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Home Secretary calls on states, UTs to be better prepared ahead of Southwe
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Ahead of the Southwest monsoon season, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday asked all the states, Union Territories (UTs) and Central agencies to be better prepared so that losses due to natural disasters such as floods, cyclones, landslides
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Over 600 families in Sri Lanka affected by floods, landslides
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Sunday said that over 600 families in the Island nation have been affected by floods and landslides as the rainy weather prevails in the country.
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Researchers reveal remote work doesn't have negative impact on productivit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 14 (ANI): According to new research, employees working remotely during natural disasters and other events do not have a negative impact on their productivity.
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Study: Remote work doesn't have negative effect on productivity
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Employee and company resiliency can be enhanced through the opportunity for employees to work remotely during natural disasters and other events that cause workplace displacement, suggests a research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health
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5.7 magnitude offshore quake jolts southern Philippines
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], May 5 (ANI/Xinhua): An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
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Paris Keswani founder of New York-based non-profit organisation to assist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI/GPRC): Paris Keswani, a philanthropist and human rights activist based in the United States, has partnered with the New York-based non-profit organisation Great Giving Charitable Foundation Inc to help impoverished children, displaced orphans, battered mothers,
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Uttarakhand: Char Dham Yatra begins, ITBP makes extensive preparations for
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 4 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) has made extensive preparation to respond to any natural disaster and felicitate pilgrimage movement in Uttarakhand during Char Dham Yatra, which commenced on May 3.
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Centre approves additional assistance of Rs 1,887 cr to five disaster-hit
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday approved additional assistance of Rs 1,887.23 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five states, which were affected by natural disasters last year.
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Punjab CM announces compensation to farmers prior to assessment, in case o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mansa (Punjab) [India], March 26 (ANI): In an initiative aimed at safeguarding the interests of farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced that in the future farmers incurring any loss from a natural disaster would be duly compensated prior to completion of the assess
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1 killed, several injured after tornado hits New Orleans in US
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Orleans [US], March 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and several injured after a tornado moved into southern US state Louisiana and struck parts of the state's biggest city New Orleans and its suburbs on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday.
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Study finds repeated exposure to natural disasters has long-term mental he
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Texas [US], January 15 (ANI): According to a recent research, repeated exposure to major disasters does not make people mentally stronger and leads to long-term mental health issues.
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J-K: Victims of natural disasters get relief through digital app 'SAKOON'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 14 (ANI): Victims of natural disasters got relief through the digital app "SAKOON" launched by the district administration of Anantnag in south Kashmir.
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