Karnataka techie who quit his job to build future in agriculture dies after being struck by lightning while visiting farmlandA 43-year-old IT professional from Karnataka tragically died after being struck by lightning while visiting farmland in Mysuru with his fam...
28 May, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Health services, medical education expansion to be driven by modern tech: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed health and medical education. He stressed improving treatment quality and expanding s...
26 May, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
50,000 residents evacuated as Southern California officials trying to prevent explosion or leak from damaged chemical tankA chemical tank in Garden Grove, California, is overheating and venting vapors. This has led to the evacuation of 50,000 residents due to f...
25 May, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and angerEbola treatment centers in eastern Congo are being attacked. This violence stems from deep-seated issues like rebel conflict and displaceme...
24 May, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Attacks on Ebola treatment centers are one of several problems affecting Congo's outbreak responseIn the Eastern Congo, a troubling surge of Ebola is compounded by deliberate attacks on medical facilities, igniting frustration among the ...
24 May, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah flags off 400 emergency response vehicles, 33 mobile forensic vans in Chhattisgarh to boost policingUnion Home Minister Amit Shah launched 400 ‘CG Dial 112’ emergency response vehicles and inaugurated 33 mobile forensic science labs across...
18 May, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 57: Forging firm that supplies Tata, M&M, JCB. Nobody talks about it enoughFor over four decades, one company has been making crankshafts quietly and precisely, supplying customers from Tata Motors to Liebherr to M...
06 May, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
DRDO chief inaugurates CBRN training lab in Delhi to tackle threats know what they areThe Defence Research and Development Organisation has opened a new Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear field training centre in ...
06 May, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Markets likely near bottom range; stay invested: Devina MehraDevina Mehra of First Global believes Indian equity markets are in a bottoming zone, advising investors to stay invested. She anticipates 2...
04 May, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Kumbh Mela 2027 gets approval for Rs 1,252 crore worth projects from Uttarakhand CM DhamiUttarakhand's Chief Minister has approved over Rs 1,252 crore for the upcoming Kumbh Mela in 2027. These funds will boost infrastructure, d...
01 May, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
NDRF teams arrive in Tripura with relief materials, disaster management equipment: CMTripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Thursday that National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, equipped with relief materials ...
22 Aug, 2024, 02.15 PM IST
Plea in SC seeks establishment of medical oxygen plants in all 738 districts using PM-CARES Fund"Direct (PM-CARES FUND) to first fund...for immediate procurement (by importing and/or otherwise) of (a) COVID-19 Vaccine; (b) oxygen plant...
15 May, 2021, 07.06 PM IST
Finance Commission starts looking into disaster management laws in view of pandemicIn an interim report submitted in February 2020, the commission had looked at how states could ensure that sufficient funds were kept aside...
10 Jul, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh to have State Disaster Response ForceChief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has given his nod for the creation of State Disaster Response Force to strengthen disaster management syst...
02 Sep, 2015, 05.06 PM IST
NDMA asks Punjab government to focus on preventive stepsNDMA has also underlined the need for strict adherence to National Building Code as it was found that unsafe buildings inflicted more causa...
06 Aug, 2015, 06.49 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir to have own disaster management planAfter the devastating floods last year, Jammu and Kashmir will soon have its own disaster management plan, which will be implemented after ...
12 Jan, 2015, 08.10 PM IST
District Disaster Management Authority to raise awareness on disasters among metro passengersDDMA has decided to create awareness among Delhi metro passengers, on prevention of disasters through displaying temporary informative stal...
05 Jan, 2015, 10.15 PM IST