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All About HYDRA, Body Behind Nagarjuna's Convention Centre Demolition
HYDRA is a unified body created by the Telangana government in July to manage disaster response and protect public assets within the Telangana Core Urban Region.
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Karnataka Approaches Supreme Court Over Funds For Drought Management
The Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to release financial assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state for drought management.
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Delhi Reveals Heat Action Plan: No Schools In Afternoon, Curb On Non-Essential Water Use
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.
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Amit Shah Praises Naveen Patnaik For Containing Naxal Violence In Odisha
Stating that natural disaster is a major problem in Odisha, Amit Shah said, "I would like to again thank Naveen ji for helping the Centre by implementing all the disaster management initiatives in the state."
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State-Of-The-Art Police Command Centre Comes Up In Hyderabad
A state-of-the-art command and control centre termed "Police Towers" - a nerve centre for operations and disaster management - was inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao today.
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Court Seeks Centre's Response To Compensation Plea For Death By Covid
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the centre and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on a woman's plea seeking ex-gratia for her mother's death due to COVID-19.
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Have Directed States, UTs To Ensure Strict Compliance With Covid Directives: Centre To High Court
The central government has informed the Delhi High Court that it has asked all states and Union territories (UT) to ensure strict compliance with the national directives for COVID-19 management and take necessary measures under the Disaster Manageme
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Centre Has 6 Weeks To Frame Rules For Compensation For Covid Victims
Guidelines for compensation to families of COVID-19 victims - including amount of compensation - should be framed by the NDMA, or National Disaster Management Authority, within six weeks, the Supreme Court told the centre on Wednesday.
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IPU Launches 'First-Of-Its-Kind' Course In Fire And Safety Audit To Train Firefighting Professionals
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on December 3, 2020, inaugurated a "first-of-its-kind of course in India", a post-graduate diploma in Fire and Safety Audit which will be offered by the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)'s Centre for Disaster Management Studies.
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Crucial Meeting On Resuming Delhi Metro, Other Activities Likely On Wednesday
A crucial meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is likely to take place on Wednesday to discuss reopening of Metro train services and other activities permitted under the Centre's ''Unlock 4'' guidelines, officials said.
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Disaster Management Fund Doesn't Bar Creation Of PM Cares Fund: Centre In Top Court
The Centre justified the creation of PM Cares Fund before the Supreme Court on Thursday and said that mere existence of a statutory fund under the Disaster Management Act (DMA) would not prohibit the setting up of a different one which provides for voluntary donations.
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Employers Claiming Incapacity To Pay Must Show Balance Sheet In Court: Centre To Supreme Court
The Centre has justified in the Supreme Court its March 29 direction asking private establishments to pay full wages to workers during the COVID-19 lockdown and said that employers claiming incapacity in paying salaries must be directed to furnish their audited balance sheets and accounts in the court.
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Formulate A National Plan To Handle COVID-19 Crisis: Congress To Centre
The Congress on Saturday urged the government to formulate a national plan for handling the coronavirus crisis under the Disaster Management Act.
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Centre To Give Rs 11,092 Crore To States To Fight COVID-19
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday approved the release of Rs 11,092 crore to all states under the State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) for setting up quarantine facilities and arranging other facilities for checking the spread of coronavirus.
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11 Empowered Groups Formed To Deal With COVID-19
The Centre today set up 11 empowered groups for ensuring a comprehensive and integrated response to COVID-19, which has infected more than 1000 people in the country and killed more than 25 people. The groups - set up under the Disaster Management Act - are expected to set things back on track after the lockdown period ends, government sources said...
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All About HYDRA, Body Behind Nagarjuna's Convention Centre Demolition
HYDRA is a unified body created by the Telangana government in July to manage disaster response and protect public assets within the Telangana Core Urban Region.
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Karnataka Approaches Supreme Court Over Funds For Drought Management
The Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to release financial assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state for drought management.
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Delhi Reveals Heat Action Plan: No Schools In Afternoon, Curb On Non-Essential Water Use
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.
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Amit Shah Praises Naveen Patnaik For Containing Naxal Violence In Odisha
Stating that natural disaster is a major problem in Odisha, Amit Shah said, "I would like to again thank Naveen ji for helping the Centre by implementing all the disaster management initiatives in the state."
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State-Of-The-Art Police Command Centre Comes Up In Hyderabad
A state-of-the-art command and control centre termed "Police Towers" - a nerve centre for operations and disaster management - was inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao today.
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Court Seeks Centre's Response To Compensation Plea For Death By Covid
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the centre and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on a woman's plea seeking ex-gratia for her mother's death due to COVID-19.
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Have Directed States, UTs To Ensure Strict Compliance With Covid Directives: Centre To High Court
The central government has informed the Delhi High Court that it has asked all states and Union territories (UT) to ensure strict compliance with the national directives for COVID-19 management and take necessary measures under the Disaster Manageme
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Centre Has 6 Weeks To Frame Rules For Compensation For Covid Victims
Guidelines for compensation to families of COVID-19 victims - including amount of compensation - should be framed by the NDMA, or National Disaster Management Authority, within six weeks, the Supreme Court told the centre on Wednesday.
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IPU Launches 'First-Of-Its-Kind' Course In Fire And Safety Audit To Train Firefighting Professionals
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on December 3, 2020, inaugurated a "first-of-its-kind of course in India", a post-graduate diploma in Fire and Safety Audit which will be offered by the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)'s Centre for Disaster Management Studies.
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Crucial Meeting On Resuming Delhi Metro, Other Activities Likely On Wednesday
A crucial meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is likely to take place on Wednesday to discuss reopening of Metro train services and other activities permitted under the Centre's ''Unlock 4'' guidelines, officials said.
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Disaster Management Fund Doesn't Bar Creation Of PM Cares Fund: Centre In Top Court
The Centre justified the creation of PM Cares Fund before the Supreme Court on Thursday and said that mere existence of a statutory fund under the Disaster Management Act (DMA) would not prohibit the setting up of a different one which provides for voluntary donations.
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Employers Claiming Incapacity To Pay Must Show Balance Sheet In Court: Centre To Supreme Court
The Centre has justified in the Supreme Court its March 29 direction asking private establishments to pay full wages to workers during the COVID-19 lockdown and said that employers claiming incapacity in paying salaries must be directed to furnish their audited balance sheets and accounts in the court.
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Formulate A National Plan To Handle COVID-19 Crisis: Congress To Centre
The Congress on Saturday urged the government to formulate a national plan for handling the coronavirus crisis under the Disaster Management Act.
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Centre To Give Rs 11,092 Crore To States To Fight COVID-19
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday approved the release of Rs 11,092 crore to all states under the State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) for setting up quarantine facilities and arranging other facilities for checking the spread of coronavirus.
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11 Empowered Groups Formed To Deal With COVID-19
The Centre today set up 11 empowered groups for ensuring a comprehensive and integrated response to COVID-19, which has infected more than 1000 people in the country and killed more than 25 people. The groups - set up under the Disaster Management Act - are expected to set things back on track after the lockdown period ends, government sources said...
