Disaster Management

At an international scale, there’s no global legislative frame with authority to ensure regulation much like countrywide legislation, nor are there global organizations with the strength to alter assets. As a result, global regulation has to rely upon the settlement of the events concerned. Before going deep into various conventions and their importance let us […]

India has played a crucial role in global initiatives on disaster management. It is leading the way in building the global economy through multi-faceted initiatives and expertise. Hyogo Framework of Action In January 2005, representatives from 168 countries gathered in Kobe, Japan for a global conference on disaster risk reduction Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA)

Industrial Disasters are disasters caused by any chemical, mechanical, civil, electrical, or other processes. The failure caused by an accident, negligence, or incompetence at an industrial plant can spread to areas inside or outside the plant, cause loss of life and property, and harm the environment. Chemical Disasters  Chemicals are at the heart of modern

Out of different sections of society, women and children are among the worst-hit when it comes to crimes and calamities. Due to various disasters that impacted India, women and PwD individuals were the most neglected. This was evident during the recent Tsunami in India wherein in Nagapattinam district, 1/3rd of the total dead were women.

When the most extreme (day) temperature for an area in the fields crosses 400 Celsius, it is called a heatwave. The extent of the temperature is 300 Celsius over the hilly regions When the day temperature shoots up by 4 to 5 degrees above the normal maximum temperature, it is announced as a heatwave It

Introduction Floods occur due to encroachment of human beings and extended human settlement. This increases the level of water in the channels. Characteristics of floods are that they are comparatively slow in occurrences and often happen in well-identified regions mostly during the rainy season. Cause of flood: Heavy rainfall for a longer period. Insufficient capacity

National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) was renamed as National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) under the provisions of the DM Act in 2005. The fund is defined under Section 46 of the DM Act, 2005. It is constituted under the Public Account of India under “reserve funds not bearing interest”. It is administered by the Central

What is an Epidemic ? The usual presence of any disease in the community that is generally observed over some time is known as Epidemic. When the prevalence of this disease rises above the general baseline level among the general population of the region and starts spreading rapidly, it is referred to as Epidemic. An

An earthquake is trembling of the Earth’s surface resulting from a sudden release of energy within the Earth’s lithosphere that makes seismic waves. Huge earthquakes usually occur near the connection of two tectonic plates, e.g. along the Himalayan range where the Indian plate goes below the Eurasian plate. The Indian subcontinent is found on the

The term ‘drought’ can be defined as a term when there is almost no water or very little water available due to various reasons such as inadequate precipitation, over-utilisation of water, excessive rate of evaporation, or over usage of groundwater. Drought occurs when there is a prolonged absence or inadequacy of rain, resulting in a