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- Panel to identify toxic waste lying in Indian ports
New Delhi, Aug 30: A month after 92 people fell sick after chlorine gas leaked at a scrapyard in the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT), a committee has been formed to identify and dispose off all hazardo....
- India to make disaster resilience audit must for industry
New Delhi, Aug 30: India will soon come up with disaster management guidelines for industry in order to ensure that managing disasters becomes part of the development process, National Disaster....
- Chhattisgarh team in Leh to look for missing people
Raipur, Aug 10: Chhattisgarh has sent a five-member team to Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town, which was devastated by floods last week, to help trace missing people, an official said today.
- Rescue efforts continue in Leh, 500 still missing
Srinagar, Aug 9: After a night's halt, thousands of rescue workers fanned out across Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town today, three days after a cloudburst caused flash floods, killing 132 p....
- Azad, medical team to reach Leh on Saturday
New Delhi, Aug 6: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad along with a seven-member medical team will on Saturday visit Leh town of Jammu and Kashmir, where at least 80 people were killed and over 300....
- Relief teams reached Sainthia late by road: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 21: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said relief teams reached the site of the train accident in West Bengal several hours late as they had to travel a long distance by road a....
- NDRF personnel assist in rescue, relief at accident site
New Delhi, July 19: About 140 personnel of the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) are assisting in relief operations at Sainthia in West Bengal, where 60 people were killed when a passenger ....
- Fire preparedness in urban India not up to standards: Expert
Panaji, April 23: Fire safety measures in urban India are only one-sixth of the required standards while in rural India they are virtually nil, a top fire safety expert said today.
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- Government moving to prevent radiation disasters
New Delhi, April 20: The government today assured parliament that all possible care was being taken to ensure that the country is prepared to handle any radiation emergency arising in the publi....
- India plans to build seed reserves for hard times
Bangalore: India plans to build seed reserves to ensure national food and income security to millions of its farmers, reeling under the impact of a deficit monsoon and a harsh drought in 2009, ....
- Science labs asked to reinforce safety norms: Chavan
New Delhi: The government said today that the scientific establishments have been asked to reinforce their safety standards in the wake of incidents like the laboratory fire at Bhabha Atomic Re....
- India needs better fire protection services
New Delhi: The massive oil depot fire that raged for days in Jaipur has dramatically but tragically illuminated the woefully inadequate fire service infrastructure in India. While conceding tha....
- Natural disasters kill 1,300 each year in Orissa: Report
Bhubaneswar: Natural disasters kill about 1,300 people every year in Orissa, said a report released here today on the 10th anniversary of the super cyclone in which over 8,000 lives were lost.
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- Cabinet approves national policy on disaster management
New Delhi: The union cabinet on Thursday approved the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM) which will provide the framework for handling disasters in a holistic manner. "The NPDM....
- Government to build 200 houses for Cyclone Aila victims
New Delhi: The government has given the nod for the construction of 200 cyclone shelters for the victims of Cyclone Aila in West Bengal.
On Aug 20 Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee wro....
- Experts suggest measures to make structures earthquake resistant
Agartala: The Indian Building Congress (IBC), an apex body of the construction professionals and institutions, has asked the governments in the northeastern region to undertake massive retro-fi....
- PM grants Rs.1,000 crore relief for flood-hit Karnataka
Bangalore: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today undertook an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas in Karnataka and announced an immediate central aid of Rs.1,000 crore. After an aerial survey of....
- Rain, floods in Karnataka cause Rs.16,500 crore loss: minister
Bangalore: Three days of rain and floods in Karnataka have caused damage of around Rs.16,500 crore besides leaving 195 people dead, it was officially stated on Monday. Chief Minister B.S. Yeddy....
- PM, Sonia assure Andhra support to tackle floods
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi tonight assured full support to Andhra Pradesh in tackling the flood situation that has t....
- 50 years of bad planning led to Delhi deluge: NDMA
New Delhi: As the national capital continues to cope with the after-effects of heavy showers with some places still waterlogged, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) says five deca....
- Crisis management plan for drought: Govt
New Delhi: The government says it has a Crisis Management Plan (CMP) to deal with the drought the country may face in the wake of a delayed monsoon.
The plan, which has been charted o....
- UPA government to send relief for Bengal cyclone victims
Kolkata: The central government will send relief material for West Bengal's cyclone victims, as also a team to assess the extent of devastation, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.....
- 'Most of disaster management infrastructure will be ready by 2010'
New Delhi: Nearly 80 percent of infrastructure for disaster management will be in place by 2010, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vice-chairman N.C. Vij said here on Thursday.
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