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Centre approves Rs 1,816 cr additional assistance to 5 states for disaster
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The central government on Monday approved Rs 1,816.162 crore of additional central assistance to Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Nagaland as they faced natural disasters like floods, landslides and cloudburst in 2022.
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Quad not a military grouping, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Quad is not a military grouping, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, adding it is now engaged in working together to help countries to deal with humanitarian situations in natural disasters.
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NDRF reaches Turkey's Gaziantep, starts search and rescue operation
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
There have been several precedents in the recenT past of India mobilising emergency relief and assistance to countries struck by natural disasters. And, responding to Turkey's desperate call for assistance, New Delhi has dispatched four medical assistants to the country. Further, six airc
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Scientists detect molten rock layer hidden under Earth's tectonic plates
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers had previously identified patches of melt at a similar depth. But a new study led by The University of Texas at Austin revealed for the first time the layer's global extent and its part in plate tectonics.
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Childhood trauma may be linked to civic environmental engagement later in
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Previous research has shown that people who experience natural disasters as children are more likely to get involved in environmental causes, but these new findings show that childhood trauma of any kind is associated with increased interest in both private and public environment engagement
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Himachal CM urges Union government to enhance disaster fund for state
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As Himachal Pradesh is prone to various types of natural disasters due to difficult topographical and climatic conditions, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has urged the Union Government to enhance the disaster fund for the state.
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Pak needs to change macro-level policy to attract multinational companies
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A multitude of factors including political instability, discontinuity of macroeconomic policy, terrorism, corruption, and energy shortages, have traditionally kept foreign investors from bringing money into Pakistan.
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G-20 working on Disaster Risk Reduction under India's presidency
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With the rapid change in global climate and natural disasters related to it cropping up from time to time, the G20 is all set to establish a new working group on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) under the presidency of India. The group will work towards achieving disaster risk reduction goals a
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"Surveys should be conducted by geologists in parts of Uttarakhand: former
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday urged for a survey by geologists in the parts of Uttarakhand, prone to natural disasters.
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced by Myanmar court for 7 more years in prison, he
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The court found Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption pertaining to buying, repair and rental of a helicopter for use during natural disasters and state affairs.
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Dark Age Defense Reviews: Does This Survival Guide Really Work?
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI/PNN): Particularly in times when there is a high risk of catastrophic conditions like wars, calamities, power blackouts, and other natural disasters, people should be aware of how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
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'Mismanagement' of water resources responsible for frequent floods, drough
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The faulty water management system with large-scale abstraction without management and sufficient recharge in Pakistan has resulted in the frequent occurrence of natural disasters like floods and drought.
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