Assam Floods Current Affairs, GK & News
Assam Floods and Landslides
Assam has been experiencing unprecedented floods and landslides over the last one week. This has affected million people and left people dead too. In last 34 hours, 10 people were killed and 7 went missing. What are the factors behind unprecedented floods? Pre-monsoon rains-Average rainfall in Assam for March-May 2022 was 719 mm, against 434.5 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Floods • Assam Floods and Landslides • Brahmaputra River • Climate change • landslides
Census in Kaziranga National Park
The Kaziranga National Park is a Tiger Reserve and a World Heritage site. The park recently conducted its water fowl census. About the census The census is conducted in the 52 wetlands in the parks. In 2021, the bird count increased to 93,491. It was 34,284 in 2020. The bird count has increased by 175% ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Assam • Assam Floods • Census • Kaziranga National Park • national park • Tiger Reserve • UNESCO World Heritage Site • water fowl • Wetlands and Climate Change
Assam-UNICEF Online Flood Reporting System
The Assam State Disaster Management Agency and the UNICEF has jointly developed an Online Flood Reporting System. With this, Assam becomes the first state to adopt digital reporting system to find out impact indicators during floods. About the System The new system will report flood levels in Assam on a daily basis. Earlier, the flood ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Floods • Brahmaputra • Disaster • Disaster Management • Flooding • UNICEF
Assam Floods: Rs 2 lakhs to victims from PM National Relief Fund
On July 3, 2020, Prime Minister Modi announced Rs 2 lakhs to relief funds to the kin of persons who lost their life in Assam floods. Highlights The Assam floods has claimed the lives of 33 people affecting more than 15 lakh people. Most of the rivers in Assam are flooded. Rivers in Assam The ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Assam • Assam Floods • Brahmaputra • Namcha Barwa • Natural Disasters • PM National Relief Funds