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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma retains key portfolios, allocates ministriesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has allocated portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers. He retained Home, Power, Public Works, a...
Tamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: CM Vijay adds 23 more ministers to TVK-led govt, shuffles some portfoliosT.N. Cabinet Expansion Updates: Tamil Nadu's new government has expanded its cabinet. Twenty-three more MLAs joined the State Cabinet. This...
Key Jan Vishwas provisions effective from May 15New Delhi will see key provisions of the Jan Vishwas Act come into effect on May 15. This landmark legislation aims to reduce the criminali...
India to work closely with APDIM, regional partners to reduce disaster risks across Asia-PacificDisaster risk reduction: The outcomes of this meeting will guide APDIM's overall programme of work and also contribute to advancing the goa...
With Japanese Baba Vanga’s July 5 apocalyptic prophecy looming, Japan prepares new megaquake planJapan has warned that its plans to handle a megaquake in the Nankai Trough still fall short of saving thousands of lives. The government no...
Use science to be warned of quakesScientists must be enabled to work in partnerships with other institutions to find more robust EWS. Disaster management should be about esc...
Philippines death toll from Christmas flood, rain rises to 26The total number of affected people, or 102,476 families, increased to 393,069 people. Apparently, there are 292 evacuation shelters housin...
Maha: Lumpy skin disease claimed lives of 11,547 cattle in ten months, govt saysDr Manisha Kayande, Mahadeo Jankar, Eknath Khadse and others had raised the question. Around 1.39 crore cattle were given the Goat Pox-viru...
Rs 50,000 ex-gratia aid given to kin of those who succumbed to Covid: GovtThe assistance is given to the kin of the deceased person, including those involved in relief operations or associated in preparedness acti...
Amit Shah likely to visit NESAC in Shillong on July 17The chief ministers of all the northeastern States, Union minister Jitendra Singh and top officials of the central and state governments ar...
EC defers legislative council polls in 9 seats in AP, TelanganaThe term of three members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and six members of the Telangana Legislative Council, elected by member...
India loses $9.8 billion every year due to disastersIndia loses $9.8 bn every year due to multi-hazard disasters as its 58.6% land is prone to earthquake and 8.5% area is vulnerable to cyclon...
India emerges as a leading nation in disaster responseGovt today said that India has emerged as a leading nation in disaster response, after having very swiftly directed its rescue efforts in q...
300 people died, 25 injured in Jammu and Kashmir floods in September 2014300 people have died and 25 suffered injuries in floods that battered the state last September, the Jammu and Kashmir government today said.
Global meet on climate change in Kerala in FebruaryNearly 500 scientists and policy makers, including 200 from abroad, would attend the three-day conference being hosted by KSCSTE from Febru...
- Aidmatrix receives award for maximum social impact
The award is recognition of the company's continuous efforts to provide innovative solutions with a focus on social impact
- India asks tourism industry to guard against economic recession and natural disasters
Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni on Friday said that to maintain high growth rate, tourism industry should guard itself against vol...
- Shivraj Patil asks industry to invest in research and development
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Thursday asked industry bodies to invest in the "important area" of research and development and work ...
- New norms to avert chemical disasters
Prevention and mitigation of chemical disasters will now not only be limited to strict regulation and safety audits of industries handling ...
- Disaster panel to look into medical readiness
The national Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will, next week, meet experts from different fields of medicine to draw up guidelines on ...