{
  "id": 154441,
  "title": "Heatwaves, lightning now a natural calamity in NDRF protocol, says Centre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/heatwaves-lightning-now-a-natural-calamity-in-ndrf-protocol-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T01:24:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/heatwaves-lightning-now-a-natural-calamity-in-ndrf-protocol-says-centre-101785892672669.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Indian government has updated the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) protocol to include heatwaves and lightning as natural calamities. This change allows states to use the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to provide relief and assistance to people affected by these disasters, according to Hindustan Times.\n\nThe update to the NDRF protocol is aimed at providing support to those affected by heatwaves and lightning.\n\nThe Hindu reported on a separate matter, a Supreme Court case related to the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage, but this is unrelated to the NDRF protocol update.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}