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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches NEONSAT-1A on Bridging the Swarm Mission
Rocket Lab successfully launched South Korea’s NEONSAT-1A satellite on January 29, 2026, completing the delayed Bridging the Swarm mission from New Zealand. Deployed into a 540-kilometer orbit, the Earth-observation spacecraft will deliver near-real-time imagery to monitor natural disasters across the Korean Peninsula. The launch marked Rocket La...
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Starlink Ready For India, Will Help In Rural Connectivity: Elon Musk
Starlink satellites orbit at about 550 kilometres, far lower than traditional geostationary satellites, making their faster response times more beneficial for disaster areas.
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Telangana Court Warns IAS Officer Of Non-Bailable Warrant Over Contempt Case
The Telangana High Court warned senior IPS officer AV Ranganath, who is serving as commissioner of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency, that a non-bailable warrant would be issued against him if he fails to appear in court
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Turkish Rescuers Stranded As Israel Delays Approval To Enter Gaza
A Turkish disaster response team is still waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defence ministry source said Thursday.
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Cyclone Montha: Odisha Starts Evacuation Of People From Vulnerable Areas
The Odisha government has started evacuating people from vulnerable places and deployed 128 disaster response teams in eight southern districts of the state as the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified into a cyclonic storm named
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Centre Approves Rs 1,950 Crore To Karnataka, Maharashtra As Flood Relief
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved advance release of Rs 1,950.80 crore as second instalment of central share of State Disaster Response Fund to Karnataka and Maharashtra governments for 2025-26.
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Lightweight AI Framework Boosts Speed and Accuracy of UAV Remote Sensing Object Detection
Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University developed SORA-DET, a lightweight framework that boosts UAV object detection with higher accuracy and faster speed. Using novel modules like PRepConvBlock and SB-FPN, it delivers strong results with far fewer parameters. The system promises real-world benefits in disaster response, environmental monito...
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In Pics: PM Modi Visits Flood-Hit Punjab, Himachal, Conducts Aerial Survey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to review the situation in the wake of recent floods and landslides in several parts of north India.
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Stand Shoulder-To-Shoulder: PM Modi Leaves For Flood-Hit Himachal, Punjab
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government stands shoulder-to-shoulder with people affected by the recent floods and landslides, as he began his visit to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to assess the ground situation in the disaster-hit
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PM Modi To Visit Himachal, Punjab Today To Review Flood Situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit flood-affected regions of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday to review the ongoing disaster response and rehabilitation efforts following severe monsoon-triggered floods and landslides that have wreaked hav
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Body Of Teen Who Fell Into Creek In Maharashtra From Suburban Train Found
The body of a 19-year-old man who fell into Vitawa creek near Kalwa in Thane district from a suburban train was recovered on Friday afternoon, a civic official said.
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Toddler Among 2 Killed In Building Collapse In Maharashtra's Palghar
Two persons were killed and nine others injured after a part of a building collapsed in Vasai in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Wednesday.
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Video: Boat Carrying 10 Overturns After Heavy Rain In Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur
A country boat carrying 10 people capsized in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur following heavy rain in the area overnight. Six people swam to safety and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have been mobilised to locate the other four.
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Watch: Engineers Cross Raging River To Restore Power In Uttarkashi After Cloudburst
Days after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the Dharali village of the Uttarkashi district, a team of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) was seen braving a swollen river to restore power supply in the area.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches NEONSAT-1A on Bridging the Swarm Mission
Rocket Lab successfully launched South Korea’s NEONSAT-1A satellite on January 29, 2026, completing the delayed Bridging the Swarm mission from New Zealand. Deployed into a 540-kilometer orbit, the Earth-observation spacecraft will deliver near-real-time imagery to monitor natural disasters across the Korean Peninsula. The launch marked Rocket La...
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Starlink Ready For India, Will Help In Rural Connectivity: Elon Musk
Starlink satellites orbit at about 550 kilometres, far lower than traditional geostationary satellites, making their faster response times more beneficial for disaster areas.
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Telangana Court Warns IAS Officer Of Non-Bailable Warrant Over Contempt Case
The Telangana High Court warned senior IPS officer AV Ranganath, who is serving as commissioner of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency, that a non-bailable warrant would be issued against him if he fails to appear in court
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Turkish Rescuers Stranded As Israel Delays Approval To Enter Gaza
A Turkish disaster response team is still waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defence ministry source said Thursday.
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Cyclone Montha: Odisha Starts Evacuation Of People From Vulnerable Areas
The Odisha government has started evacuating people from vulnerable places and deployed 128 disaster response teams in eight southern districts of the state as the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified into a cyclonic storm named
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Centre Approves Rs 1,950 Crore To Karnataka, Maharashtra As Flood Relief
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved advance release of Rs 1,950.80 crore as second instalment of central share of State Disaster Response Fund to Karnataka and Maharashtra governments for 2025-26.
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Lightweight AI Framework Boosts Speed and Accuracy of UAV Remote Sensing Object Detection
Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University developed SORA-DET, a lightweight framework that boosts UAV object detection with higher accuracy and faster speed. Using novel modules like PRepConvBlock and SB-FPN, it delivers strong results with far fewer parameters. The system promises real-world benefits in disaster response, environmental monito...
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In Pics: PM Modi Visits Flood-Hit Punjab, Himachal, Conducts Aerial Survey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to review the situation in the wake of recent floods and landslides in several parts of north India.
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Stand Shoulder-To-Shoulder: PM Modi Leaves For Flood-Hit Himachal, Punjab
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government stands shoulder-to-shoulder with people affected by the recent floods and landslides, as he began his visit to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to assess the ground situation in the disaster-hit
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PM Modi To Visit Himachal, Punjab Today To Review Flood Situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit flood-affected regions of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday to review the ongoing disaster response and rehabilitation efforts following severe monsoon-triggered floods and landslides that have wreaked hav
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Body Of Teen Who Fell Into Creek In Maharashtra From Suburban Train Found
The body of a 19-year-old man who fell into Vitawa creek near Kalwa in Thane district from a suburban train was recovered on Friday afternoon, a civic official said.
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Toddler Among 2 Killed In Building Collapse In Maharashtra's Palghar
Two persons were killed and nine others injured after a part of a building collapsed in Vasai in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Wednesday.
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Video: Boat Carrying 10 Overturns After Heavy Rain In Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur
A country boat carrying 10 people capsized in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur following heavy rain in the area overnight. Six people swam to safety and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have been mobilised to locate the other four.
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Watch: Engineers Cross Raging River To Restore Power In Uttarkashi After Cloudburst
Days after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the Dharali village of the Uttarkashi district, a team of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) was seen braving a swollen river to restore power supply in the area.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
