About NDRF The National Disaster Response Force is a specialised, multi-skilled, humanitarian force in India, which has been playing a crucial role in the country’s disaster management and community awareness for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Formation The successive natural calamities …
What’s the news? The India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched an e-book, Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India– State: Tamil Nadu as part of the World Meteorological Day celebrations. The atlas is available at mausam.imd.gov.in for public access. The e-atlas …
What’s in the news? The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has sent relief material including blankets, sleeping mats and solar study lamps for the people of Ukraine. About NDRF The National Disaster Response Force is a specialised, multi-skilled, humanitarian force …
What is a Marine Heatwave ? Marine heatwaves are periods of “extremely high temperatures” in the ocean. Marine heatwaves can occur in summer or winter and they are defined based on differences with expected temperatures for the location and time …
What is it? A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms to heavy precipitation. It becomes a bomb when …
What’s in the news? The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day was marked on January 19. The NDRF was formed on this day in 2006. About NDRF The National Disaster Response Force is a specialised, multi-skilled, humanitarian force in …
Context: The unpredicted spell of staggering rain over Chennai on December 30, 2021 reminds us of the risk of urban collapse due to extreme weather events. Challenges of urban governance Unredrawn policies In spite of immense community support and active …
Why in News: Union Minister of State for Science & Technology inaugurated the first open rock museum (in hyderabad) displaying different types of rocks gathered from different states with ages ranging from 3.3 billion years to around 55 million years …
About NDMA The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is a statutory body constituted under the Disaster Management Act 2005, with the Prime Minister of India as its Chairman-; a Vice Chairman with the status of Cabinet Minister, and eight members …
NEWS With a rise in the frequency of devastating cyclones, India needs to look at long-term mitigation measures. CONTEXT The severe cyclones, Tauktae and Yaas, which battered India earlier this year, made landfall on the country’s western coast, Gujarat, and …