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India delivers aid to flood and earthquake-hit AfghanistanIndia has sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following devastating floods and earthquakes. The assistance includes essential relief mater...
Centre approves Rs 1,912.99 crore additional disaster aid for 5 states, J-KThe central government has taken swift action by approving over Rs 1,900 crore in emergency funds for regions grappling with the aftermath ...
Beijing floods leave 44 dead, nine missing: City officials admit failures as over 80,000 evacuatedRecord-breaking rainfall in Beijing has led to devastating floods, resulting in 44 deaths and nine missing. Over 80,000 residents have been...
Trump administration scraps plan to abolish FEMA, Washington Post reportsThe Trump administration has reportedly stepped back from plans to abolish FEMA, opting for a "rebranding" that emphasizes state leadership...
Pakistan declares state of emergency in southwest as lightning, rains kill 4949 people died in Pakistan due to lightning and heavy rains, affecting Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Baluchistan provinces. Relief aid wa...
Air force conducts disaster relief operations in SikkimThe Indian Air Force has begun providing aid to the Sikkim region, which has been devastated by flash floods in the Teesta River. So far, 3...
Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missingShafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the State Ministry for Disaster Management, said a total of 31 people had been killed nationwide in floods...
"Super floods" in Pakistan impacted 16 million children: UnicefThe situation is extremely grim in flood-hit areas with malnourished children battling diarrhoea, dengue fever, and several painful skin di...
'Third' of Pakistan under water as flood aid efforts gather paceThe disaster could not have come at a worse time for Pakistan, where the economy is in free fall. The government has declared an emergency ...
Disasters can have prolonged impact on mental health. An inquiry into the after-effects of calamityResearch usually finds about two-thirds of people affected by natural disasters, health crises, and terrorist attacks show resilience.
BIMSTEC nations stood by each other in trying times, says Defence Minister Rajnath SinghThe exercise aims to foster jointness and develop capabilities in disaster management aspects for the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for...
IIT-Kharagpur develops tech to filter fake news about disastersThe IIT-Kharagpur has come up with a solution that uses AI to extract information from social media platforms.
Centre’s view is very unsympathetic: Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac"We asked for Rs 2,000 crore from the Centre. They gave Rs 600 crore," Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac told ET in an interview.
No aid policy: How India changed from taker to donorIn 2013 India made it clear to both the US and Japan, which offered $200,000 towards Uttarakhand relief, that it will not accept the aid an...
Declare financial aid for Kerala: NCP, Congress to Devendra FadnavisAs per information from the control room of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, since August 8, 194 people have lost their live...
LIC eases claim settlement norms for Tamil Nadu customersLIC has eased the procedure for settlement of claims on the lives of flood victims who are policyholders, the insurer said in a statement.
- World cannot pay for Pakistan flood disaster: US envoy
The outside world cannot foot the entire bill for Pakistan's recovery from devastating floods and the Pakistani government must do more, US...
- UN gathers pledges for $2 bn Pakistan appeal
The United Nations gathered new aid pledges for the Pakistan flood disaster on Sunday after making a record $2 billion appeal to feed milli...
- EU boosts flood aid to Pakistan to 70 mn euros
European Union nearly doubled its aid to flood-stricken Pakistan to 70 mn euros and announced a trip by its top aid official after calls fo...
- ArcelorMittal offers aid to flood-hit Bihar
World's largest steel producer ArcelorMittal on Wednesday said that it is partnering with various state agencies to provide relief material...