National Disaster Management Force Subject: Disaster Management Context: The Parliamentary standing committee on water resources has started reviewing disaster management of flood post-Uttarakhand flood. Concept: The Disaster Management Act has statutory provisions for constitution of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for the purpose of specialized response to natural and man-made disasters. The practice […]
GEO HAZARD MANAGEMENT Subject: Disaster Management Context: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has entered into a framework MoU with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) to strengthen collaboration on sustainable Geo-Hazard management. Concept : DRDO’s Defence Geo-Informatics Research Establishment (DGRE) is working for the development of critical technologies for enhancing […]
TIDE – RAINFALL QUOTIENT Subject : Disaster Management Context : To understand if a coastal city is more prone to floods caused by tidal events or extreme rainfall, a team from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay devised a new metric or measure called the Tide–Rainfall Flood Quotient. Concept : Using the past […]
STATE DISASTER Subject : Disaster Management Context : The avian flu outbreak has been classified as a ‘state disaster’ in Kerala after the Centre notified the outbreak of H5N8 subset of Influenza A in the two districts. Concept : State Disaster : A State Government may use up to 10 percent of the […]
Disaster Management What is Hazard? National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), 2016 defines hazard as “a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or conditions that may cause loss of life, injury to health, property, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disruptions or environmental damage”. India due to its unique physiographic and climatic conditions […]
Subject: Disaster Management Context: Union Home Ministry releases 4382 Crore Rupees to six states under National Disaster Response Fund. Concept: National Disaster Response Fund: Defined under sec 46 of Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DM Act). It is a fund managed by the Central Government for meeting the expenses for emergency response, relief and rehabilitation due to any threatening […]