Assam earthquake
Context: Several houses and buildings were damaged after an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Assam. Six aftershocks, of magnitude ranging from 3.2 to 4.7, occurred in the two-and-a-half hours following the main tremor. Relevance: GS-III: Disaster Management (Earthquakes) GS-I: Geography (Important Geophysical Phenomena) Dimensions of the Article: About the Fault line […]
Changes in the second wave of Covid-19
Context: The rise in case numbers has been exponential in the second wave – it has shaken the country and is more devastating than the first wave. Relevance: GS-III: Disaster Management Dimensions of the Article: Key Points regarding the Second Wave of Covid-19 Reasons for the Spike of the Second wave of Covid-19 Key Points […]
MHA invokes Disaster Management Act
Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) invoked the Disaster Management Act, after several states, including Delhi, cried foul over the shortage of medical oxygen. Political leaders even accused neighboring states of blocking the supply of oxygen at a time when India is battling the second wave of Covid-19 infections. Relevance: GS-III: Disaster Management (Disaster […]
Time for a ‘sponge cities’ mission in India
Context: Untimely, excessive rainfall, as in Hyderabad and Pune, is here to stay. It’s time to plan for vagaries of weather, build resilience. Relevance: GS Paper 1: Urbanization: problems and remedies GS Paper 3: Disasters & Disaster Management (Urban Flood) Mains questions 1: Major cities of India are becoming more vulnerable to flood conditions. Discuss. […]
INDIA MUCH SAFER AGAINST TSUNAMI THREAT: INCOIS
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Introduction India is much safer against tsunami threat than it was in 2004, thanks to the state-of-the-art tsunami early warning system established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information System (INCOIS). From absolutely no warning capability or for that matter any public knowledge of tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, we have […]
CYCLONE WARNING SERVICES AND ACWCS
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Introduction In order to cater to the needs of Cyclone Warning Services and Marine weather services, there are seven Warning Centres covering the east & west coasts of our country. Among these, three are Area Cyclone Warning Centres (ACWCs) located at Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata and remaining four are Cyclone Warning […]
COVID LOCKDOWN, MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSE PANEL
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Why in news? According to a recent survey: A nationwide lockdown may have prevented the COVID-19 pandemic curve from peaking earlier but it certainly has shown adverse impact on the psychological profile of people in the form of rise in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The Parliamentary Standing Committee for Home Affairs […]
KOZHIKODE PLANE CRASH: TABLETOP RUNWAY ISSUE
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Why in news? The crucial flight data recorder of the Air India Express flight AXB 1344 that crashed after overshooting the runway of Calicut International Airport at Karipur on Friday evening was recovered as investigations into the accident began. Explanation given DGCA chief told that several recommendations in 2011 and 2019 […]
ASSAM FLOODS AND UN’S CONFLICT REFUGEE CAMPS
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management, GS-II International Relations Why in news? Assam’s flood-displaced this year have had a taste of the kind of camps the United Nations runs for the Rohingya in Bangladesh, Kurds in Syria and other conflict refugees across the globe. Details With COVID-19 in the backdrop, the floods in Assam have had a […]
IN ASSAM, A TRAIL OF BROKEN BARRIERS
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Introduction The Hajong community was settled in Dhamor Reserve as refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan in 1960s and each family has an average of three bighas of land for farming. Goalpara saw flash floods earlier, but in the eastern part bordering the North Garo Hills district of Meghalaya in areas along […]