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Arunachal flash floods: Search continues for 4 missing, IAF joins rescue effortsSearch and rescue efforts are ongoing for four individuals missing after flash floods devastated Keyi Panyor district in Arunachal Pradesh....
Delhi hotel fire: Municipal Corporation of Delhi begins sealing 'unauthorised' establishments in Hauz Khas village, SaidulajabThe Municipal Corporation of Delhi has begun sealing unauthorised commercial establishments in South Delhi. This action follows a recent fi...
Death toll from Uttar Pradesh's storm up to 117Severe storms struck Uttar Pradesh this week, claiming over 111 lives. Gales, lightning, and heavy rain caused widespread destruction. Home...
Centre released Rs 9578.40 to 22 states this fiscal as share under SDRF: GovtThe government has allocated ₹9,578.40 crore to 22 states from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) until July 15 to aid those impacted ...
Wayanad landslide: No information on central aid, says Kerala governmentThe Kerala government is still awaiting information from the union government about the funds for the relief and rehabilitation of Wayanad ...
No concept of national disaster in central govt rules: Sources cite UPA govt 2013 reply in ParliamentThe government clarified that no provision exists to declare a natural disaster as a 'national disaster,' citing a 2013 reply by Congress M...
Ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 approved for next of kin of COVID-19 victims, says CentreRai said keeping in view the spread of coronavirus in India and the declaration of COVID-19 as pandemic by the World Health Organisation (W...
Govt approves release of Rs 7,274 crore to 23 states as central share of SDRFThe decision has been taken by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as part of the Modi government's initiative to facilitate state governments to...
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...
Locust control eligible for SDRF and NDRF reliefThe home ministry has included 'locust control activity' in the list of items eligible for State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) due to Covid-1...
Covid Impact: Central government relaxes SDRF utilisation norms for one yearThe 15th finance commission had recommended allocation of Rs 28,983 crore to SDRF, out of which the Centre recently released its share of f...
Odisha pegs Fani loss at Rs 12,000 cr, seeks relaxation of normsWhile the loss to public properties was to the tune of Rs 5,175 crore, expenditure towards relief and response stands at Rs 6,767.56 crore,...
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...
Home Minister Rajnath Singh assures farmers full compensation for crop damageNow, those farmers whose crops are damaged up to 33 per cent will be entitled for compensation. Earlier it was limited upto 50 per cent.
Rs 61,220 crore allocated for state disaster relief fund for 2015-20: GovernmentThese funds are of use to state governments for providing relief to the victims of notified disasters as per the norms.
Entire Himalayan region vulnerable to earthquakesAn NIDM paper on the national disaster risk profile, referring to scientific assessments, warned that very severe earthquakes were likely t...
Centre issues revised norms for disaster reliefThe Home Ministry also said that 10 per cent allocation under the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) could be spent on equipment.
Ministerial panel set up for raising farm compensation limitA ministerial panel has been formed to look into the issue of raising financial assistance given to farmers whose crops have been affected ...
Centre rejects Assam’s proposal for financial assistance under SDRF for flood-affectedCentre has rejected the proposal of Assam Government for enhancement of financial assistance under State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) for th...
- Rs 511 crore aid approved to 3 states for drought, floods in 2012
HLC also discussed the recently revised norms for providing input subsidy to farmers in the wake of crop failure due to natural disaster.