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What is iFLOWS?
iFLOWS is a flood warning system that alerts flood prone areas. The warning is provided 6 to 72 hours in advance. It was launched in Mumbai. Highlights iFLOWS was launched by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddav Thackeray and Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare. iFLOWS is Integrated Flood Warning ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Dr Harsh Vardhan • Flash Floods • Flood Warning System • IFLOWS • Natural Disasters • Rainfall • Rainstorms • urban floods
AMPHAN: Cyclonic Storm intensifies into Severe Cyclonic Storm
On May 17, 2020, the Cyclonic storm Amphan in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into severe cyclonic storm. The cyclone is to cross West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts on May 20, 2020. The National Disaster Response Force has sent 7 teams to West Bengal and 10 teams to Odisha to aid the state government in its ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AMPHAN • Arabian Sea • Bay of Bengal • Cyclone • IMD • Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) • Indian ocean region • Rainstorms
Disaster Management Exercise of BIMSTEC NDRF begins in Bhubaneswar
The National Disaster Response Force of Government of India is to host the second BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise-2020 (BIMSTEC DMEx-2020). The exercise is to be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha between February 11, 2020 and February 13, 2020. The main objective of the exercise is to test the existing emergency procedures, disaster problems, during flood, earthquake ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: BIMSTEC • Cyclone • Disaster • Disaster Management • Earthquake • Flood • heritage sites • NDRF • Odisha • Rainstorms
IMD’s State of Climate Report: 2019 the seventh warmest year since 1901
On January 7, 2020, the International Meteorological Organisation released its “State of Climate Report” for the year 2019. According to the report, the climate change has claimed 1,659 lives in India in the year 2019. 2019 is the seventh warmest year since 1901. The temperatures were not high as compared to 2016 (the warmest year ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Cyclone • IMD • Rainstorms • State of Climate Report • Weather
Meteorological Department issues warning of another dust storm in UP, Rajasthan
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warning of another dust storm and thunderstorm in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The satellite images have shown wind pressure developing in two states leading to thunderstorms, gusty winds and heavy rain. It also has forecasted thunderstorm accompanied with squall is also likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Topics: Disaster Management • Duststorms • Geography • Indian Meteorological Department • Odisha • Rainstorms • Weather forecasting