India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience, said Sudarshan Suchi, chief development officer at Reliance Foundation, at a timely discussion on ‘Rebooting Development for Disaster Resilience’.The…
21-year-old BSc student has been a solitary warrior against civic mess and pollution in his hometown BHOPAL: His online followers know him as ‘Bittu Tabahi’. In reality, Surendra Singh Choudhary is the exact opposite of what the moniker ‘Tabahi’, meaning destruction, implies.For the past seven months, this 21-year-old BSc student has been a solitary warrior…
The interaction with National Teachers Award winners was held at PM Modi’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence NEW DELHI: “You need confidence and plenty of practice.” That was the public-speaking advice PM Narendra Modi received from a national award-winning teacher during an interaction that moved from a joke about his “aura” to screen addiction, drug abuse…
Stocks available at thermal power plants fell further NEW DELHI: State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) has offered power plants having fuel supply agreements with it and its subsidiaries to lift additional quantities of coal, over and above the quantities stipulated in their annual contracts, as stocks available at thermal power plants fell further.Central Electricity Authority…
Leh Apex Body (LAB) Saturday postponed its planned protest programmes SRINAGAR: With ministry of home affairs scheduling the next round of talks with Ladakh representatives on Sept 9, Leh Apex Body (LAB) Saturday postponed its planned protest programmes to mark the anniversary of last year’s violence in Ladakh, but warned that it would intensify the…
India is aiming to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030. NEW DELHI: At least two companies – state-run NTPC and public sector JV Talcher Fertilisers – have submitted applications under the Rs 37,500-crore surface coal and lignite gasification projects scheme, govt said on Saturday.It added that the coal ministry is also in touch…
The inquiry into the illness affecting tribal children in Balaghat revealed various clinical factors behind their conditions. NEW DELHI: The Centre’s investigation into the illness cluster among tribal children in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat has found multiple clinical causes among reported deaths, including measles, malaria, co-infection, respiratory distress, dehydration, malnutrition, anaemia and shock. Officials said the…
A government laboratory has flagged rabies vaccine vials discovered at an unauthorized site as substandard and misbranded (Reuters) NEW DELHI: Vials labelled as Abhayrab, a rabies vaccine, found at an unlicensed residential premises in Mukherjee Nagar have been declared “Not of Standard Quality” and misbranded by the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, with the manufacturer saying…
Recent Nepal floods highlight Himalayan vulnerabilities and cascading disaster risks. China’s Yarlung Tsangpo dam project faces scrutiny due to its geologically unstable location. The dam’s operation could influence downstream river flows and water security for India. Chinese scientists have warned about the project’s seismic and landslide risks in the region. India faces managing combined risks…
PM Modi also interacted with students and fellow passengers during the journey. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled by the Delhi Metro on Saturday to Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) to attend the college’s centenary celebrations.PM Modi also interacted with students and fellow passengers during the journey. He is scheduled to address the centenary…
