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MHA issues new fund norms for 'recovery, reconstruction' after 15th Finance Commission's suggestionsThe home ministry has introduced new guidelines for the creation and management of recovery and reconstruction funds, following recommendat...
1,200 rescuers, doctors, 100 ambulances were rushed to Kerala: CentreFollowing the devastating landslides in Wayanad on July 30, the Indian government has mobilized extensive rescue and relief operations. Ove...
Centre assures swift action on Karnataka's drought relief plea in Supreme CourtThe Centre assured the Supreme Court that it would address the Karnataka government's plea for financial assistance for drought relief by A...
Let there not be 'contest' between Centre & states: SC on Karnataka drought fundsThe Supreme Court emphasized cooperation between the Centre and states during a hearing on Karnataka's plea for drought management funds. S...
Karnataka moves SC seeking direction to Centre to release funds for drought managementKarnataka urges SC for urgent NDRF aid release due to severe drought impact on agriculture. State alleges Centre's illegal delay in providi...
NDRF personnel with specially equipped trained dog squad departs for earthquake-hit TurkeyMeanwhile, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a tweet said, "India's Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster...
Karnataka to seek special grants from Centre for rain havoc in Bengaluru: CMBommai said the new memorandum would highlight problems that Bengaluru faced due to overflowing lakes and flooding in low-lying areas. "We ...
Killer borewells: Recent cases of children falling into deadly holesThe girl could not be saved, despite a massive effort by Army and district administration for five days. A huge rock was a major hurdle tha...
Odisha, West Bengal brace to fight cyclone 'Amphan' amid COVID crisis; NDRF deployedAs it rolls in towards the Indian shores ominously, the cyclone is likely to unleash heavy rain and high-velocity winds in large swathes of...
Flood-ravaged Kerala's wait for full central aid package could be longExpenditure from the NDRF is meant to assist a state to provide immediate relief in those cases of severe calamity, where the expenditure r...
Centre to give more funds to Kerala; Rs 600 cr only advance assistanceThe Home Ministry statement came amidst a row over accepting funds from foreign governments for Kerala.
In a first, NDRF trains 160 dogs for disaster responseThe force is training a batch of 162 dogs for their specialised USAR tasks under which the NDRF teams have to sift through mounds of rubble.
Government says unseasonal rain adversely affected rabi crop outputIndia's foodgrains production is estimated to decline by 3.2 per cent at 257.07 million tonnes in the 2014-15 crop year.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor urges Centre for release of funds for flood victimsNN Vohra urged the Centre for immediate release of funds under the NDRF for relief and rehabilitation of victims of last year's devastating...
Centre sanctions Rs 7,346 crore for flood-hit UttrakhandA Cabinet Committee headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sanctioned Rs 7,346 crore for the relief and rehabilitation of flood-hit ...
Only 15 states have set up Disaster Response Force: NDMAOnly 15 states have so far set up their own respective State Disaster Response Force following direction from the NDMA this year.
Centre may consider heat wave as natural calamityThe move came after Reddy wrote to the Prime Minister citing large scale deaths due to extreme heat in various parts of the country mainly ...