Disaster Management
- Mumbai
G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting in Mumbai to focus on risk financing
Mumbai: The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) to be held from Tuesday in Mumbai will explore innovative solutions to manage and finance disaster risks, officials said.…
- India
Disaster Management Secy inspects Joshimath, says ‘cracks increased’
Joshimath: Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Sunday inspected the landslide-affected areas in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath and said that there has been an uptick in the number of cracks, but no new…
- Pakistan
WHO warns of ‘second disaster’ in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed grave fears and serious concerns over what it termed to be a “second disaster” in the flood-hit Pakistan, where massive areas are left with…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s rivers to witness increased flows in coming days
Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has forecasted that the upper catchments of the country’s eastern rivers may get affected due to increased flows in the coming days. According to a…
- India
104 rain-related deaths in Maharashtra since onset of monsoon
Mumbai: At least 104 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra since the onset of monsoon on June 1, the state disaster management authority said in a report on Sunday. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Course on disaster risk reduction to be held by MHA
Hyderabad: A five day regional capacity building training program on Disaster Risk Reduction is being conducted by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) of Ministry of Home affairs (MHA) in collaboration with…
- Andhra Pradesh
Examine AP govt’s response on alleged transfer of funds from SDRF to personal accounts: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to examine the reply filed by the Andhra Pradesh government on a plea challenging the alleged transfer of funds…
- Hyderabad
GHMC launches cell to deal with issues of vandalism
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement, Vigilance & Disaster Management has launched a Central Enforcement Cell (CEC) to impose penalties on various offenses like unauthorized erection of banners/flexi’s/cutouts/wall posters/ wall writings/ littering/garbage dumping…
- India
SC seeks centre’s response on compensation to COVID-19 victims’ kin
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the centre on a plea seeking compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of those who have died from coronavirus. A…
- Hyderabad
Deserted roads as lockdown begins in Telangana
Hyderabad: Roads wore a deserted look in Hyderabad and the rest of Telangana on Wednesday morning as the 10-day lockdown began across the state to check the spread of COVID-19. The busy…
- India
Flood condition worsens in Assam
Guwahati: The flood condition in Assam deteriorated marginally on Wednesday with over 2.83 lakh people affected across eight districts, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State…
- 1
- 2