Parliamentary Panel slams government for not filling National Disaster Management Authority postsThe Committee has expressed its displeasure that critical posts in NDMA like those of the Vice-Chaiperson, some members, Financial Advisor ...
01 Aug, 2015, 08.46 PM IST
Amarnath Yatra: Mock drill to enhance disaster preparednessSeveral hundred employees of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board have already been trained in Disaster Management by the NDMA.
10 Jun, 2015, 04.43 PM IST
No out-of-job netas: Modi government hires experts for NDMAThe three new members were selected on Sunday from a list of 82 names received after the home ministry invited applications from experts.
22 Dec, 2014, 10.38 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi wants efficient NDMA, not parking lot for politicians: Kiren RijijuRijiju said while making new policy changes in the constitution of NDMA, the Modi government was very serious as one cannot "play with the ...
15 Dec, 2014, 05.27 PM IST
Ajit Seth said to be the front-runner for the post of vice-chairman of NDMACabinet Secretary Ajit Seth is said to be the front-runner for becoming the vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority.
03 Oct, 2014, 05.42 AM IST
Ex-Vice-Chairman of NDMA asks PM to reconstitute the bodyThe NDMA has been virtually defunct even since Modi government asked the Reddy-led body to put in their papers in June.
21 Sep, 2014, 04.50 PM IST
Politicians will give way to technocrats in revamped NDMAHome ministry has prepared a blueprint for reconstitution of the Authority where it would have just four members of secretary rank with Pri...
19 Sep, 2014, 11.28 AM IST
National Disaster Management Authority awaits reconstitution after staff resign a month agoModi wants the body to be streamlined and restructured based on the recommendations of a task force that reviewed the Disaster Management A...
16 Jul, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Government to upgrade NDRF facilities to provide help to neighbouring countriesThe government plans to upgrade the capabilities and skills of its disaster management force to offer its services to neighbouring countrie...
04 Jul, 2014, 08.30 AM IST
Government asks NDMA members to resignFormer Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force, KM Singh, confirmed that he got a call from the government asking him to ...
20 Jun, 2014, 04.44 AM IST
Will deliver on promises to normalise ties with India: PakistanThe Commerce Ministry in Islamabad will submit a summary to the cabinet on the "updated position" on the trade normalisation process with I...
18 Mar, 2014, 04.14 PM IST
'Eight lakh may die if magnitude 8 quake hits Himalaya region'Over eight lakh people may die if an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale occurs in the seismically-active Himalayan states.
06 Oct, 2013, 11.21 AM IST
PM felicitates kin of 20 brave hearts who lost lives in UttarakhandManmohan Singh today felicitated kin of 20 brave hearts who lost their lives during relief and rescue operations in flood-ravaged Uttarakha...
04 Oct, 2013, 06.40 PM IST
Be more proactive on disaster management: NDMA to statesThe National Disaster Management Authority today asked states to be more proactive on disaster management and appoint full-time chiefs.
08 Jul, 2013, 03.58 PM IST
- Over 11,000 people feared missing in Uttarakhand: NDMA
Over 11,000 people are feared to be still missing in the flash-floods and landslides in Uttarakhand, NDMA Vice-Chairman Shashidhar Reddy sa...
02 Jul, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
- CWC, NDMA plan to build permanent shelters for flood, earthquake victims
The Planning Commission, which is currently finalizing the 12 thfive-year plan, is likely to create a full-fledged scheme for the purpose.
05 Jul, 2012, 06.46 PM IST
- 38 Indian cities fall in moderate to high risk seismic zones
Top metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata fall under moderate to high risk seismic zones of the country, the National Disaster Man...
10 Apr, 2011, 10.36 AM IST