Understanding Disaster Risk Insurance in India: A Shield Against Catastrophic Events.
17 October 2024 | The Study UPSCThis essay, based on Syed Ata Hasnain’s article “As the World Warms and Cools” in The Indian Express (October 17,...
Disaster Management
Editorials
Mission Mausam: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects
14 September 2024 | The Study UPSCInspired by The Hindu Editorial (Sept 14, 2024) titled “Weather Gods: On ‘Mission Mausam’: Attempts at Controlling the Weather are...
Current Affairs
Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024
04 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Recently, the central government introduced the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. Key Amendments Preparation of Disaster...
Current Affairs
High-level Committee Approves Disaster Mitigation Projects
27 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: A High-Level Committee, chaired by the Union Home Minister, has approved several disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects to enhance...
Uncategorized
Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigate Disasters
18 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: A new global assessment of scientific literature led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions (NbS)...
Economy
The Need for Resilient Infrastructure in India
27 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: This past month, Delhi faced unprecedented electricity demand due to relentlessly high temperatures, leading to frequent power cuts in...
Uncategorized
Disaster Databases Limitation
05 June 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Disaster databases have several limitations, including risk, time, accounting, and geographical biases, which raise questions about the accuracy of...