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Balochistan vulnerable to climate-induced disasters: Report
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In terms of climate-induced disasters, Balochistan remains one of the areas which is most susceptible to natural calamities, and also has one of the worst defences against those, reported The News International.
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"Tense in some places, normal in most districts": Manipur Police
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Situation is tense in some places with sporadic incidents of firing during the last 24 hrs but normal in most districts. State Police and Central Forces are continuously conducting patrolling, flag marches and cordon and search operations in vulnerable areas both in the hill and valley dist
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World Bank approves USD 700 million for Sri Lanka
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
About USD 500 million will be allocated to support reforms that help improve economic governance, enhance growth and competitiveness, and protect the poor and vulnerable.
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Japan may have entered its ninth COVID wave: Virus expert
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The expert stressed on the importance of safeguarding vulnerable elderly individuals from the disease.
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India shows generosity in accommodating refugees, hosts 40,000 Rohingyas
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
India has a rich historical background of welcoming refugees and asylum-seekers who were displaced due to a variety of reasons and keeping with tradition, India continues to provide protection and shelter to vulnerable individuals from foreign countries even today including Tibetan minoritie
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Fossil evidence indicates that these long-necked reptiles were beheaded by
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Compared to modern reptiles, several marine reptiles from the time of the dinosaurs had incredibly lengthy necks. The fact that they had long necks rendered them more vulnerable to predators, even if it was obviously a successful evolutionary strategy, has long been speculated by palaeontolo
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Assam floods: NDRF team visits vulnerable sites in Dima Hasao
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a 'red' alert, predicting very heavy rainfall across several districts of Assam in the next five days.
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Experts call attention to elder abuse as cases rises in India
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16: Cases of abuse of elderly people are steadily increasing in India, experts have said. People over 60 years of age who are living alone due to reasons like abandonment or children migrating to other cities are especially vulnerable to crime, health emergencies, phy
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Cyclone Biparjoy: PM Modi directs officials to safely evacuate people livi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of ministries/agencies of the Centre as well as Gujarat to deal with the situation arising out of the impending Cyclone Biparjoy.
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Union Minister Sonowal chairs high-level meeting to review Cyclone Biparjo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
During the virtual meeting, Sonowal directed the senior officers to take every possible measure to ensure that people living in vulnerable locations are safe, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said.
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PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to review preparedness against Cyclone B
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the official statement, Prime Minister directed senior officers to take every possible measure to ensure that people living in vulnerable locations are safely evacuated by the State Government and to ensure maintenance of all essential services such as Power, Telecommunicatio
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India vulnerable to climate change due to heavy population: UNEP Executive
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"You see the effects of climate change everywhere in the world. But of course, India is particularly vulnerable to climate change because it has a heavy population and the kind of nature of India makes it more vulnerable than most other places," Solheim said on Y20 talk on climate action.
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