Articles for Distribution Centres

Thousands of people plunder UN aid centre and steal supplies in Gaza
1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands of people plunder UN aid centre and steal supplies in Gaza

Op India  

On 29th October, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East informed that thousands of people plundered warehouses and distribution centres of the UN aid centres in Gaza to grab flour and other basic survival items. UNRWA’s Gaza chief Thomas White said, “This is a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break …

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Puducherry seeks Centre’s nod to revive ration shops
1 year, 10 months ago

Puducherry seeks Centre’s nod to revive ration shops

The Hindu  

The Puducherry government has sought the Centre’s nod to revive the Public Distribution System outlets in the Union Territory to supply monthly free rice to beneficiaries. In a memorandum to the Union Minister for Commerce, Food and Consumer Affairs, Piyush Goyal, the Puducherry Minister for Civil Supplies A. K Sai J Saravanan Kumar said the Centre should allow the territorial …

Rice Centre Puducherry Kumar Shops Mha Ration
Inspectors find health and safety problems at four in five distribution centres
2 years, 5 months ago

Inspectors find health and safety problems at four in five distribution centres

Dutch News  

Infringements of health and safety laws were found at four in five distribution centres visited by government inspectors last year, the NRC reported on Wednesday. The report, which has not yet been officially published, concludes that distribution centres broke safety rules, ignored coronavirus measures – such as social distancing – and offered work which was physically or mentally too demanding, …

Netherlands Work Distribution Centres
Inspectors find health and safety problems at four in five distribution centres
2 years, 5 months ago

Inspectors find health and safety problems at four in five distribution centres

Dutch News  

Infringements of health and safety laws were found at four in five distribution centres visited by government inspectors last year, the NRC reported on Wednesday. The report, which has not yet been officially published, concludes that distribution centres broke safety rules, ignored coronavirus measures – such as social distancing – and offered work which was physically or mentally too demanding, …

Netherlands Work Distribution Centres
Chinese hackers recently targeted Indian electricity distribution centres near Ladakh, finds report
2 years, 9 months ago

Chinese hackers recently targeted Indian electricity distribution centres near Ladakh, finds report

Firstpost  

The reasons for the attack may include gaining an increased understanding into complex systems in order to facilitate capability development for future use or gaining sufficient access across the system in preparation for future contingency operations, the report states Chinese state- “In recent months, we observed likely network intrusions targeting at least 7 Indian State Load Despatch Centres responsible for …

China Future Report Chinese Ladakh System Cyber
Chinese Hackers Made 2 Attempts To Hack Electricity Distribution In Ladakh, Confirms Govt
2 years, 9 months ago

Chinese Hackers Made 2 Attempts To Hack Electricity Distribution In Ladakh, Confirms Govt

News 18  

The government confirmed that two attempts were made by Chinese hackers to disrupt electricity distribution centres near Ladakh. Earlier, a report by Bloomberg claimed that Chinese hackers have launched a cyber-espionage attack against the Indian power sector in Ladakh. Confirming the cyberattack attempt made by Chinese hackers, RK Singh, Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy told ANI, …

Indian Report Chinese Ladakh Bloomberg Cyber Hackers
Many distribution centres flout safety rules: Inspectors
3 years, 11 months ago

Many distribution centres flout safety rules: Inspectors

Dutch News  

Many distribution centres in the Netherlands are breaking coronavirus rules and other safety norms as well as flouting rules regarding breaks and pay, social affairs ministry inspectors have found. Some 200 centres were checked in 2020 because of multiple earlier reports of unsafe working conditions and seven out of every 10 distribution centres were found to break one or more …

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Mohammed Shami distributes food and water to migrant workers
4 years, 7 months ago

Mohammed Shami distributes food and water to migrant workers

The Hindu  

Moved by the plight of migrant workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India pacer Mohammed Shami has started distributing food packets and masks to refugees travelling back to their homes. The BCCI posted a video of Shami, who is seen wearing a mask and gloves, handing out food packets and masks to people travelling in buses and those at the food …

Food Uttar Pradesh Shami Bcci His House Food Packets Sahaspur
BigBasket to invest $100 million to strengthen supply chain, will set up vending machines and distribution centres across cities
5 years, 8 months ago

BigBasket to invest $100 million to strengthen supply chain, will set up vending machines and distribution centres across cities

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Alibaba-backed company BigBasket is pumping in $100 million to strengthen its supply chain by setting up vending machines and smaller distribution centres across various cities it operates in. We have 18 large and 80 smaller distribution centres together with our resellers and this will be ramped to 20 large and 100 smaller ones by June this year,” BigBasket …

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