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Forest Fires

For Prelims: Forest Fires, Bambi Bucket, India State of Forest Report (ISFR), Forest Survey of India (FSI), The Forest Fire Prevention and...

20 Mar 2024 Disaster Management

The Unjust Climate: FAO

For Prelims: The Unjust Climate: FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, Climate Change, Extreme Precipitation, Heat Stress. For Mains: The Unjust...

07 Mar 2024 Disaster Management

Report on Climate and Catastrophe Insight

For Prelims: 2024 Climate and Catastrophe Insight, Natural Disasters, early warning systems, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction...

10 Feb 2024 Disaster Management

Radioactive Discharges from Indian Nuclear Plants

For Prelims: Minimal Radioactive Discharges from Indian Nuclear Plants, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Nuclear Fission, Implications of...

01 Feb 2024 Disaster Management

Weather Monitoring by IMD

For Prelims: India Meteorological Department (IMD), INSAT 3D satellite, INSAT 3DR satellite, Infrared, Cyclones, Water Vapour, Clouds, Temperature,...

30 Jan 2024 Disaster Management

Distress Alert Transmitter For Fishermen

For Prelims: Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs), Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Potential Fishing...

23 Jan 2024 Disaster Management

PRITHvi VIgyan Scheme

For Prelims: PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) Scheme, ACROSS Scheme, O-SMART Scheme, PACER For Mains: Earth System Sciences, Modeling systems for...

09 Jan 2024 Disaster Management

Persistence of Synchronized Extreme Rainfall in Changing Climates

For Prelims: Persistence of Synchronized Extreme Rainfall in Changing Climates, Global Warming, Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR). For Mains:...

16 Dec 2023 Disaster Management

NCMC Reviews Cyclone 'Michaung' Preparedness

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) recently convened to assess the readiness of State governments and Central Ministries for the...

04 Dec 2023 Disaster Management

Emergency Alert System

For Prelims: Emergency Alert Systems in India, Cyclones, Floods, Landslides, Earthquakes For Mains: Challenges faced by India's emergency alert...

15 Nov 2023 Disaster Management

Global Tiger Numbers Rise, Southeast Asia Faces Habitat Threats

Source: DTE For Prelims: Tiger, Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP), United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...

15 Nov 2023 Disaster Management

Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project

Source: IE Why in News? The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, India’s largest hydel project under construction, faced a setback when a...

08 Nov 2023 Disaster Management

Stocktaking Climate Finance

This editorial is based on “Stocktaking climate finance — a case of circles in red ink” which was published in The Hindu on...

01 Nov 2023 Disaster Management

Sikkim Dam Disaster Raises Concerns for India's Bhutan Hydropower Projects

For Prelims: Teesta-III dam, Glacial Lake Outburst Flood, National Green Tribunal (NGT) For Mains: Related issues with the Dam Safety, Dams...

30 Oct 2023 Disaster Management

Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023

For Prelims: UN Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023, Climate change, Space debris, Wet-bulb temperature, Floods, Renewable energy sources,...

26 Oct 2023 Disaster Management

Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security: FAO

For Prelims: Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security, Food and Agriculture Organization, Extreme Disaster, Climate Change, Food...

26 Oct 2023 Disaster Management

Fragility of Indian Himalayan Region

For Prelims: Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Teesta River, Environmental Clearance (EC), EIA 2006...

21 Oct 2023 Disaster Management

Guarding Against Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

This editorial is based on “The message from Sikkim: Heed the water’s warning” which was published in The Indian Express on...

18 Oct 2023 Disaster Management

Disabled Population and Disaster Preparedness

For Prelims: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Convention on the Rights of...

18 Oct 2023 Disaster Management

Surge in Human Settlements in Flood-Prone Areas

For Prelims: Flood Zones, Climate change, World Bank Reports. For Mains: Factors Behind Increasing Human Settlements in Flood Zones, Flood...

13 Oct 2023 Disaster Management