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"World Must Prepare For Climate Calamity": UN Chief
The world is nowhere near ready for the "calamity" being caused by climate change and must urgently prepare for even worse in the future, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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'Tsunami Basant', 20-Year-Old Giraffe, Dies At Hyderabad's Nehru Zoo Park
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 at Delhi's National Zoological Park and was brought to Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.
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Will Give Funds After Central Teams Visit Rain-hit Telangana: Union Minister
Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday indicated that the floods in Telangana cannot be declared as "national calamity" as sought by the state government even as he said the Centre would extend all possible help to the state.
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NDTV Ground Report: In Flood-Hit Thoothukudi, Entire Village Washed Away
NDTV visits the devastated Sri Parangusanallur in the Srivaikuntam taluk of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district to assess the impact of the floods.
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20,000 Still Stranded In Tamil Nadu Floods, Army Joins Rescue Ops
In the wake of unprecedented floods ravaging southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have joined hands to undertake rescue operations.
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Video: Pregnant Woman, Infant Rescued By Chopper From Tamil Nadu Floods
A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters today and taken to safety in Madurai.
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Declare Himachal Rain Calamity A "National Disaster": Sukhvinder Sukhu
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that there has been huge devastation in the state due to heavy rain and flood.
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"Congress Will Try To Raise Himachal Crisis In Special Session": Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said Mandi MP Pratibha Singh would raise in the special session of Parliament the demand for declaring the recent calamity in Himachal Pradesh a 'national disaster'.
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Priyanka Gandhi Visits Rain-Hit Himachal, Asks Centre To Declare 'National Disaster'
Urging the Centre to rise above "party politics", Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday demanded that the recent calamity in Himachal Pradesh due to heavy monsoon rains be declared a 'national disaster'.
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ISRO Chief Asks NIT Karnataka Graduates To Respond To Global Challenges
Speaking during 19th convocation of NIT Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal virtually on Saturday, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said the world is facing the challenges of climate change and natural calamities which may alter the face of earth in the future, which in turn will impact our lives.
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BJP Heavyweights Absent During Calamities: Mamata Banerjee's Nephew
Taking a swipe at BJP heavyweights from Delhi who had visited homes of the poor in West Bengal during the assembly polls, TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said they are conspicuous by their absence when calamities strike
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"Quit Food If Inflation National Calamity", Says BJP MLA, Then Clarifies
BJP MLA in Chhattisgarh and former state minister Brijmohan Agrawal has stoked a controversy as he said that those who call inflation a national calamity should stop eating food and using petrol.
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Declare Covid A National Calamity: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut Tells Centre
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has been continuously requesting the central government to declare COVID-19 pandemic a "national calamity".
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Centre Approves Rs 4,382 Crore As Natural Disaster Assistance To 6 States
A high-level committee of the Union Home Ministry on Friday approved Rs 4,381.88 crores for relief and assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to six states after recent natural calamities caused widespread devastation.
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World Calamity Control Day 2020: Theme, History And Objective
UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction: It is observed every year on October 13. The focus of World Calamity Control Day this year, amid the pandemic, is "all about governance", according to United Nations. Strategies and quick response at the local and national level is of prime importance in saving lives and properties.
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"World Must Prepare For Climate Calamity": UN Chief
The world is nowhere near ready for the "calamity" being caused by climate change and must urgently prepare for even worse in the future, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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'Tsunami Basant', 20-Year-Old Giraffe, Dies At Hyderabad's Nehru Zoo Park
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 at Delhi's National Zoological Park and was brought to Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.
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Will Give Funds After Central Teams Visit Rain-hit Telangana: Union Minister
Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday indicated that the floods in Telangana cannot be declared as "national calamity" as sought by the state government even as he said the Centre would extend all possible help to the state.
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NDTV Ground Report: In Flood-Hit Thoothukudi, Entire Village Washed Away
NDTV visits the devastated Sri Parangusanallur in the Srivaikuntam taluk of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district to assess the impact of the floods.
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20,000 Still Stranded In Tamil Nadu Floods, Army Joins Rescue Ops
In the wake of unprecedented floods ravaging southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have joined hands to undertake rescue operations.
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Video: Pregnant Woman, Infant Rescued By Chopper From Tamil Nadu Floods
A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters today and taken to safety in Madurai.
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Declare Himachal Rain Calamity A "National Disaster": Sukhvinder Sukhu
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that there has been huge devastation in the state due to heavy rain and flood.
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"Congress Will Try To Raise Himachal Crisis In Special Session": Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said Mandi MP Pratibha Singh would raise in the special session of Parliament the demand for declaring the recent calamity in Himachal Pradesh a 'national disaster'.
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Priyanka Gandhi Visits Rain-Hit Himachal, Asks Centre To Declare 'National Disaster'
Urging the Centre to rise above "party politics", Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday demanded that the recent calamity in Himachal Pradesh due to heavy monsoon rains be declared a 'national disaster'.
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ISRO Chief Asks NIT Karnataka Graduates To Respond To Global Challenges
Speaking during 19th convocation of NIT Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal virtually on Saturday, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said the world is facing the challenges of climate change and natural calamities which may alter the face of earth in the future, which in turn will impact our lives.
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BJP Heavyweights Absent During Calamities: Mamata Banerjee's Nephew
Taking a swipe at BJP heavyweights from Delhi who had visited homes of the poor in West Bengal during the assembly polls, TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said they are conspicuous by their absence when calamities strike
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"Quit Food If Inflation National Calamity", Says BJP MLA, Then Clarifies
BJP MLA in Chhattisgarh and former state minister Brijmohan Agrawal has stoked a controversy as he said that those who call inflation a national calamity should stop eating food and using petrol.
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Declare Covid A National Calamity: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut Tells Centre
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has been continuously requesting the central government to declare COVID-19 pandemic a "national calamity".
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Centre Approves Rs 4,382 Crore As Natural Disaster Assistance To 6 States
A high-level committee of the Union Home Ministry on Friday approved Rs 4,381.88 crores for relief and assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to six states after recent natural calamities caused widespread devastation.
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World Calamity Control Day 2020: Theme, History And Objective
UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction: It is observed every year on October 13. The focus of World Calamity Control Day this year, amid the pandemic, is "all about governance", according to United Nations. Strategies and quick response at the local and national level is of prime importance in saving lives and properties.
