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UP all set to have automatic weather stations
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is all set to acquire automatic weather stations equipped with sensors thereby making weather forecasting farmer friendly. The unique facility will be put to use for the first time in India on the lines of Australia and USA.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Pioneer (Lucknow)
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Seismic risk evaluation of big private buildings planned
Deepa H Ramakrishnan
CHENNAI: The Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management, Anna University, will soon take up seismic risk evaluation of big private buildings, including residential complexes in the city. This would be done using the Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) Technique.
- Date:
- 01/03/2010
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Seismic risk evaluation of big private buildings planned
Mayor M.Subramanian and Anna University Vice Chancellor P.Mannar Jawahar interact with engineers of Chennai Corporation at a training programme on Wednesday.
- Date:
- 25/02/2010
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Virtual maps to help in disaster management
The set-up is straight out of a sci-fi movie. But its applications are for real disasters. Taking a cue from the tsunami that hit the Indian shores on December 26, 2004, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) virtually mapped Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu to study levels of inundation in the area for future use in case of natural disasters.
- Date:
- 23/02/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Vigil stepped up at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
Patrolling has been intensified in dry areas; situation to be reviewed end of the month
Photo: Special Arrangement
Not to be disturbed: Elephants crossing the road at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve near Udhagamandalam. —
- Date:
- 16/02/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Now, a mock drill on flood preparedness
Mumbai After a series of terror response drills
, the city will now see a drill to check preparedness for an urban flood. The National Disaster Management Authority will carry out the drill, albeit without water, on February 17 and 18 in Mumbai to asses if the city is ready to face another deluge as in 2005, and how well various agencies are coordinated.
- Date:
- 16/02/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Avalanche alerts, but Army got no ‘specific warning’
The Monday tragedy that left 17 soldiers dead and 18 critically wounded at Khilanmarg, about 5 km from Gulmarg, could have been averted had the Army and officials at the Army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) taken the warnings of its Snow Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) unit seriously.
- Date:
- 10/02/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Grassroots technology in spotlight at Chief Secys’ meet
In a first of its kind effort to encourage technology-driven development at the grassroots, the science-related departments of the government got together to inform the states about indigenous technologies currently available in the country and how they can be utilised to solve everyday problems.
- Date:
- 02/02/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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- Reports and Documents
Screening tools and guidelines to support the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation into development assistance
The report provides a summary of existing tools and good practices from a range of organisations to guide development practitioners in their climate change mainstreaming efforts.
- Date:
- Feb 2010
- Source:
- UNDP
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Programme evaluation of disaster risk reduction
This programme evaluation report describes the processes of the 2009 Community-Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) programme as a community-driven approach, including partner training in methodology, engagement in community mobilisation, community hazard mapping, and community designed plans to reduce their disaster risks.
- Date:
- Feb 2010
- Source:
- Cordaid
