Legacy of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead
26 December 2024 | The Study IASLegacy of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. On 26 December 2004, an undersea earthquake of magnitude 9.1 struck off the...
Disaster Management
Editorials
Editorials
Urbanisation and Groundwater Depletion in India: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions
25 October 2024 | The Study IASUrbanisation and Groundwater Depletion in India Introduction-Urbanisation and Groundwater Depletion in India As India’s cities grow and industries expand, the...
Editorials
The Green Paradox: Warning Signs in Greening Deserts and Polar Regions Top of Form
20 October 2024 | The Study IASThe Green Paradox This essay looks at Kumar Abhishek’s article, “When Green is a Sign of Warning,” published in Business...
Editorials
Understanding Disaster Risk Insurance in India: A Shield Against Catastrophic Events.
17 October 2024 | The Study IASUnderstanding Disaster Risk Insurance in India India is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, regularly facing floods,...
Editorials
Mission Mausam: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects
14 September 2024 | The Study IASInspired 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 IASContext: 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 IASContext: 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 IASContext: 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 IASContext: This past month, Delhi faced unprecedented electricity demand due to relentlessly high temperatures, leading to frequent power cuts in...
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Disaster Databases Limitation
05 June 2024 | The Study IASContext: Disaster databases have several limitations, including risk, time, accounting, and geographical biases, which raise questions about the accuracy of...
