Cooperation must for ensuring resilience of global systems, says Prime Minister ModiAddressing the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure via video conference, Modi said countr...
17 Mar, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
UN report warns of greater economic threat to nations not investing in DRR15 May, 2019, 09.44 PM IST
Rajnath Singh urges int'l community to join hands to create disaster resilient infraThe two-day workshop is organised by the National Disaster Management Authority in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaste...
15 Jan, 2018, 07.33 PM IST
- Disaster mitigation: India working to build up a global coalition27 May, 2017, 03.26 AM 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 favours strategies for sharing knowledge on disasterThe Home Minister said the conference has provided a platform not only to share each other's experiences and best practices but also arrivi...
05 Nov, 2016, 05.33 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi plans 10-point agenda to cut natural disaster riskPM Narendra Modi said there were daunting challenges ahead, with rapid urbanization in Asia-Pacific concentrating people, property and econ...
04 Nov, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Asian region is vulnerable to disasters: RajnathAddressing the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) here, Singh said eight of the ten disasters in the world oc...
03 Nov, 2016, 03.14 PM 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
India to play larger role in combating disasters: Kiren RijijuIndia envisages a bigger role for itself in building capacity against disasters in the Asia-Pacific region, Union Minister of State for Hom...
02 Feb, 2016, 11.22 PM IST
Government pursuing a paradigm shift in disaster management: Rajnath SinghIndia has taken initiative for the paradigm shift in disaster management from relief centric to a holistic one and drawing the best practic...
17 Nov, 2015, 07.43 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
India to implement Sendai framework for disaster reductionIndia will implement the Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction in letter and spirit, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju s...
24 Aug, 2015, 09.42 PM IST
- World Bank, UK to help poor nations hit by natural disasters
Some good news for the developing countries. The World Bank and the UK government has jointly launched a new competitive challenge fund tha...
16 Mar, 2015, 12.20 PM IST
India ready to help nations in disaster response: Home Minister Rajnath SinghRajnath said India was committed to work with other countries in Asia Pacific region and beyond in building resilient nations and communiti...
14 Mar, 2015, 07.01 PM IST
Rajnath Singh to attend international meet on disaster in JapanHome Minister Rajnath Singh will attend an international conference on disaster risk reduction in Japan beginning March 14.
11 Mar, 2015, 10.28 PM IST
India, China plan disaster management agendaIt is important for New Delhi to have the framework agreement modelled to its needs as it could impact infrastructure projects worth $1 tri...
08 Mar, 2015, 10.46 AM IST