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Disasters displaced 5mn in India, the highest in the world

The displacements were a result of a combination of increasing hazard intensity, high population exposure and high levels of social and economic vulnerability, a report says. IMAGE:......

Cyclone Ockhi: 357 fishermen from TN and Kerala rescued, says defence minister

A total of 357 fishermen, including 71 from Tamil Nadu, stranded in sea due to Cyclone Ockhi, were rescued, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.  IMAGE: A Navy helicopter......

Andaman, India's new amphibious warfare base

India is planning to convert its Andaman and Nicobar tri-services command into an major amphibious warfare hub by setting up full-fledged training facilities and basing a sea-and-land fighting unit......

Threat from sea looms large: IB

The threat from the sea continues to loom large over the country and the attacks on Mumbai, where the terrorists arrived in the city on a boat, is just a beginning. According to intelligence......

50 days after Ockhi, families wait for a miracle

Picking up the pieces won't be easy for the families of the missing fishermen.More than the compensation, what they seek is closure, discovers A Ganesh Nadar in Kanyakumari, one of the districts......

Lakshadweep tourism takes baby steps in 12 islands

If things go as planned, the Centre will develop 12 new Lakshadweep islands under its island development programme. But they will limit their access to ‘high-end’ serious adventure and......

Destination India for global consultants

Destination India. That is the slogan for international engineering consulting companies, it seems. Almost all global engineering consulting companies are heading to India as the country is......

Good news for regional airlines!

The civil aviation ministry has proposed a five-year exemption for 'regional airlines' from airport and navigation charges for destinations they fly. To improve regional connectivity and create......

Pawan Hans gets nod to become scheduled airline

Even though the two state-owned airlines, Indian Airlines and Air India, have announced a merger, the country is on its way to once again have two scheduled airlines controlled by the government.......

Sharp decline in sex ratio

Results of the 2001 Census show that the child sex ratio, defined as the number of female children in the 0-6 age group per 1000 male children, has registered a whopping 32-point decline in urban......

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