India is sending across an Army medical team, National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) personnel, and medical supplies to support Turkey where a series of massive earthquakes struck Monday killing over 4,300 people and injuring thousands. As per the Army, the Agra-based 60 Para Field Hospital has dispatched a 99-member medical team. The teams are equipped with X-ray machines, ventilators, an oxygen generation plant, cardiac monitors and associated equipment to establish a 30-bedded medical facility. According to defence sources, two C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) are likely to carry the Army medical team from Agra. Ambassador of Turkey to India thanked ‘Dost’ for sending help
07 February,2023 08:23 PM IST
On Monday, earthquakes of magnitude 7.7, 7.6 and 6.0 centered in Turkey. The tremors were also felt in several neighboring countries, including Lebanon and Syria. PM Modi while addressing the India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru said that India is ready to assist the victims in every possible way. A team of NDRF, a specially trained dog squad, and necessary equipment departed from Hindon Airbase to carry out search and rescue operations. The reports have confirmed the death toll in Turkey and Syria has reached more than 3,800.
07 February,2023 05:01 PM IST
At SDRF Headquarters in Srinagar, a twelve-day disaster management training program was initiated for 'Aapda Mitra' volunteers. It was initiated by the Department of Disaster Management and the Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). The event was part of the 'Up-Scaling of Aapda Mitra Scheme'. The objective of the program is to train the Aapda Mitra volunteers for disaster management so that their services could be utilized in any disaster or tragedy in their respective areas. The program was organized for 50 volunteers of North Kashmir.
23 September,2022 03:52 PM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai rains on 26th July in 2005 can never be forgotten. Mumbai was battered by heavy rainfall, which caused havoc across the city, claiming many lives, and leaving the city paralysed. Watch this video to find out why 26th July brings dreadful #monsoon memories to a Mumbai resident.
25 July,2022 08:03 PM IST | Mumbai
As the Covid-19 cases in India drop, the Home Ministry has decided to end all Covid-19 containment measures from March 31, two years after their implementation following the outbreak of the pandemic. However, wearing of face mask and maintaining social distancing norms will continue as earlier.
23 March,2022 08:38 PM IST | Mumbai
After facing the wrath of the #CoronaVirus pandemic in #2020, #Mumbai hoped 2021 would bring better tidings. It was nothing like what the city wished it to be though, as #Mumbai witnessed a slew of disasters while it was in the midst of a devastating second wave of #Covid19. We look back at the tragedies in 2021, and how they wrecked Mumbai.
25 December,2021 10:50 PM IST
NCP chief says visit by VIPs only hinders relief work; for Koshyari’s visit, adds that his good ties with the central government may help affected people
28 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Experts say National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Epidemic Diseases Acts mandate govt aid to injured — in this case, recovered patients, and also to people whose livelihood was impacted due to lockdowns.
04 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
At the end of the year 2010, let's take a look at the films which could not make any profit and thus proved to be box office disasters
03 January,2011 11:10 AM IST
She hit semi-big time in Delhi Belly but that's no excuse for Poorna Jagannathan to wear a dress that belongs in the bedroom or on a mannequin in a lingerie store. Video courtesy: NDTV
04 January,2012 03:53 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
