disaster management

Chandigarh, February 19 – The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report regarding an incident at the Surajkund fair in Faridabad, in which police Inspector Jagdish Prasad lost his life during rescue operations, and several visitors were injured.Besides...

New Delhi, February 18 The Delhi government has formed a three-member committee to formulate a drone policy aimed at making the city a hub for the design and manufacturing of flying objects, officials said on Wednesday.The committee, headed by the secretary of the Information Technology (IT)...

Thane, February 18 A fire broke out in a warehouse storing waste cloth in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said on Wednesday.There were no casualties reported in the fire, which occurred at 8:21 am on Tuesday at the warehouse located in the M K Compound area of Shilphata, Thane. Yasin...

Thane, February 17 A 30-year-old man was found dead in a quarry filled with water in Thane city, Maharashtra, on Tuesday, according to civic officials.The body of Prakash Govind Parmar, a resident of Shivai Nagar, was found in the quarry in the Yeoor area in the afternoon, they said...

Jammu, February 17 No land belonging to Kashmiri migrants has been acquired in the valley in violation of prescribed legal procedures, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said on Tuesday, asserting that the ruling National Conference has consistently worked to ensure...

Thane, February 17 Three people were injured and nearly 80 others were rescued after a section of a fifth-floor apartment collapsed onto the floor below in a residential building in Thane city, Maharashtra, early Tuesday morning, officials said.One of the injured was in critical condition...

Thane, February 16 A fire broke out in the electrical meter box on the ground floor of a four-story residential building in the Charai area of Thane on Monday night, although no injuries were reported, according to civic officials.The incident occurred at the JK Apartments, located on Edalji...

Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today emphasized the need for timely and effective relief for families affected by disasters while chairing the 4th meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction (DMRR&R).Highlighting...

Amaravati, February 16 Microsoft founder Bill Gates said on Monday that India was leading in the digital revolution and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu with playing a key role in it.Gates, who met with Naidu and interacted with...

Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today emphasized the need for timely and effective relief to families affected by disasters while chairing the 4th meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction (DMRR&R).Srinagar...

Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo urged prompt, institutionalized disaster relief while chairing the 4th SEC meeting of the Disaster Management Department in Jammu.Feb 16, Srinagar: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Sunday called for a time-bound and institutionalized mechanism to ensure swift relief...

New Delhi, February 16 Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play a vital role in disaster management, especially in minimizing losses, but it would need a legal and policy framework for these new-age technologies to be relied upon by officials at the ground level who would make decisions for...

Thane, February 15 A person was injured and 13 vehicles were damaged when the driver of a container truck lost control of the heavy vehicle on the busy Ghodbunder Road in Thane, Maharashtra, on Sunday, an official said.The accident occurred around 4:30 pm in the Gaimukh area, causing traffic...

Kolkata, February 15 From promoting salt-tolerant rice to raising awareness among local communities about climate change, children and young people from across West Bengal presented a range of suggestions to protect the fragile ecosystem of the Sundarbans and the lives it sustains at a conclave...

Guwahati, February 15 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that many of the ambitious infrastructure projects announced by his government were initially ridiculed by the Congress, but are now becoming a reality, highlighting what he described as a significant shift in the...

Kolkata, February 15 A fire broke out in a multi-story building in the Haridevpur area of South Kolkata on Sunday, an official said.The fire, which started in the apartment complex at 10:40 am, was brought under control by five fire tenders by noon, he added, noting that there were no reports...

Mumbai, February 14 One person died and three others were injured after a section of the girder bridge of the under-construction metro rail line 4 collapsed on several vehicles in Mumbai's Mulund area on Saturday afternoon, police and civic officials said.A section of the parapet wall of the...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will demonstrate its precision targeting capabilities during Exercise Vayu Shakti, to be held in Pokhran, Rajasthan, on the 27th of this month. The full dress rehearsal of Exercise Vayu Shakti will take place on the 24th. Speaking to the media at the event in New...

Thane, February 11 A Thane Municipal Corporation Transport (TMT) bus caught fire on Wednesday afternoon, but passengers were safely evacuated, an official said.The incident occurred near Rabodi around 1 pm, according to Yasin Tadvi, head of the Disaster Management Cell.The silencer of the...

Bhubaneswar, February 10 Odisha's Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Tuesday urged people to contact him directly if any officer from his department demanded bribes to expedite their work.He stated that the department had already issued new guidelines for officers on how...