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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka To Visit Landslide-Hit Wayanad On Thursday: Report
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit landslides-hit Wayanad on Thursday and meet several families affected by the natural calamity, sources said.
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Central Team To Visit Flood-Hit Sikkim On Sunday To Assess Damage
An inter-ministerial central team will visit flood-ravaged Sikkim from Sunday to assess the damage due to the natural calamity, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra said.
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India Braces For More Rain After Floods, Lightning Kill 2,000
Parts of India are bracing for more torrential rain, raising the risk of further causalities after natural calamities such as floods and lightning killed 2,000 people during the current monsoon season.
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After Rain Fury In Himachal, Uttarakhand, Centre Planning Concrete Roads
The government is planning to build concrete roads in areas prone to natural calamities after several highways across the country were badly damaged because of heavy rain and cloudbursts.
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Orange Alert Issued For Heavy Rain In Karnataka's Coastal, Malnad Region
The Indian Meteorological department today issued an orange alert for all the coastal districts and Malnad region in Karnataka, predicting heavy rains in the next 24 hours.
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Meet Biparjoy, Gujarat's One-Month-Old Girl Named After Cyclone
In keeping with the bizarre trend of naming children after natural calamities, a Gujarat woman has decided to name her one-month-old daughter 'Biparjoy' after the cyclone approaching the western coast.
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RBI Working On Payment System For Critical Transactions During Catastrophic Events
Reserve Bank of India is working on a light weight and portable payment system, a "bunker equivalent in payment systems", that can be used for critical transactions during catastrophic events like natural calamities and war.
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10% Of Crop Damage Compensation Will Go To Farm Labourers: Punjab Chief Minister
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said 10 per cent of the total compensation for crop damage due to any natural calamity will now go to farm labourers in the state.
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Over 6.5 Lakh Pregnant Women In Dire Need Of Care In Flood-Hit Pakistan: UN Agency
At least 6,50,000 pregnant women in the flood-hit regions of Pakistan urgently need care to deal with the unprecedented natural calamity that has left more than 1,100 persons dead and affected over 33 million others.
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59 Million Displaced Globally, Conflicts And Calamities To Blame: Report
Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said Thursday.
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Watch: Storm Blows Off Metal Roof. Narrow Escape For Passing Car
The viral video was shot during a storm in Australia
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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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Urban InVEST Is a Free, Open-Source Software That Can Help Design Sustainable Cities: All the Details
Urban InVEST, a new software developed by Stanford Natural Capital Project, could help city planners and developers visualise the areas where investment in nature — including parks and marshlands — is needed. Urban InVEST aids in designing cities, helping nature and the people by protecting them from calamities such as floods and improving thei...
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"Covid May Be Declared Natural Calamity," Uddhav Thackeray Suggests To PM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray - scrambling to contain a renewed wave of Covid infections in his state - wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to ask for financial relief for those who hardest hit by the pandemic
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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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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka To Visit Landslide-Hit Wayanad On Thursday: Report
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit landslides-hit Wayanad on Thursday and meet several families affected by the natural calamity, sources said.
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Central Team To Visit Flood-Hit Sikkim On Sunday To Assess Damage
An inter-ministerial central team will visit flood-ravaged Sikkim from Sunday to assess the damage due to the natural calamity, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra said.
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India Braces For More Rain After Floods, Lightning Kill 2,000
Parts of India are bracing for more torrential rain, raising the risk of further causalities after natural calamities such as floods and lightning killed 2,000 people during the current monsoon season.
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After Rain Fury In Himachal, Uttarakhand, Centre Planning Concrete Roads
The government is planning to build concrete roads in areas prone to natural calamities after several highways across the country were badly damaged because of heavy rain and cloudbursts.
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Orange Alert Issued For Heavy Rain In Karnataka's Coastal, Malnad Region
The Indian Meteorological department today issued an orange alert for all the coastal districts and Malnad region in Karnataka, predicting heavy rains in the next 24 hours.
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Meet Biparjoy, Gujarat's One-Month-Old Girl Named After Cyclone
In keeping with the bizarre trend of naming children after natural calamities, a Gujarat woman has decided to name her one-month-old daughter 'Biparjoy' after the cyclone approaching the western coast.
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RBI Working On Payment System For Critical Transactions During Catastrophic Events
Reserve Bank of India is working on a light weight and portable payment system, a "bunker equivalent in payment systems", that can be used for critical transactions during catastrophic events like natural calamities and war.
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10% Of Crop Damage Compensation Will Go To Farm Labourers: Punjab Chief Minister
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said 10 per cent of the total compensation for crop damage due to any natural calamity will now go to farm labourers in the state.
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Over 6.5 Lakh Pregnant Women In Dire Need Of Care In Flood-Hit Pakistan: UN Agency
At least 6,50,000 pregnant women in the flood-hit regions of Pakistan urgently need care to deal with the unprecedented natural calamity that has left more than 1,100 persons dead and affected over 33 million others.
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59 Million Displaced Globally, Conflicts And Calamities To Blame: Report
Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said Thursday.
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Watch: Storm Blows Off Metal Roof. Narrow Escape For Passing Car
The viral video was shot during a storm in Australia
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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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Urban InVEST Is a Free, Open-Source Software That Can Help Design Sustainable Cities: All the Details
Urban InVEST, a new software developed by Stanford Natural Capital Project, could help city planners and developers visualise the areas where investment in nature — including parks and marshlands — is needed. Urban InVEST aids in designing cities, helping nature and the people by protecting them from calamities such as floods and improving thei...
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"Covid May Be Declared Natural Calamity," Uddhav Thackeray Suggests To PM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray - scrambling to contain a renewed wave of Covid infections in his state - wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to ask for financial relief for those who hardest hit by the pandemic
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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.
