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• Quake Preparedness Inadequate in Guwahati

  
  Sinlung — Authority: 157
  By R Dutta Choudhury Guwahati, Nov 21 : In fact, the neighboring States have been showing much more concern in preparing to deal with a major natural disaster thanAssam. NDRF sources said that there is urgent need for regular coordination between the Government departments concerned and mock exercises should be ...
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• Orissa identifies fishermen missing in Cyclone Phyan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) Orissa has verified to Goa the identity of 14 people, who had gone missing last week in Cyclone Phyan that hit the Arabian sea, an official said Friday. They were working as fishermen in Goa.“On Wednesday, Goa’s fishery department asked us to verify details of 16 people and if any of ...
  2 days ago

• 180 days after end of war, the much anticipated return of IDPs: An eyewitness account

  
  groundviews — Authority: 536
  Last week a group of us got very rare access to some of the resettled areas in Mannar and Killinochchi. I also visited the different zones in Manik Farm (used to be called Manikkam Pannai). As we get to Vavuniya something that strikes me was the number of vehicles (buses and lorries) moving about with IOM stickers. ...
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• LIRNEasia’s research presented at India Disaster Management Congress 2009

  
  LIRNEasia — Authority: 501
  The Second India Disaster Management Congress (IDMC 2009) took place from 4-6 November at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. It was organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) to assemble, synthesize and further disseminate knowledge on disaster management in diverse sectors. Natasha Udu-gama, ...
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• Chellaney on Indo-Sri Lanka relations: How not to win friends and influence your neighbours

  
  groundviews — Authority: 536
  Intellectuals in India have unfortunately not played positive roles in building good relations with its small neighbors.  For the most part they ignore all neighbors other than Pakistan.  In the few cases they do not, they tend to do active harm.  The recent article in Forbes.com on 9 October 2009 ( ...
  5 days ago

• Seychelles Installs Natural Disaster Early-warning Siren

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 157
  Seychelles has successfully put in place and tested an Early-Warning siren which will warn against potential dangers. The Director of the Department of Risk and Disaster Management (DRDM), Michel Vielle, indicated that the siren has been donated by the German Sircom company and is equipped with 18 speakers encased in ...
  6 days ago

• Chanuka Wattegama at European Commission Environment Conference

  
  LIRNEasia — Authority: 501
  The Directorate of Environment, European Commission organises the conference ‘The Civil Protection Forum – Towards a more resilient society’ that aims to explore the concept of resilience. Climate change is likely to increase the frequency and impact of disasters, and Europe has to be prepared for this ...
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• Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka

  
  Net Traveller — Authority: 138
  Philips Bodygroom ShaverThe Peoples Verdict on Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka by Muttukrishna Sarvananthan (International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, 2007, ISBN: 978-955-580-114-0) provides an useful analysis of the recovery operations after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The emotive title of "peoples verdict" ...
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• 5 Common Backup and Recovery Mistakes

  
  CIO - Blogs and Discussion - — Authority: 148
  Server backup and recovery isn’t rocket surgery, but you would be surprised by the number of IT organizations that can’t get it right. Here are five of the most common mistakes that I have seen. read more
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• Modi reviews disaster management preparations ahead of Cyclone Phyan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi called an emergency meeting to review disaster management preparations on the oncoming Cyclone Phyan, which is expected to hit the Gujarat coast later this evening. The high alert meeting was attended by government officials, including the Revenue ...
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• Modi reviews disaster management preparations ahead of Cyclone Phyan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi called an emergency meeting to review disaster management preparations on the oncoming Cyclone Phyan, which is expected to hit the Gujarat coast later this evening. The high alert meeting was attended by government officials, including the Revenue ...
  1 week ago

• 38 injured as 6.7-magnitude quake hits Indonesia

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Jakarta, Nov 9 (IANS) At least 38 people have been wounded and scores of houses, school buildings and a health clinic have collapsed after a quake of 6.7-magnitude on the Richter scale rocked the eastern parts of Indonesia Monday morning, officials said.In Bima town of the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara, ...
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• Mock emergency drill creates panic in Goa

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) A mock emergency drill Sunday triggered a major scare throughout Goa, after the administration flashed messages, through a private SMS news service and FM radio stations, of an ammonia leak from an agro-chemical factory in south Goa.The message issued throughn Digital Goa, a privately run phone ...
  2 weeks ago

• Second India Disaster Management Congress Concludes

  
  Assam Information Portal — Authority: 446
  The Second India Disaster Management Congress concluded in New Delhi on Friday. Former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam presided over the valedictory session. In his speech, Dr. Kalam said that integrated disaster management and national development have to be seen together. He outlined four major components of ...
  2 weeks ago

• 1000 posts on Groundviews: Bearing witness, shaping peace

  
  groundviews — Authority: 536
  Exactly three years after its launch, Groundviews published its 1000 th post today. In it Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu identifies the site with quality debate and asks citizens to use it to canvass their ideas for constitutional reform, governance, human rights and the economy and whatever else they see as ...
  2 weeks ago

• UN team to review civic efforts in disaster management tomorrow

  
  The Punekar — Authority: 150
  Indian Express : The Pune Municipal Corporation’s efforts towards “disaster reduction” in the city is set to get a global touch with a high-level delegation of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) visiting the city to review the civic administration’s preparation in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Second disaster management conference begins Wednesday

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The second India Disaster Management Congress will be held in New Delhi from Wednesday and is expected to bring together 1,500 scientists and scholars from various global universities for interaction and integration of knowledge on various aspects of disaster risk reduction and management.The ...
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• India Disaster Management Congress begins in Delhi from Wednesday

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): The second India Disaster Management Congress will be held at the Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital from Wednesday.The Congress is being organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management in collaboration with the Ministry of Home affairs, National Disaster Management Authority, ...
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• PIL in Rajastan High court on Jaipur fire

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Central and state government has showed their inability to fire fight the IOC depot which continued for the fourth day and the fire even spread to the factory premises in neighbourhood areas.Moreover the Pink city has turned into black city for the fire to allow to shoot to its own dimensions without any scant effort ...
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• If You Like Congress’s Health Plan, Ya Wanna Buy a Bridge?

  
  The Beacon — Authority: 617
  Artist’s Depiction of New Bay Bridge When I was younger, we thought the line “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you,” the height of hilarity, invariably greeted with derisive hoots of laughter. Today it seems that any government official’s exhortation to “Trust me” is greeted as holy ...
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