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Topic: NDRF

The three disaster mitigation projects approved by Modi govt — what they are

The Scheme for Forest Fire Risk Management has been introduced for 144 forest fire-prone districts of 19 states, including Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Assam.

In disaster-hit Dharali, helicopters are lifeline for supplying rations. Work to reopen road on war footing

Situation will return to normal and supplies will start coming in once road opens, says Bhatwari SDM as rescue work continues in the region hit by flash floods.

Confusion, debris & bodies at Air India crash site. Rescue worker first thought it was cylinder blast

A SDRF staff recalls how an ominous thick black smoke blanketing the sky outside his office gave him a hunch that something was amiss. Team reached crash site at 1.45 pm,he adds.

Delhi CM orders probe into Mustafabad building collapse, many still feared trapped

4 people have lost their lives. Officials say rescue work hampered as building in congested locality and can only be reached through bylanes where movement of heavy machinery not easy.

Dust storm, rain in Mumbai: At least 4 killed, 100 feared trapped after iron hoarding collapses

59 wounded in the incident, which occurred in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar. BMC says the hoarding was ‘illegal’ and denies giving permission for it.

How rock-solid grit moved mountains: Scenes from the op that rescued 41 trapped tunnel workers

17-day ordeal for 41 workers trapped inside under-construction Silkyara tunnel ended late Tuesday after rat-hole miners burrowed through last 18 metres of rubble. How it unfolded.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Trapped men sent 1st batch of cooked food, vertical drill machines en route

Three augers from Odisha & Gujarat yet to reach tunnel site. Gadkari says if machines work, rescue could be facilitated within 2.5 days but others say it could take longer.

At Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site, rescue halted as 2nd drilling machine breaks down

An American auger machine drilled through 24 m of debris before breaking down. Another on its way from Indore. Workers who escaped fate similar to their colleagues can do nothing but wait.

NDRF rescues 4-yr-old stuck in borewell for 8 hours in Bihar’s Nalanda

Child has been rushed to hospital in Nalanda & said to be in stable condition. NDRF official says established communication between child and parents with help of cameras.

In the same boat, yet not — surviving the Delhi floods, a tale of two localities

Residents of Civil Lines say NDRF, police personnel swiftly started evacuation. At settlement on the Yamuna banks near Rajghat, labourers left with no homes say they got ‘no warning, no help’.

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Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Trump can waive some environmental rules for gasoline and diesel. These measures would buy time at home. But, internationally, the damage from rising prices would continue.

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.