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CONTACT TRACING
20, Mar 2020
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Governance
Why in News? Contact tracing is the process of identifying, assessing, and managing people who have been exposed to a disease to Prevent Transmission. ICMR…
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INCOIS – WARNING SYSTEMS
04, Mar 2020
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Environment
Why in News? The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad has launched Small Vessel Advisory and Forecast Services System (SVAS), Swell Surge…
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WATER CRISIS IN HIMALAYAN REGION LOOMS LARGE
03, Mar 2020
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News? Recently, several towns were surveyed in the Himalayan region of Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakistan to understand the challenges of the water…
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WHO NOT TO DECLARE SARS-COV-2 A PANDEMIC
29, Feb 2020
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News? WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made it abundantly clear that WHO will not declare COVID-19 a pandemic at this moment. Highlights: A…
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ULSOOR LAKE
28, Feb 2020
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Disaster Manage Unit
Context: Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the constitution of a joint committee to take samples of water from Bengaluru’s Ulsoor lake and…
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DEVASTATING AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRE
18, Jan 2020
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News? Australia is witnessing its most devastating bushfire season in at least 20 years. About Bushfires: Forest fires, or bushfires, routinely occur across…
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FOREST FIRES
04, Jan 2020
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News? About 21.40% of forest cover in India is prone to fires, with forests in the north-eastern region and central India being the…
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DROUGHT ACTION PLAN
24, Sep 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Context: The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) is working on developing a comprehensive drought-proofing action plan for 24 districts in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka…
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AKADEMIK LOMONOSOV- RUSSIA’S FLOATING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
18, Sep 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News? Recently Russian-built floating nuclear power plant completed its 5,000-km journey along the Northern Sea Route, causing excitement in the energy sector, but…
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FLOODS IN MAHARASHTRA
11, Aug 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Context: Between August 1 and 10, rains battered south-western Maharashtra, and rising water levels in local rivers breached the banks. Areas in Pune, Kolhapur, Satara…
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MAHARASHTRA TO SET UP TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
09, Aug 2019
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Geography of India
Context: In the wake an unprecedented flood like situation and record rainfall this season, the State government will constitute a task force of local and…
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NATURAL SIGNS OF FLOODS FOR URBAN AREAS
09, Aug 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News? A study in the Journal of the British Academy has found that indigenous knowledge on how nature warns of flooding is relevant…
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NGT Raps states for not curbing pollution in Ganga
01, Jun 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in news The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 25 lakh each on the States of Bihar, Jharkhand and West…
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MT. EVEREST: LEARN FROM TRAGEDY, TIGHTEN SAFETY MEASURES
28, May 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News: The safety protocol must be tightened to scale Everest. Details Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak at 8,848 metres, draws adventurers from…
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THOUSANDS LEFT HOMELESS AFTER HEAVY RAINS TRIGGER FLASH FLOODS IN TRIPURA
27, May 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News: More than a thousand families in Tripura have been displaced after their houses were submerged in flash floods that hit parts of…
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SURAT BUILDING FIRE: GUJARAT MOVES TO ENFORCE FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS
27, May 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News: Shaken out of apathy by the devastating fire at an illegal structure in Surat that claimed the life of 22 students, the…
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Long wait for power in Odisha after Cyclone Fani snaps transmission lines
10, May 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in news: Hot and humid weather has compounded the woes of the cyclone-affected people in Odisha, with the government facing a gigantic task…
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NEED TO ADDRESS GROWTH CHALLENGES
19, Apr 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das highlighted the need to address growth challenges as the inflation outlook remained benign, at…
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Seismometer In Maharashtra
04, Mar 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
In News The National Centre of Seismology (NCS) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) decided to have another seismometer would be installed in Palghar district, taking…
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When the hills fall silent
10, Jan 2019
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Disaster Manage Unit
[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] A year ago, Kurangani, a village in the district of Theni, was teeming with people from cities like Chennai and…
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13 Feared Dead in Meghalaya Coal Mine
15, Dec 2018
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Disaster Manage Unit
Context: At least 13 miners are feared dead in a coal mine accident in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday. Details: District police officials…
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Study – Cyclone Forecast
20, Oct 2018
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Disaster Manage Unit
Weather observations in the Arctic can help track tropical and mid-latitude cyclones more accurately, improving the forecast of extreme climate events found research. About: The…
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Cyclone – TILTI
15, Oct 2018
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Disaster Manage Unit
In News: Odisha, Andhra on red alert as cyclone Titli inches close Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘TITLI’ over west central Bay of Bengal: Tropical cyclone: A…
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Centre increases in share
06, Oct 2018
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Disaster Manage Unit
Why in News? The Centre has enhanced its contribution in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) from 75 per cent to 90 per cent with…
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C-FLOWS, (Chennai Flood Warning System)
05, Oct 2018
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Disaster Manage Unit
In news: The office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to government of India, research institutions, chief among them the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR),…
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Catastrophe Bond
22, Aug 2018
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Disaster Manage Unit
The recent floods in Kerala have set off a debate need of catastrophe bond in India. Considering that only about 30% of the damage from…
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