution and create jobs in India
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India, committed to climate mitigation programme, today stands 4th globally in renewable energy installed capacity, 4th in wind power capacity and 5th in solar power capacity, as per International Renewable Energy Agency - Renewable capacity statistics 2023.
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Assam: Students sensitised to biodiversity conservation, coexistence with
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The region's leading biodiversity conservation organisation, Aaranyak, has organised a series of awareness events to sensitise young students to biodiversity conservation as well as to impress upon them the need for coexistence with wild elephants through mitigation of the human elephant
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World Bank provides USD 125 mn in emergency support to flood-hit Brazil
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In addition, the institution is talking to the federal, state and municipal governments and the Regional Development Bank of the Far South (BRDE) about making new resources available on an accelerated basis. These resources will be used to finance recovery and provide technical assistance in
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US envoy Garcetti urges swift action in disaster preparedness, advocates f
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a recent interactive session at the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in Delhi, US ambassador Garcetti and Kamal Kishore, Member and HoD of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of India, shared insights on disaster mitigation strategies and collabo
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