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Maha: Heavy rains pound parts of Nagpur, over 14,000 evacuated

More than 14,000 people were evacuated after torrential rains over the past two days triggered flooding in several tehsils of Nagpur district of Maharashtra

1 min read30 Aug 2020
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Top court rejects plea to transfer funds from PM CARES to NDRF

Donations to both funds are voluntary, and the Centre is at liberty to transfer the money if it wants, SC said

1 min read19 Aug 2020
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Supreme Court refuses to direct transfer of contributions made to PM CARES to NDRF

The Centre had on March 28 set up the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) FundThe prime minister is the ex-officio chairman of the fund and the ministers of defence, home and finance are its ex-officio trustees

1 min read18 Aug 2020
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Covid-19: 50 NDRF personnel who worked during Cyclone Amphan test positive

The officials added more than 170 NDRF personnel were tested for Covid-19 on their return to Cuttack from West Bengal after cyclone restoration workThe personnel were tested on the basis of contact tracing after one of them deployed in West Bengal was found infected a few days ago

1 min read8 Jun 2020
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10 NDRF teams deployed as cyclone Nisarga approaches Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray

Owing to the cyclone, an alert has been issued for Mumbai city and suburbs, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districtsMumbai police have also issued an order prohibiting the visit or assembly of people along the coast, like beaches, promenades, parks etc.

2 min read2 Jun 2020
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’Amphan’ will be extremely severe cyclonic storm when it makes landfall tomorrow

A total of 41 NDRF teams, including reserves, are deployed in Odisha and West Bengal, says NDRF DG S.N. PradhanThis is second disaster coming as we are already fighting COVID-19; this requires continuous monitoring, says Pradhan

1 min read19 May 2020
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NDRF gearing up to deal with dual challenge of cyclone, covid-19

Sanitisers and preventive medicine have also been given to the forces as the country will face a ’dual challenge’ with the ongoing pandemic and the cycloneThe super cyclone is currently moving northwards with a speed of seven km per hour during past six hours

1 min read19 May 2020
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NHRC notice to Andhra Pradesh govt, Centre over gas leak incident in Vizag

An evacuation drive has reportedly been started by the police authorities and the District Collector is monitoring the situationA notice has also been issued to the Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh to inform within four weeks about registration of FIRs in the matter

2 min read7 May 2020
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Blaze in building kills 43 in Delhi, puts focus on lack of fire safety

The blaze was caused by a short circuit, killing labourers asleep inside the factory operating from the buildingThe blaze, one of the worst fire tragedies to have struck Delhi, trains the spotlight firmly on the casual manner in which owners treat building and fire safety norms

1 min read8 Dec 2019
Money

Opinion | It’s important to be prepared for natural disasters

Insurers and re-insurers need to team up with governments, community and tech entities

3 min read13 Oct 2019
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