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The PRO of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) claimed that so far 13 people — six males, four females and three children have been declared dead

'There are still some problems for India to fix, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the main run getters at the moment and they need some support,' wrote Kris Srikkanth

As heavy rains lashed Mumbai, the first tragic incident happened in Thane, the other one occurred in Ambarnath, officials of the district disaster management cell said

As per a WWF study, Chennai and Kolkata rank first and second respectively in a list of 20 megacities facing a water crisis while financial capital Mumbai ranks 11 and national capital Delhi, 15.

"Some may call it dynasty or whatever, it is the way the Congress has evolved over the years. Somehow it has been dependent on the pan-India appeal of the Gandhi family," the former vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority, Marri Shashidhar Reddy said.

The officials at the Disaster Management Control Room said 22 people died in Aurangabad, 20 in Gaya and two in Nawada districts of Bihar due to heatwave.

Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Rajkot, Junagarh, Diu, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts are expected to be worst affected by cyclone Vayu

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Nine people injured and more than thousands stranded as thunderstorm hits Tripura 

This satellite RISAT-2B would enhance the country's surveillance capabilities along with application in fields such as surveillance, agriculture, forestry and disaster management

 

PM Modi intends to call officials from all coastal states for a meeting in the coming few months to share best practices in disaster management . A 30-year-old Sri Lankan national was arrested in Kerala for not possessing valid travel documents. The arrest assumes significance in the wake of recent blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

Chairing a review meet over cyclone Fani in Bhubaneshwar on Monday, attended also by Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the PM said, “Maybe we should do it in Bhubaneswar. Others can learn so much from the work done by the Centre and the state here.”
 

Read on to know about the intensity of cyclone, steps taken and how it was named

The State Disaster Management Authority in Kerala has issued a yellow alert in Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Idukki

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), the country's top body to deal with an emergency situation, Monday took stock of the situation arising out of cyclone Fani and assured the state governments concerned of all assistance from the central government to face the storm