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Dharavi Diary: How an e-Commerce business spurted out of slums?
The 60,000 and odd decrepit shanties with endless supply of expertise and human resources in place …
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ISRO Successfully Test-fires GSLV Mark-III
"This was a very significant day in the history of Indian space programme for the development of th…
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These are some documentaries on man-made and natural disasters that we can learn from
A chemical gas plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, leaked putting at risk the lives of hundreds…
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9 man-made disasters that had a big impact on our world
For this list, we're focusing on incidents (and accidents) involving nature that were caused or wor…
Andrew LaSane,Andrew LaSane
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It's been nearly 30 years since the Exxon Valdez oil spill. But that crisis pales in comparison to these recent ocean disasters.
The Gulf oil spill - sometimes called the Deepwater Horizon or BP spill - off the coast of Louisian…
Aylin Woodward
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Inside the 1966 Aberfan Disaster, one of Great Britain's most tragic mining disasters, where a collapsing mountain of coal waste killed 116 school children
The disaster has come back into the focus, because it's one of the key storylines in season three o…
James Pasley,James Pasley
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24 photos show what Burning Man was really like in 2023 and it wasn't the disaster the media made it out to be
My experience at Burning Man 2023 was magical — and nothing like you read in the headlines.Anneta K…
Anneta Konstantinides
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Google launches SOS alert to assist timely support in Assam flood - here’s how it works
Tech giant Google on Tuesday has launched a combination of Crisis Response efforts (SOS alert) to h…
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Celebrities hiked 6 miles to flee Burning Man. We spent 6 hours cleaning it.
While stars like Diplo and Chris Rock left Burning Man, many of us stayed behind to rally the commu…
Anneta Konstantinides
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All eyes are on DeSantis' relationship with Biden as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida. Here's how the previous 3 presidents worked (or didn't) with governors on disaster relief efforts.
Governors and presidents of opposing parties, from Bush to Obama to Trump, have had varying experie…
Isabella Zavarise
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A woman spotted her relatives' call for 'HELP' in photos NOAA took of Hurricane Michael's aftermath, and the program could revolutionize the way people are rescued after disasters
The team, which usually includes two pilots and a sensor operator, have also been sent to survey th…
Ashley Collman
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Matt Gaetz is asking the government to fund Hurricane Ian disaster relief in Florida days after he voted against FEMA aid
Gaetz asked for monetary aid for his "fellow Florida Man" post-Hurricane Ian, just days after votin…
Cheryl Teh
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A look inside Lowe's emergency command center, where employees monitor natural disasters like hurricanes and deploy supplies to devastated parts of the country
Founded in 1989 during the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo, Lowe's emergency command center is responsi…
Áine Cain
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The assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani could be Trump's Chernobyl moment
Trump may be able to obstruct Congress' quest to determine whether there was a "real and imminent t…
Linette Lopez
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Man who sat next to a plane passenger accused of opening a door mid-flight says it reminded him of a disaster movie
The Asiana Air flight was about 700 feet above the ground when someone opened the emergency exit do…