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DDMA meeting: Delhi LG Sandhu asks to explore inducting ex-Agniveers to strengthen fire deptDelhi Fire Services may soon recruit former Agniveers to fill staff vacancies. This suggestion came during a Delhi Disaster Management Auth...- Amit Shah pushes early warning systems for high-risk Himalayan lakesUnion Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the nation's readiness for floods and heat waves. He emphasized developing early warning systems for...
- NDMC has a robotic plan to save Delhi from waterlogging this rainy seasonThe New Delhi Municipal Council has launched a technology-driven Monsoon Action Plan 2026. This initiative aims to significantly reduce wat...
- India faces no immediate public health threat from hantavirus: NIV chiefTwo Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have reportedly contracted hantavirus. Indian health officials assure the public that these cases...
- Odisha to distribute nearly 80,000 smartphones to anganwadi workersOdisha government is set to distribute smartphones to anganwadi workers for better monitoring. A new scheme will boost the handloom sector....
- Surging Yamuna inundates low-lying areas in Delhi; thousands moved to relief campsThe Yamuna river overflowed, flooding Delhi's low-lying areas. Residents were forced to evacuate to relief camps. The government implemente...
- Delhi on flood alert: Will the national capital see a return of 2023 havoc?Delhi braces for potential Yamuna flooding as river levels rise, prompting evacuations and raising concerns about preparedness. While offic...
- Severe flooding hits Kerala and Assam due to two cyclonic systems: CWCSevere flooding in Kerala and Assam due to cyclonic systems. Central Water Commission advises monitoring and preparedness. India Meteorolog...
- CM Kejriwal-led flood control committee failed to meet in last two years: SourcesAccording to Raj Niwas sources, the Apex Committee for flood control, chaired by CM Arvind Kejriwal, failed to hold mandatory meetings for ...
- India must invest more in flood warning systems: ReportIndia's flood early warning systems (EWSs) only cover a third of people exposed to extreme flood events, according to a report by the Counc...
- PM Modi holds meeting with CMs of six states to review flood situationThe states that attended the meeting to review their preparedness to deal with the south-west monsoon and current flood situation in the co...
- 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.
- Infra developers like Cognizant, TCS, Infosys, take lessons from Chennai FloodsIT parks such as Olympia Tech Park and DLF IT Park, considered the worst-hit among technology parks, have begun to prepare for another unde...
- WHO seeks investment in emergency preparedness measuresWHO also urged the countries to scale-up their emergency management capabilities, expedite efforts to prepare for epidemics and make health...
- MP train tragedy: Water gushed at 36 ft high breaching tracks, claims railwaysRailways claimed that the twin train tragedy could not have been averted despite the monsoon preparedness and described the mishap as one o...
- Welcome rains, save water: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal"Citizens and (government) agencies should welcome rains, rather than having any fear of the rains," Kejriwal said at a meeting to take sto...
- 'Unprecedented rains, unplanned urbanisation behind Jammu and Kashmir floods'Unprecedented rainfall, unplanned urbanisation and lack of preparedness are the basic reasons behind the floods which have devastated Jammu...
- Election Commission puts off poll preparedness review visit to Jammu and KashmirThe EC today put off its proposed visit to Jammu and Kashmir for review of election preparedness following the flood situation in the state.
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stresses on improvement of disaster management capabilitiesCiting recent natural disasters in Uttarakhand, Odisha and AP, PM Manmohan Singh pressed for urgent steps to strengthen early warning syste...
- CAG orders audit of flood control, drainage system in DelhiCAG Shashi Kant Sharma has ordered audit of the flood control measures and the drainage system in the capital on priority basis.
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