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'Approach of India's disaster management today is to achieve zero casualty,' says Amit Shah, credits efforts of NDMA, NDRF
June 16, 2025 2:40 pm
Whenever the history of India's disaster response will be written, the last 10 years of the Modi government will be recorded as a transformative decade, Shah said.
P K Mishra recalls former PM’s sincerity, humility
December 30, 2024 8:58 am
"I was in my M.A. first year those days. Seeing him among the stalwart professors in that era was reassuring for a student like me, having come from Sambalpur district in Western Odisha," he recalled.
Why climate change is a national security issue
October 17, 2024 10:15 am
Insurance can mitigate vulnerabilities to unpredictable events, climate disasters. It’s important to realise that human security holds the key to national security, especially in regions where proxy wars, based upon terrorism, abound.
Bill seeks to expand NDMA role, fails to strengthen its status
August 07, 2024 8:33 pm
The NDMA does not have any administrative financial powers. Routing every small decision through the Home Ministry is an inefficient and time-consuming process.
UN secy-general appoints top NDMA official as special representative for disaster risk reduction
March 28, 2024 11:42 am
Kamal Kishore (55) has been appointed as assistant secretary-general and special representative of the secretary-general for disaster risk reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), said Stéphane Dujarric, the secretary-general's spokesperson.
New wireless emergency alert sent out again: DoT says no action needed
October 10, 2023 1:25 pm
The DoT explained that the message was part of a test to check the efficiency and effectiveness of the emergency warning broadcast capabilities.
NDMA notifies guidelines for Covid-19 death compensation
April 28, 2022 1:58 am
All Covid-19 deaths that have occurred before March 20, 2022 are eligible to apply for compensation and these claims will have to be processed and disbursal of compensation made within 30 days of the claims being received, it said.
Explained: Covid-19 cases falling, disaster Act revoked — how will your life change after March 31?
March 25, 2022 9:41 am
Two years on, with the country’s active caseload falling to 22,427 cases and 182.23 crore cumulative vaccine doses administered (as of March 24, 2022), the MHA has asked states to "appropriately" discontinue the guidelines on containment of Covid-19.
Simple dos and don'ts to protect yourself from smog
December 03, 2021 4:09 pm
Smog, a type of intense air pollution and smoke, not just reduces visibility but is considered extremely harmful for one's health.
Explained: How Karnataka govt plans to disburse Covid-19 compensation to kin of victims
September 30, 2021 7:42 am
The Karnataka state government, during the tenure of B S Yediyurappa as its chief minister, had announced a death compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to below poverty line (BPL) families that had lost their earning member to the pandemic.
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