Topic: Disaster Management
Chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide deemed ‘moderately hazardous’ by the World Health Organization, remains widely used in India. Despite bans in over 40 countries, it poses risks to farmers, consumers,...
Disaster Mitigation Funding Approved for 15 States
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recently led a high-level committee that approved important funding for disaster mitigation. This initiative aims to enhance capacity-building projects across 15...
Sanyukt Vimochan 2024
The Indian Army conducted the annual Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise, Sanyukt Vimochan 2024, in Gujarat on November 18-19, 2024. This exercise demonstrated India’s preparedness for...
Odisha Villages Recognised as Tsunami Ready by UNESCO
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO has recently acknowledged 24 tsunami-prone villages in Odisha. This recognition occurred during the 2nd Global Tsunami Symposium in Indonesia on November 11,...
Operation Dronagiri
Professor Abhay Karandikar, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology, introduced Operation Dronagiri, which aligns with the National Geospatial Policy 2022. It aims to showcase geospatial technologies...
Prime Minister’s Ten Point Agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction
Disasters can result in significant loss of life, property and assets. Therefore, it is essential to have a comprehensive approach to disaster risk management to minimize the impacts...
CEA Disaster management plan for Power Sector
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a disaster management plan (DMP) for the power sector, in order to evolve a proactive and integrated approach to strengthen disaster...
Categorisation of CDRI as international Organisation
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister has approved to categorize the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as an “International Organization”. Highlights The Headquarters Agreement (HQA) was...
World Wetlands Day 2022
Every year, the World Wetland Day is celebrated on February 2. The day is marked to increase awareness about the importance of wetlands in the world. It is...
India-Bangladesh: Cabinet approves MoU on Disaster Management
Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Disaster Management between India and Bangladesh that was signed in March,...
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...
