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Rescue Teams At Odisha Train Crash Site, Ops To Last 3 More Hours: Official
Odisha Train Accident: Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force have reached the site of the train accident in Odisha where a passenger train collided with the derailed coaches of another.
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Delhi Civic Body Sets Up Rapid Response Team To Combat Dengue
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi today said a "rapid response team" has been formed and inter-sectoral meetings are being held with various stakeholders to keep the spread of dengue in check.
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Scientists Are Developing Portable Technology to Test Foodborne Viruses Like Noroviruses, Mycotoxins
Team of international researchers from the US and the UK have are working actively to develop portable, rapid biosensors capable of detecting noroviruses and mycotoxins in foods and agricultural products. Noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne illness globally and are highly contagious, while mycotoxins are produced by fungi that can grow i...
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Central Police Force Creates Specialised Teams For Disaster Response
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has created an exclusive team of about 1,800 personnel within its special anti-riots wing Rapid Action Force (RAF) to act as responders against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) attacks.
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Delhi Civic Body Forms Rapid Response Team After Bird Flu Confirmed
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday formed a rapid response team to conduct field inspection for examining various birds in its areas in the wake of a bird flu outbreak in the national capital.
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JLR Offers A Land Rover Discovery Sport To Rapid Response For Disaster Relief
Jaguar Land Rover India today announced offering a Land Rover Discovery Sport to Rapid Response, a non-profit organisation (NGO) that specialises in disaster management and relief this monsoon. The Discovery Sport given to Rapid Response is a specially prepared vehicle that has been equipped with features like - a luggage carrier, luggage partition...
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5-Foot Snake "Chills" In Delhi Assembly, Rescued From Air Cooler
A five-foot snake was rescued from the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday. Staff members found a royal snake (or spalerosophis atriceps) coiled up inside an air cooler in the library block and immediately called conservation NGO Wildlife SOS for help. The organisation's Rapid Response Unit rescued the snake. This is the second royal snake to be rescued by...
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Kumbh Mela: Second 'Shahi Snaan' Tomorrow
Nashik city and Trimbakeshwar have geared up for the second 'shahi snaan' (holy bath) in river Godavari tomorrow during the ongoing Kumbh Mela.
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African Union Seeks India's Support on Ebola
In a bid to fight the rapid spread of the Ebola virus disease, the African Union Support to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA), a team formed for emergency response on Ebola that is under the African Union Commission (AUC) Social Affairs, has urged the Indian government to lend support with medical human resources.
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Kerala Government Sets Up Rapid Response Teams to Counter Wild Elephants
In the wake of increasing incidents of wild elephants straying into human settlements in forest fringe areas, Kerala government has set up eight Rapid Response Teams (RST) to undertake urgent steps to check the menace.
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Rescue Teams At Odisha Train Crash Site, Ops To Last 3 More Hours: Official
Odisha Train Accident: Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force have reached the site of the train accident in Odisha where a passenger train collided with the derailed coaches of another.
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Delhi Civic Body Sets Up Rapid Response Team To Combat Dengue
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi today said a "rapid response team" has been formed and inter-sectoral meetings are being held with various stakeholders to keep the spread of dengue in check.
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Scientists Are Developing Portable Technology to Test Foodborne Viruses Like Noroviruses, Mycotoxins
Team of international researchers from the US and the UK have are working actively to develop portable, rapid biosensors capable of detecting noroviruses and mycotoxins in foods and agricultural products. Noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne illness globally and are highly contagious, while mycotoxins are produced by fungi that can grow i...
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Central Police Force Creates Specialised Teams For Disaster Response
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has created an exclusive team of about 1,800 personnel within its special anti-riots wing Rapid Action Force (RAF) to act as responders against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) attacks.
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Delhi Civic Body Forms Rapid Response Team After Bird Flu Confirmed
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday formed a rapid response team to conduct field inspection for examining various birds in its areas in the wake of a bird flu outbreak in the national capital.
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JLR Offers A Land Rover Discovery Sport To Rapid Response For Disaster Relief
Jaguar Land Rover India today announced offering a Land Rover Discovery Sport to Rapid Response, a non-profit organisation (NGO) that specialises in disaster management and relief this monsoon. The Discovery Sport given to Rapid Response is a specially prepared vehicle that has been equipped with features like - a luggage carrier, luggage partition...
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5-Foot Snake "Chills" In Delhi Assembly, Rescued From Air Cooler
A five-foot snake was rescued from the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday. Staff members found a royal snake (or spalerosophis atriceps) coiled up inside an air cooler in the library block and immediately called conservation NGO Wildlife SOS for help. The organisation's Rapid Response Unit rescued the snake. This is the second royal snake to be rescued by...
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Kumbh Mela: Second 'Shahi Snaan' Tomorrow
Nashik city and Trimbakeshwar have geared up for the second 'shahi snaan' (holy bath) in river Godavari tomorrow during the ongoing Kumbh Mela.
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African Union Seeks India's Support on Ebola
In a bid to fight the rapid spread of the Ebola virus disease, the African Union Support to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA), a team formed for emergency response on Ebola that is under the African Union Commission (AUC) Social Affairs, has urged the Indian government to lend support with medical human resources.
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Kerala Government Sets Up Rapid Response Teams to Counter Wild Elephants
In the wake of increasing incidents of wild elephants straying into human settlements in forest fringe areas, Kerala government has set up eight Rapid Response Teams (RST) to undertake urgent steps to check the menace.
