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September 1, 2025 5:34 PM
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that red and orange alerts have been issued across the state after several districts were hit by cloudbursts and heavy rainfall. He assured that the government is working round the clock t...
August 20, 2025 1:15 PM
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government is preparing a strategy to address the growing incidents of cloudbursts and landslides across several states. Chairing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry...
August 12, 2025 11:57 AM
India, owing to its vast and diverse geography, is vulnerable to a wide range of natural and human-induced disasters, including earthquakes, floods, cyclones, droughts, tsunamis, landslides, and industrial accidents. With over 27 states and union ...
May 10, 2025 10:03 PM
The center has decided to upgrade security at scientific and technical installations located in the border regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, and parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. The decision was announced on Saturday by Union Minister ...
January 23, 2025 2:55 PM
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, has been awarded the prestigious Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for 2025 in the Institutional Category. Recognized for its exemplary contributions to disas...
August 22, 2024 5:58 PM
Relentless monsoon rains and flooding have stranded nearly three million people in Bangladesh and killed two, submerging vast areas and damaging homes and infrastructure, officials from the country's disaster management ministry said on Thursday. Re...
May 24, 2024 12:25 PM
South Asia is experiencing extreme weather conditions, with at least nine killed due to a suspected heat stroke in India's west, while parts of Bangladesh and neighbouring states are likely to be hit by a cyclone in a couple of days. Extreme tempera...
September 30, 2023 8:07 AM
Google has introduced the Android Earthquake Alerts System for users in India, enabling them to receive earthquake alerts and take precautionary measures. This system utilizes the accelerometers in Android smartphones to detect seismic activity and p...
September 16, 2023 1:28 PM
India’s apex statutory body for disaster management, National Disaster Management Authority of India (NDMA) is responsible for coordinating a response to natural disasters or man-made disasters. The organisation also works for capacity-building in ...
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