13 October 2021 INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTIO | Study Reading Room™
13 October 2021
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION आपदा जोखिम न्यूनीकरण के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस
To promote global culture towards risk awareness and disaster reduction.
In 1989 the day was started by the UNGA
Disater management Act :- 2005
First Parliamentary forum on DISASTER MANGEMENT constituted-2011
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Established :-2006 Hq :- New delhi National DISASTER MANGEMENT Authority chaired By :- Prime Minister of India
Union Home Minister Chairperson of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)
The National Executive Committee (NEC) for disaster management is chaired by Cabinet secretary
NDRF was constituted as per Disaster Management Act, 2005. NDRF functions under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and is headed by a Director General.
NEWS
Uttarakhand :- 1st state in India to use Quick Deployment Antenna (QDA) technology for disaster management
India will launch its first state of the art earth observation satellite Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) to provide real time images of large areas as well as quick monitoring of natural disasters.
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in association with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) launched flood and heavy rain warning system in Guwahati
iFLOWS is a flood warning system that alerts flood prone areas. It was launched in Mumbai.
INFORM RISK INDEX for Humanitarian crises & Disasters 2020 INDIA Ranked - 31 TOPEED BY - Somalia
Abhas Jha appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia
Kamal Kishore Appointed Member Of National Disaster Management Authority
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2021 Dr Rajendra Kumar Bhandari in the Individual category and Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) in Institutional category.
