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Uttarakhand gets India’s first earthquake early warning system

July 10, 2015

Uttarakhand became first Indian state to install a system to detect earthquakes and disseminate warnings. The first system has been installed in its capital Dehradun which will issue warnings 1-40 seconds before earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more occur. The ..

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India pledges 1 billion dollar aid for Nepal's reconstruction

June 25, 2015

India has pledged an assistance of one billion US dollars to the quake-ravaged Nepal for its massive re-construction programme. The announcement was made by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during the International Donors’ Conference held in Kathmandu, Nepal. One ..

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Typhoon Kujira hits south China's Hainan Province

June 23, 2015

Typhoon Kujira has made landfall in south China’s Hainan island province. It is the eighth typhoon of 2015 in this South-east Asian region. After Typhoon Kujira struck the mainland region, it had brought heavy rain with packing winds of up ..

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Union Government announces additional package of Rs. 2,437 crore for J &K

June 17, 2015

Union Government has announced an additional package of 2,437 crore rupees for reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). It was announced by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. The fund will be used for relief ..

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World Bank approves $ 250 million loan for Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project in J&K

June 4, 2015

World Bank has approved 250 million US dollars loan for Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). The project will be funded by loan credit from International Development Association (IDA), a World Bank’s concessionary with a ..

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Two 6.8-magnitude earthquakes strike off Solomon Islands in Pacific Ocean

May 23, 2015

Two strong 6.8 magnitude earthquakes had strike the Solomon Islands in Pacific Ocean on 23 May 2015. The first quake had hit at a depth of 10 km and the second one hit at a shallow depth just 448 kilometres ..

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