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Raisina Dialogue 2021: Jaishankar stresses on South-South cooperat
Updated : 17 hours, 40 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday stressed on South-South cooperation, humanitarian assistance, disaster resistance in the virtual meeting of Raisina Dialogue 2021 here.
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COVID-19: Stadia for sporting events without spectators to be allo
Updated : 3 days, 10 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Stadiums for organising sporting events shall be allowed without spectators in the national capital as Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Saturday issued new guidelines in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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6 killed after earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Java
Updated : 3 days, 10 hours ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Six people are dead after an earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Saturday, then national Antara news agency reported, citing the national disaster mitigation agency.
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Shimizu Corporation constructs apartments with wood, concrete to p
Updated : 3 days, 19 hours ago IST
Nagoya (Japan), April 10 (ANI): Shimizu Corporation in Japan constructs apartments with wood and concrete to protect them from natural disasters.
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Preserving world-famous Ajanta Cave paintings using AI
Updated : 5 days, 19 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): In an initiative that is unique in every sense of the word, artificial intelligence (AI) has now come to the aid of digitally preserving the world-famous, 2nd Century BC Ajanta cave paintings, so that they last for many lifetimes, safe from disasters of all
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Blue Planet strengthens its position in waste management sector in
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Singapore, April 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte. Ltd. ('Blue Planet') has announced the acquisition of Disaster Restoration Pte. Ltd. ('DRS') Singapore's largest provider of disaster recovery and restoration services.
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Death toll in Indonesia flash floods rises to 70, 70 others still
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 5 (ANI): The death toll in flash floods triggered by torrential risen in eastern Indonesia has risen to 70, while 70 others are still missing, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency on Monday.
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One person killed as snow slide hits Beacon vehicle near Zojilla o
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Zojilla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 31 (ANI): One person was killed after a snow slide hit a Beacon vehicle near Zojilla on Srinagar-Leh highway on Wednesday.
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Puducherry polls: No ticket to V Narayanasamy shows how much of di
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Puducherry [India], March 30 (ANI): The denial of ticket to Congress leader and former Puducherry Chief Minister Velu Narayanasamy "despite him being so loyal to his party" shows how much of a disaster his government has turned out to be, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
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COVID might boost social inequality in society: Study
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Utrecht [Netherlands], March 29 (ANI): Even though the ongoing COVID pandemic is sometimes marked as 'great equalizer', a recent study by researchers from Utrecht and Wageningen University has shown that throughout history, most disasters and pandemics have boosted inequality instead of l
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As COVID-19 cases rise, Delhi govt caps gatherings at weddings, fu
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): In view of the surge in Covid-19 cases, the Delhi Government on Saturday limited the gathering of people at weddings and funerals.
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BMC urges DMC Disaster Management to conduct probe into Bhandup fi
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 27 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday requested Deputy Municipal Commissioner (DMC) of Disaster Management Prabhat Rahangdale to conduct an inquiry into the fire that broke at a COVID-care centre in Mumbai's Bhandup area.
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