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• 38 injured as 6.7-magnitude quake hits Indonesia

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  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: 725
  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 days ago

• Second India Disaster Management Congress Concludes

  
  Assam Information Portal — Authority: 145
  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 ...
  3 days ago

• 1000 posts on Groundviews: Bearing witness, shaping peace

  
  groundviews — Authority: 555
  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 ...
  4 days ago

• UN team to review civic efforts in disaster management tomorrow

  
  The Punekar — Authority: 148
  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 ...
  5 days ago

• Second disaster management conference begins Wednesday

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  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: 725
  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: 725
  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: 629
  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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• US Government Upgrades Samoa’s Tsunami Warning Software & Donates More Relief

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 444
  “The total USD $1.1 million worth of grants for relief work is only part of our commitment. The U.S. Government have funded transportation of some relief goods by the Samoan community in the U.S. and is in the process of upgrading computer
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• No Way ‘truckloads full of goods’ Can Be Sold At Shops, say Disaster Management Office

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 444
  During a visit yesterday to DMO headquarters at Tuanaimato, Taulealeausumai showed the controls procedures in accounting for goods stored at the compound and how the office keeps track of goods distributed to affected families at all hours.
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• Govt. released Rs.201.06 crore under MPF scheme to States: Chidambaram

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  New Delhi, Oct 30(ANI): Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Friday said that under the Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF) scheme, Rs.201.06 crore was released to the States in October against the total allocation of Rs.1187.50 crore for 2009-10. While, Chidambaram informed that the Centre-State Memorandum of ...
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• Florida’s Public Option

  
  The Beacon — Authority: 629
  As Congress debates the merits of the “public option” for health insurance, we might look at Florida for some experience, because Florida has had a public option for years, not for health insurance but for property insurance. After Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992 some Floridians were having difficulty ...
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• Disaster Management and the role of ICTs

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 720
  What is disaster management? What are the various stages that it involves? The terminology may differ depending on where you are. In New Zealand, for example, you would be talking of the 4R’s, namely Readiness, Response, Recovery and Reduction. In other places, such as India, it could be as outlined in the graphic ...
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• Fourth East Asia Summit opens

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 25 (IANS) The fourth East Asia Summit (EAS), in which the leaders of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries and their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand would discuss regional cooperation, opened here Sunday.According to the ...
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• Deployable Civilian Capability Disaster Management Software

  
  Net Traveller — Authority: 435
  According to media reports, the Prime Minister announced the creation of an Office of the Deployable Civilian Capability (DCC) within AusAid, at at the East Asia Summit today. There are no details of this on the PMs, or any other Australian Government web site yet. However, there has been a small Deployable Civilian ...
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• Karnataka, Andhra seek more flood aid

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Bangalore, Oct 23 (IANS) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, two states recently hit by massive floods, may jointly bring pressure on the central government for larger financial assistance for rehabilitation the affected people, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said Friday.“Andhra (Pradesh) chief minister agreed ...
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• “Don’t be stupid! The climate deed is done, so let’s move on to solutions!” – President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives

  
  groundviews — Authority: 555
  The President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives in an exclusive interview with Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene (left) and President Mohamed Nasheed in Male, Aug 2009 The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives is the smallest country in Asia – it packs 325,000 people into a land area just under ...
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• India’s participation in ASEAN Summit is very significant: Kidchob

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  By Lokendra Singh Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 23 (ANI): ASEAN Summit Spokesperson Vimon Kidchob on Friday said that participation by countries like India is very significant for all ten ASEAN member countries, as India has very strong-hold in various fields like education, herbal medicines, IT, science and technology. She ...
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• India to enhance ties with East Asia (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  By M.R. Narayan SwamyHua Hin (Thailand), Oct 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday pledged to deepen India’s wide-ranging relations with East and Southeast Asia as he prepared to take part in the seventh India-Asean Summit and the fourth East Asia Summit in this Thai resort.In a statement ahead of his ...
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