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7 killed as storm batters West Bengal districtsSeven people died in West Bengal on Friday after severe storms and squalls hit Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, South 24 Parganas and other distri...
No loan waiver for Wayanad landslides victims; only rescheduling, restructuring: Centre to Kerala HCThe Union government informed the Kerala High Court that loans for those affected by the July 2022 landslides in Wayanad would not be waive...
Tripura flood: Government declares entire state as natural calamity-affected areaThe Tripura government has declared the entire state a natural calamity-affected area due to unprecedented floods. The floods have caused l...
Over 2 lakh hectare farmland damaged this year due to hydro-meteorological calamities: Narendra Singh TomarThe report of the IMCT is considered by the Sub-Committee of the National Executive Committee (SC-NEC). Thereafter, the High-Level Committe...
Industries cannot be forced to pay wages during lockdown: Chief of parliamentary panel on labourAmid the countrywide lockdown to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, the parliamentary panel on labour on Thursday submitted its rep...
Centre approves Rs 4,432 cr to Odisha, Karnataka, Himachal for calamities in 2018-19The funds will be disbursed from the National Disaster Response Fund .
British Virgin Islands claim info on Kochhars destroyed in calamityThe I-T department had sent Letters Rogatory (LRs) to Mauritius, Singapore and BVI.
Assam plans to train 1.6 lakh persons in disaster managementThe Assam government has taken up an ambitious plan to train 1.6 lakh persons in disaster management across the state to handle any situati...
Opposition slams government strategy to deal with natural calamitiesIn a discussion on situation like floods in J&K, cyclone in AP and Odisha Opposition says that the government was less than prepared to fac...
Decision to continue chardham yatra during winters welcomedIf the chardham yatra is conducted in winter, it will be a new beginning and will make the yatra season in Uttarakhand an year-long affair.
Provide relief to flood and drought-hit people: BJP Karnataka chief Prahlad JoshiThe Government had not taken any steps even after a huge damage was caused to people and property and had not convened a meeting, he allege...
Government reconstitutes key Cabinet CommitteesThe government today reconstituted six key Cabinet Committees, four of which will be headed by PM Narendra Modi and 2 by Home Minister Rajn...
PM Narendra Modi scraps 4 Cabinet Committees, including one on UIDAIThe Manmohan Singh govt had as many as 12 cabinet committees in place apart from dozens of groups of ministers and empowered GOMs.
Ready to resume prayers at Kedarnath from September 11: Vijay BahugunaPreparations are in place for resumption of prayers from September 11 at Kedarnath shrine, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said today.
Farmers suffering crop loss due to floods, drought given aid: Sharad PawarCentre has framed guidelines for providing relief from NDRF and SDRF in the event of natural calamities, Agriculture Minister Pawar said.
Hike caps on funds under MPLAD for natural calamity: Parliamentary panelLok Sabha Committee on MPLADS has suggested the govt allow Members to contribute more from their fund in the event of a natural calamity.
- Parliamentary panel wants RBI norms on farm credit followed effectively
Parliamentary committee has directed the govt agencies to ensure that RBI guidelines related to institutional credit for farmers during nat...
- SC refuses to pass direction on Bihar flood
The Supreme Court today refused to pass any direction relating to flood caused by river Kosi in Bihar, saying that the court cannot interfe...
- Fodder banks and depots for drought affected areas
The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a committee for setting up of fodder banks and depots to ensure cattle-feed availability in dr...
- Farm risk fund likely in 11th Plan
The government is planning to institutionalise risk intervention through a national level agriculture stabilisation fund during the 11th Pl...