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NDRF hosts 2019 SCO Joint Exercise on Earthquake Rescue
On 4th November 2019, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search and Rescue in New Delhi. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is hosting the event which will continue till 7th of this month. The purpose of the exercise is to rehearse the disaster ..
Topics: Disaster response • Foreign relations • International Relations • Modeling and simulation • National Disaster Response Force • NDRF • Politics • Shanghai Cooperation Organisation • Simulation
SCOJtEx-2019: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Joint Exercise
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search and Rescue- ‘SCOJtEx-2019’ in New Delhi. The four day exercise will be held from 4-7 November 2019. The joint exercise is being hosted by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The SCOJtEx will be followed by a meeting between ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Amit Shah • International Search and Rescue Advisory Group • Joint Exercise • NDRF • SCO • SCOJtEx-2019
National Disaster Management Authority
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) along with the Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (UPSDMA) conducted one of the largest Mock Search and Rescue Exercises to review preparedness for floods in the ongoing monsoon season. Rising river waters have a tendency to wreak great havoc and cause significant loss of life and limb in ..
Topics: Disaster Management • Disaster response • Disasters • NDMA • NDRF
Housing Redevelopment in Mumbai
The onset of the Southwest Monsoons has started to pose significant challenges to the urban planners and administrators all over India. However, in the densely populated city of Mumbai, where land is a premium and housing is scarce, the challenges are even more so. Why? On July 16, 2019- the Kesarbai building collapsed which killed ..
Topics: Housing • MAHARASTRA • Monsoons • NDRF
Vaishno Devi Shrine to have its own Disaster Response Force by 2020
Mata Vaishno Devi shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) will get a dedicated in-house disaster response force by September 2020. For this purpose NDRF and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in early 2019. Key Highlights MoU: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between NDRF and shrine ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Disaster Mnagement • Emergency Operation Centre • Mata Vaishno Devi • Memorandum of understanding • MOU • NDRF • Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board
Himachal Pradesh makes GPS device mandatory for trekkers
The Himachal Pradesh (HP) government has made it compulsory for trekkers to carry a GPS (Global Positioning System) device to tackle any exigency. This decision was taken at a review meeting on preparedness for the monsoon chaired by Shrikant Baldi, Additional Chief Secretary cum-Pr. Secretary to Jai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister, HP. Key Highlights Need: ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: BIS Seismic Zonation Map • Dalhousie • Dharamshala • Disaster Management Act 2005 • Early Warning Systems • GPS • GPS Device • Himachal Pradesh • Jai Ram Thakur • Jammu and Kashmir • National Disaster Response Force • NDRF • Shimla • Shrikant Baldi