10 months ago Tags Defence & Security Issues Exercise Aikya Exercise Aikya was hosted by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in collaboration with the Southern Command of the Indian
10 months ago Tags Disaster Management Operation Sadbhav India recently launched Operation Sadbhav to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) to Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, that have
10 months ago Tags Advanced Technologies Mission Mausam The Union Cabinet recently approved ‘Mission Mausam,’ a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing India’s capacity to tackle extreme weather events
11 months ago Tags Disaster Management Recovery and reconstruction Funds The Home ministry recently issued fresh norms for constitution and administration of “recovery and reconstruction” funds following the 15th Finance
11 months ago Tags Climate Change Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) warning systems Due to the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) disaster in Sikkim last year, central government has recently initiated the establishment of
11 months ago Tags Disaster Management Mass wasting Recent studies have highlighted a significant increase in mass wasting events in the Sedongpu Gully of the Tibetan Plateau since
11 months ago Tags Disaster Management Explosion due to Chemical Reactor A recent explosion at a pharmaceuticals plant in Andhra Pradesh is suspected to have originated from a chemical reactor. Initiatives
11 months ago Tags Disaster Management EOS-08 mission: Objectives & Payloads ISRO successfully launched the EOS-08 Earth Observation Satellite using the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 from the Satish Dhawan Space
11 months ago Tags Disaster Management FloodWatch India 2.0 Union Minister for Jal Shakti recently launched the Version 2.0 of the ‘FloodWatch India’ mobile application developed by the Central
11 months ago Tags Disaster Management Tungabhadra Dam’s Crest Gate Collapses Recently, the Tungabhadra Dam in Karnataka experienced a significant incident when one of its crest gates collapsed for the first