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Delta Air Lines offer $30,000 to each passenger for Toronto disaster
Carriers in the past have made similar payments, such as $5,000 to...
India sixth-most severely-affected country by extreme weather from 1993 to 2022: Report
India experienced more than 400 extreme weather events in the three...
Cyclone Biparjoy: Flood-like situation in 3 Rajasthan districts, 59 people rescued
Police said four people, including a woman, were killed in two separate rain-related incidents in Barmer and Rajsamand districts. Jaipur: Fifty-nine people were rescued on Sunday from Rajasthan’s Jalore, Sirohi and Barmer districts which are facing a flood-like...
LIC announces relaxations for victims of Cyclone Biparjoy
LIC in a statement said it is reaching out to the affected people to provide assistance although the loss of lives has been minimal. LIC has also created a portal link for the online submission of claims arising due to Biparjoy Cyclone New Delhi: Following insurance...
Ensure availability of critical health services in flood-affected Assam: Mandaviya to officials
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya directed them to prepare an online database listing all the important information such as availability of beds, oxygen and other health facilities to ensure efficient management of any health emergency New Delhi/Guwahati: Union...
Cyclone Biparjoy: No lives lost after landfall, says NDRF
"Twenty-four animals have died and 23 people have been injured. Electricity supply has been interrupted in about a thousand villages. 800 trees have fallen. It is not raining heavily anywhere except Rajkot," the NDRF DG Karwal said. NEW DELHI: National Disaster...
IRDAI asks insurers to put up special measures for any cyclone Biparjoy claims
It needs to be ensured that all claims are surveyed immediately and claim payments/ on account payments are disbursed at the earliest and in any case not exceeding the stipulated timeline Hyderabad: Insurance regulator IRDAI has asked the chiefs of all general...
Phailin to Amphan A look at deadliest cyclones that hit India in last 10 years
India, with a total coastal area of 7,516 km, is exposed to around 8 per cent of the world's tropical cyclones. Nearly 32 crore people in 9 coastal states -- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal on the east coast and Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa...
Sitharaman chairs meeting of banks, insurance firms; reviews preparedness for cyclone ‘Biparjoy’
Niramala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister ''MDs from the banks & insurance companies provided a detailed update on the precautionary measures for the #CycloneBiparjoy. During the meeting, Smt @nsitharaman stated that all Disaster Management protocols should be...
Amit Shah announces disaster management schemes worth Rs 8,000 crore
Amit Shah,Union Home Minister "A total of Rs 5,000 crore project to expand and modernize fire services in states, Rs 2,500 crore project for the seven most populous metros - Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune - to reduce the risk of...
Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ may cause extensive damage, Reliance suspends Sikka diesel exports
Cyclone 'Biparjoy' may cause extensive damage and it is likely to impact Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka, and Jamnagar districts of Gujarat the most, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday Reliance said in a letter sent to traders that it had declared a...
Gujarat braces for Cyclone Biparjoy; landfall likely on June 15, 7,500 moved to safety
Two of India biggest ports - Mundra and Kandla - are in the Gulf of Kutch, while the Jamnagar refinery, the world's biggest oil refinery complex owned by Reliance Industries, is based in Saurashtra Ahmedabad: A storm off India's west coast has strengthened to become a...