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Centre enhances its contribution in State Disaster Response Fund from 75% to 90%

September 28, 2018

Union Government has enhanced its contribution in State Disaster Response fund (SDRF) from 75% to 90%. Now, Central government will contribute 90% and all States will contribute 10% to the SDRF. With this enhancement Central Government’s additional contribution in SDRF ..

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NDRF to raise 4 more battalions

September 27, 2018

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will soon raise four more battalions, adding to existing 12. The four new battalions would be stationed in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and NCR Delhi. These battalions be modernised to meet international ..

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Home Ministry signs MoU with ISRO to set up Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response

September 21, 2018

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to set up of state-of-the-art Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER). ISRO will render its technical expertise for setting up of ..

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IOWave18: India to participate in multi-nation Indian Ocean-wide tsunami mock exercise

September 4, 2018

India along with 23 other nations will be participating in major Indian ocean-wide tsunami mock exercise known as IOWave18. The exercise is being organized by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. It will involve evacuation of thousands of people from ..

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Call for Code initiative: IBM partners with Indian IT companies to build global solutions for disaster management

August 30, 2018

Global IT giant IBM has partnered with Indian IT companies  for its ‘Call for Code’ initiative that aims to build global solutions for disaster management.  Indian IT companies that will partner with IBM for Call for Code initiative include Persistent ..

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Government to set up Cyclone Warning Centre in Kerala

August 22, 2018

Union Ministry of Earth Sciences has announced to set up Cyclone Warning Centre in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram. It also proposed to set up C-band Doppler weather radar at Mangalore, Karnataka. This comes in view of recent heavy rainfall and concerns ..

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Operation Madad and Operation Sahyog launched to rescue people in flood-hit Kerala

August 11, 2018

Indian Navy has launched Operation Madad, major rescue and relief operation in flood-hit Kerala. Indian Army also has launched Operation Sahyog to rescue people in flood-hit Kerala. Both operations will support rescue and relief efforts of civil administration and National ..

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Cabinet approves raising of four additional battalions of National Disaster Response Force

August 10, 2018

Union Cabinet has given approval for raising of four additional battalions of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to strengthen the India’s disaster response set up. These battalions will be placed in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi National ..

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India to develop model to give flash floods warning to Asian nations: WMO

July 28, 2018

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has designated India as nodal centre for developing customized model to issue advance warning of floods to Asian countries, including Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. The model will be called as Flash Flood Guidance System. ..

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Odisha Government signs MoU with RIMES for effective management of all kinds of disasters

June 30, 2018

Odisha Government has singed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) to enhance effective management of all kinds of disasters. The collaboration is aimed at automating risk management, advisory generation and dissemination. Key Facts The ..

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