Articles about National Disaster Management Authority

22 May 2022
IndiaAs the flood water entered new areas in Assam, four more deaths were reported on Saturday, taking the total death toll to 18.

15 May 2022
IndiaAt least four workers have been trapped in a quarry in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district since Saturday night, reported NDTV.

28 Apr 2022
IndiaAn early heatwave that has engulfed India has spurred leading experts to call for COVID-like surveillance of the old and vulnerable.

11 Apr 2022
IndiaThe Centre announced on Monday the Supreme Court has set certain timelines for the submission of claims for the ex gratia compensation of COVID-19 deaths by affected families.

21 Jul 2021
IndiaThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has sought an extension of four more weeks to frame guidelines for financial compensation to the kin of those who died of COVID-19.

20 Jul 2021
IndiaIndia saw 18.5 million lightning strikes between April 2020 and March 2021, marking a significant jump of 34% from the 13.8 million strikes that occurred over the corresponding period in the previous year.

23 Nov 2020
IndiaSouth coastal Andhra Pradesh is expected to be hit by Cyclone Nivar by Wednesday, November 25. On Monday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that the depression is still 600 km south-southeast of Puducherry.

30 Jun 2020
IndiaIn a terrible piece of news, two workers died and four were hospitalized after harmful gas leaked from a factory in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam around midnight on Monday. The incident was reported from the Sainor Life Sciences pharmaceutical company.

26 May 2020
PoliticsAfter spending two months at his Jubilee Hills residence, Hyderabad, in neighboring Telangana, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu returned to the state on Monday, only to spark a major controversy.

18 May 2020
IndiaAfter brewing over the South Bay of Bengal, Cyclone Amphan has now intensified into an "extremely severe storm" and is likely to turn into a "super cyclonic storm" on Monday.

17 May 2020
IndiaThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday directed the central and state governments to extend the nationwide lockdown till May 31.

10 May 2020
IndiaThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday issued guidelines for the reopening of industries after the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

26 Sep 2019
BusinessAmid an ongoing probe into Ranitidine's reported cancer-causing impurities, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited (GSK) has recalled Ranitidine-based antacid Zinetac (150mg and 300mg) in India and other markets.

28 Dec 2018
IndiaA day after National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel found a foul smell emanating from the rat hole coal-mine in Meghalaya where 15 miners are trapped, authorities have stepped up rescue efforts.

21 Aug 2018
IndiaRains, floods, and landslides in Kerala have killed 373 people since May 30, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said today.

20 Aug 2018
IndiaJust as Kerala is reeling from the worst floods it faced in 80 years, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has predicted that 16,000 may lose their lives in floods in the next ten years. Further, it said property worth Rs. 47,000 crore will be lost.

12 Aug 2018
IndiaThe National Disaster Management Authority on Saturday said that in the next two days, 16 states may get heavy to very heavy rainfall.

13 Jul 2018
IndiaIn a shocking incident, a 19-year-old BBA student in Coimbatore died when she was pushed from the second floor during a disaster preparedness drill yesterday.

01 Mar 2018
IndiaIndians, brace for a particularly intense summer this time. Met officials have warned that temperatures in many places in the north, west and center can increase from the normal by over 1 degree Celsius.

29 Aug 2017
IndiaMumbai has been inundated due to continuous downpour since yesterday morning which has only gotten worse.

14 Jul 2017
IndiaNearly five people lost their lives and over 17 lakh remain affected as the flood situation deteriorated in Assam.

22 Sep 2016
IndiaHousing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Venkaiah Naidu released a seismic zone map developed by the National Disaster Management Authority and the Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council.