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Need to be prepared to deal with worst situation: Odisha CM instructs offi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 28 (ANI): In view of the massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked the state administration to be prepared to deal with the worst situation just as it plans to deal with natural disasters.
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Shimizu Corporation constructs apartments with wood, concrete to protect f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagoya (Japan), April 10 (ANI): Shimizu Corporation in Japan constructs apartments with wood and concrete to protect them from natural disasters.
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HDFC ERGO launches Business Kisht Suraksha to protect MFIs and financial i
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): HDFC ERGO General Insurance, India's leading non-life insurance company in the private sector, announced the launch of Business Kisht Suraksha, a unique cover aimed at protecting the balance sheet of MFIs, financial institutions and banks
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Mountain Rescue Team trains J&K Police to help victims of natural disa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 11 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police personnel are currently undergoing 15-day training by Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) near Nad village, Samba. The training being imparted to 50 police personnel aims at equipping them to help victims of natural disast
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Study finds mental health gets strained by disaster
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Delaware [US], December 19 (ANI): A team of researchers including the University of Delaware's Jennifer Horney, founding director of the epidemiology program in the College of Health Sciences, examined the impact of 281 natural disasters on suicide rates during a 12-year span.
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Over 100 natural disasters occurred worldwide amid pandemic since March -
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 100 natural disasters affecting more than 50 million people occurred in the first half a year alone since the coronavirus pandemic was officially announced in March, stated the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (
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Death toll from floods, landslides in Vietnam reaches 130
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from landslides, floods and other natural disasters triggered by downpours in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions since early October has climbed to 130, with another 18 people missing, the country's Central Steering Commit
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114 dead, 21 missing in central Vietnam's floods, landslides
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Floods, landslides, and other natural disasters triggered by downpours have left 114 people dead and 21 others missing in central Vietnam since early October, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said o
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90 dead, 34 missing in central Vietnam's floods, landslides
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Floods, landslides and other natural disasters triggered by downpours have left 90 people dead and 34 others missing in Vietnam's central region over the past two weeks, the landslides said on Monday.
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55 dead, 7 missing in central Vietnam's floods, natural disasters
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Floods and other natural disasters triggered by heavy downpours have killed 55 people and left seven others missing in central Vietnam over the past 10 days, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on
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UN warns of 'staggering rise' in natural disasters, urge leaders to take a
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 13 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday warned that there has been a 'staggering rise' in natural disasters over the past 20 years due to climate change, and called on political and business leaders to take action to stop the planet from becoming an 'uninhabitable hell
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BJD MP proposes central income support scheme like PM-Kisan Nidhi for weav
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Biju Janta Dal (BJD) MP Amar Patnaik on Wednesday proposed a central income support scheme like the PM-Kisan Nidhi for the weaver community in India to help them to face hardships during COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters.
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