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Raksha Mantri inaugurates 5th World Congress on Disaster Management

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has virtually inaugurated the 5th World Congress on Disaster Management on November 24, 2021. It is being organized in New Delhi between 24th to 27th November 2021 at the campus of IIT Delhi on the overarching theme of ‘Technology, Finance and Capacity for Building Resilience to Disasters in the context of COVID-19’. It is an initiative of Disaster Management […]

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8.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Alaskan peninsula

An 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula prompting a tsunami warning. The earthquake hit 91 kilometers southeast of the town of Perryville. The US Government issued a tsunami warning for south Alaska and the Alaskan peninsula. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A tsunami watch was also issued for Hawaii, meaning residents are required

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Indian Army rushes to aid Congo town hit by volcano eruption

Recently, an active volcano overlooking Congo’s Goma town erupted, Indian Army rushed to assist in evacuation of locals and other UN personnel in the affected region. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Notably, the Indian Army has a significant presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of MONUSCO, a UN peacekeeping mission headquartered in

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Yaas may hit coast between Sagar and Paradeep

According to the experts, the Yaas is likely to thunder into the Bengal-Odisha coast between Sagar Island and Paradeep on May 26 with the Bengal coast more likely to take the hit after it crosses north Odisha as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 155km/hr-165km/hr. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Yaas,

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Rescue mission drifted away from Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae

Recently Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc in parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat when it traveled past the coast of Mumbai and made its landfall in Gujarat. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Indian Navy and the Coast Guard launched a rescue mission after four vessels went adrift off the Mumbai coast due to inclement weather and

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Heavy rain in Kerala as Cyclone Tauktae intensifies

The Indian Met Department issued a Red alert for the people living in and off the coast of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry. The severe cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ over the east-central Arabian Sea moved nearly northwards with a speed of about 9kmph during the past six hours, and intensified into a very severe

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Tropical cyclone Seroja rips in Western Australia

Tropical cyclone Seroja has ripped across a 1,000 km stretch of Western Australia, leaving a trail of damage. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The category three storm made landfall near the town of Kalbarri yesterday with windspeed of up to 170km/h. Residents reported smashed houses, fallen trees and downed power lines. Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja

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Indian Coast Guard averts ecological disaster off Nicobar Islands

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) averted a major ecological disaster off the bio-sensitive ecology of pristine Nicobar Islands after an oil tanker MT Anasthasia-1 enroute to Dubai carrying approximately 910 MT of bunker fuel, was towed to safety after the vessel suffered a power breakdown and was dangerously drifting towards Kachall island. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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Cyclone Nivar closes in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Cyclone Nivar over southwest Bay of Bengal has moved westwards and lay about 380 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 430 km south-southeast of Chennai. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bay of Bengal will see its second Severe Cyclone of the year, after Super Cyclone Amphan formed in May. It is likely to hit

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Cabinet Secretary chairs National Crisis Management Committee Meeting

Union Cabinet Secretary, Shri Rajiv Gauba has chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review the status of impending Cyclone through video conferencing with the Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points At the national level, Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) and National

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