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Govt aims to reduce heat wave-linked deaths: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah announced a significant government goal. India is actively working to eliminate deaths caused by heat waves. ...15 May, 2026, 12.53 AM IST- Sebi discontinues investor risk reduction access platform for stock brokersMarket regulator Sebi on Thursday discontinued the Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform for stock brokers with immediate effect, ...07 May, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
- Refund rush: Millions to get cash back in June after $90.5 million energy billing error - who gets paid and whenThe Duke Energy $90.5 million refund is set to impact millions of US households starting June billing cycles, after regulators confirmed a ...07 May, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
- US national debt crosses 100% of GDP: America now owes more than its entire economy produces — and the $1 trillion interest payments alone now outpace the PentagonU.S. debt-to-GDP ratio hit 100.2% on March 31: For the first time since the ruins of World War II, the United States national debt has surp...01 May, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
- Climate crisis is a gender issue, women face higher risks, less representationClimate change disproportionately impacts women, who are often excluded from decision-making despite their crucial roles in crisis response...17 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
- President Murmu nominates Harivansh Narayan Singh to Rajya SabhaPresident Droupadi Murmu has nominated Harivansh Narayan Singh to the Rajya Sabha. His previous term concluded on April 9. Singh has served...10 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
- India to work closely with APDIM, regional partners to reduce disaster risks across Asia-PacificDisaster risk reduction: The outcomes of this meeting will guide APDIM's overall programme of work and also contribute to advancing the goa...22 Nov, 2025, 11.08 AM IST
- Disaster risk reduction not cost, but collective investment in shared future: P K MishraIndia's Principal Secretary P K Mishra emphasized disaster risk reduction as a collective investment at the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Sout...14 Oct, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
- India calls for global facility for disaster risk reductionIndia has advocated for a UN-backed global facility to enhance disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts worldwide, addressing a critical gap i...06 Jun, 2025, 11.44 PM IST
- India committed to Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction: Principal secretary to PMPrincipal Secretary P K Mishra reaffirmed India's commitment to the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction at the G-20 DRRWG meeting ...02 Nov, 2024, 12.19 PM IST
- India takes over as chair of disaster risk reduction organisation ADPCIndia took over as Chair of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre for 2024-25, with Rajendra Singh from NDMA assuming the role. The countr...26 Jul, 2024, 07.34 PM IST
- G20 DRR Meet Begins: Structured mechanism for financing needed for disaster risk reduction, says PK Mishra"We now have a predictable mechanism for financing not just disaster response but also disaster mitigation, preparedness and recovery. Can ...24 Jul, 2023, 01.38 PM IST
- India hailed for disaster management planIndia is the only country which has drawn a comprehensive national plan on its roadmap to fully achieve the Sendai framework by 2030, and a...25 May, 2017, 11.29 AM IST
- India to host international meet on disaster risk reductionThis is the first AMCDRR after the advent of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRRR), adopted at the third UN World Confe...06 Oct, 2016, 01.57 PM IST
- Government asks private sector to engage in disaster risk reductionThe minister said global warming and climate change were making the earth more prone to disasters and this year has been perhaps the warmes...28 Oct, 2015, 08.18 PM IST
- Switzerland hosts international conference on disaster risk reductionAt the United Nations here, ministers, ambassadors, mayors and other stakeholders from across the world met on Tuesday to draw a strategy o...21 May, 2013, 11.12 PM IST
- PM Manmohan Singh for a mechanism to provide risk insuranceManmohan Singh favoured setting up of a mechanism to provide risk insurance and contingent credit facilities to people affected by disaster...13 May, 2013, 12.04 PM IST
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