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Earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan, kills at least 600 people
The quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of...
MHA forms teams to aid Himachal, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Punjab in flood relief
These central teams will visit the flood and landslide-affected...
Govt must provide additional disaster management funds to states without discrimination: Kharge
"The country is grappling with climate change, where floods, heavy rainfall, cloudburst and drought-like emergent situations have occurred in many states. For this, we will have to take steps by adopting a scientific approach, with the participation of all, by making...
Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 tabled in Lok Sabha
The bill is aimed to strengthen the efficient working of the National Disaster Management Authority and the State Disaster Management Authorities and has provisions for the constitution of Urban Disaster Management Authority for state capital and large cities having...
Cloudburst in Shimla: Malana Hydropower project on Parvati River bursts, 36 missing
No loss of life has been reported in the Kullu and Mandi districts so far. Heavy damage to public and private property was reported on Thursday owing to the downpour that triggered a flash flood downstream in the Beas River from Palchan to Patlikuhal in Himachal...
Centre alerted Kerala govt on July 23, Amit Shah tells RS on Wayanad disaster
Union Home Minister Amit Shah "Everyone is questioning the government, but I would like to ask what did the Kerala government do. It was a vulnerable situation, but why the people were not shifted to safer places? They were only shifted after the disaster," said HM...
Cloudburst damages shops, houses in Himachal’s Parvati Valley
The cloudburst triggered flash floods and caused damage to public and private properties, a resident said Manali: Several shops, houses, and a bridge were damaged in popular trekking destination Tosh in Himachal Pradesh's Parvati Valley after a cloudburst on early...
Two killed 20 injured as 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai Mail derail in Jharkhand
"Two persons were killed and 20 injured as 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed near Barabamboo. Rescue operations are on and an NDRF team is rushing to the spot," DC West Singhbhum Kuldeep Chaudhary, who is camping at the accident site, told PTI....
Wayanad landslides: Death toll rises to 120
Kerala Chief Secretary V. Venu told local media, "Around 2 a.m., landslides took place at least two to three times. At this point, few affected areas are cut off. The weather is also adverse for NDRF teams to go to some of these affected areas. Everyone is on alert....
Uttarakhand CM calls for policies specific to Himalyan state’s needs
Pushkar Singh Dhami,Chief Minister,Uttarakhand The CM said that there was a pressing need to work on water conservation and increasing the ground water given the drinking water crisis in many cities. A Spring and River Rejuvenation Authority has been formed in...
Global IT outage: Enhancing cyber resilience
The incident highlights the need to shift our perception of cybersecurity from a mere IT issue to the broader concept of cyber resilience as an integral part of business resilience. In the face of a cyberattack, businesses should be able to recover fast from an...
Budget 2024: FM assures financial support for flood mitigation, irrigation projects
Assam, which grapples with annual floods caused by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries originating outside India, will also receive assistance for flood management and related projects, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala...