INDIA MUCH SAFER AGAINST TSUNAMI THREAT: INCOIS
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Introduction India is much safer against tsunami threat than it was in 2004, thanks to the state-of-the-art tsunami early warning system established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information System (INCOIS). From absolutely no warning capability or for that matter any public knowledge of tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, we have […]
CYCLONE WARNING SERVICES AND ACWCS
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Introduction In order to cater to the needs of Cyclone Warning Services and Marine weather services, there are seven Warning Centres covering the east & west coasts of our country. Among these, three are Area Cyclone Warning Centres (ACWCs) located at Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata and remaining four are Cyclone Warning […]
COVID LOCKDOWN, MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSE PANEL
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Why in news? According to a recent survey: A nationwide lockdown may have prevented the COVID-19 pandemic curve from peaking earlier but it certainly has shown adverse impact on the psychological profile of people in the form of rise in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Parliamentary Standing Committee for Home Affairs […]
KOZHIKODE PLANE CRASH: TABLETOP RUNWAY ISSUE
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Why in news? The crucial flight data recorder of the Air India Express flight AXB 1344 that crashed after overshooting the runway of Calicut International Airport at Karipur on Friday evening was recovered as investigations into the accident began. Explanation given DGCA chief told that several recommendations in 2011 and 2019 […]
ASSAM FLOODS AND UN’S CONFLICT REFUGEE CAMPS
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management, GS-II International Relations Why in news? Assam’s flood-displaced this year have had a taste of the kind of camps the United Nations runs for the Rohingya in Bangladesh, Kurds in Syria and other conflict refugees across the globe. Details With COVID-19 in the backdrop, the floods in Assam have had a […]
IN ASSAM, A TRAIL OF BROKEN BARRIERS
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Introduction The Hajong community was settled in Dhamor Reserve as refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan in 1960s and each family has an average of three bighas of land for farming. Goalpara saw flash floods earlier, but in the eastern part bordering the North Garo Hills district of Meghalaya in areas along […]
RED CROSS RELIEF SUPPLY FOR FLOOD AFFECTED PEOPLE
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management, GS-II International Organisations Why in news? The President of India flagged off nine trucks of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) relief supplies for flood affected people. Details These relief supplies for the flood affected people of Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh shall be carried from Delhi to the concerned states by […]
MONSOON FURY IN 8 STATES: DEPLOYMENT OF NDRF TEAMS
Focus: GS-III Disaster Managment Why in news? The monsoon has unleashed its fury in eight states causing more than 470 deaths due to floods and landslides, with the highest toll being recorded in West Bengal, Assam and Gujarat. Details The calamity of Floods and Landslides in 8 states has resulted in deployment of at least […]
MORE THAN A CRISIS, A CHANCE TO REBUILD HEALTH CARE
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Opportunity to act The overall case numbers have moved steadily past the million mark and India is now third in global case standings, and the distribution of cases also presents itself as the world’s biggest opportunity to intervene and blunt the global toll of the epidemic. The low numbers in a […]
CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOWED FROM ANY PERSON OR INSTITUTION NDRF
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Why in news? Central Government has laid out the modalities for receipt of contributions/ grants from any person or institution for the purpose of disaster management in the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005. The Disaster Management Act includes provision to encourage any person or […]