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Chennai Corporation allocates Rs 100 cr for monsoon preparednessChennai Corporation has allocated Rs 100 crore for monsoon and El Nino preparedness. Officials are directed to complete all preparatory wor...- Ammonia gas leak: NDRF CBRN Special team deployed for rescue operations in TiruvallurAn ammonia gas leak was reported on Sunday at the St Peter's Paul Seafoods Exports facility located in Kannigaipair near Periyapalayam in T...
- Govt approves Rs 4,645 cr for various mitigation projects in 9 statesAmit Shah-led high-level committee approved disaster mitigation, recovery, and reconstruction projects worth Rs 4,645.60 crore across nine ...
- Centre released Rs 71,889 crore to states under various heads for FY 2024-25The central government has disbursed ₹71,889 crore to states for fiscal year 2024-25, based on the 15th Finance Commission's recommendation...
- PM Modi is distressed, personally overseeing response: Rajnath Singh during visit to cyclone Michaung-hit Tamil NaduDefence Minister Rajnath Singh, visiting cyclone-hit Tamil Nadu, conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's distress over the loss of lives, e...
- Centre approves 1st urban flood mitigation project of Rs 561.29 cr for Chennai Basin projectThe Central government has approved a Rs 561.29 crore urban flood mitigation project for the Chennai Basin. The project, aimed at making Ch...
- Why governments need a well-diversified financial system to deal effectively with natural disastersCountries must adopt a comprehensive risk management strategy to access resources from funding mechanisms to invest in response, recovery, ...
- 'Nuclear-Power states to follow strict protocol during emergency'Shah said: In the last nine years, the central govt and states have achieved a lot in this area. But we can't stay content because disaster...
- Amit Shah announces 3 major schemes worth Rs 8000 cr for disaster managementUnion Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday announced three major schemes worth over Rs 8,000 crore that would cover the modernisation of fire br...
- Cyclone Gaja: Tamil Nadu asks private employers in some districts to consider shuttering earlyCurrently moving in at 17 kmph towards Tamil Nadu, Gaja is expected to make landfall at Nagapattinam district between 8 pm and 11 pm on Thu...
- Chennai floods in December 2015 man-made, says CAG ReportOne of the key reservoirs storing water for the Chennai city, the Chembarambakkam reservoir was not operated on full capacity, said the rep...
- Disruption of TV signals, mobiles may help predict earthquakes (Comment)A moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Uttarakhand on the night of February 6. As usual, there was the news rush -- breaking news, special...
- IBM sets up emergency command centre for Tamil Nadu govtBased on IBM's cloud and analytics technologies and services, the centre will be located in Chennai. It has been funded through an IBM gran...
- IBM sets up emergency command centre for Tamil Nadu govtBased on IBM's cloud and analytics technologies and services, the centre will be located in Chennai. It has been funded through an IBM gran...
- Parliamentary panel rejects Home Secretary's contention on Chennai delugeThe panel said it does not quite accept the argument that since the rainfall was unprecedented and was more than the hundred years' average...
- Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi draws flak over Chennai flood commentThe committee in its report to Parliament on Friday said that “instead of putting the blame on the forces of nature“, the government should...
- Parliamentary Panel questions Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi's wisdomMehrishi had on an earlier occasion too run into trouble with the parliamentary committee on home affairs after he walked out of a January ...
- Centre reviews plan to tackle natural disastersThe home secretary took stock of the status of preparedness for southwest monsoon with the participating central agencies, states and UTs.
- Indian economy suffers $3 billion loss from recent floods-Aon BenfieldIndia suffered a $3 billion loss to its economy from severe rainfall and flooding in November and early December, reinsurance broker Aon Be...
- 38 Indian cities fall in moderate to high risk seismic zonesTop metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata fall under moderate to high risk seismic zones of the country, the National Disaster Man...
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