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5. What is the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction? What are its objectives? Discuss. आपदा जोखिम न्यूनीकरण के लिए सेंडाइ फ्रेमवर्क क्या है? इसके उद्देश्य क्या हैं? चर्चा करें। Introduction: The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is a 15-year, voluntary, nonbinding agreement. It recognizes that the State . . . Read more
4. What are public health disasters? What are the most common measures to address such disasters? Explain. सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य आपदाएँ क्या हैं? ऐसी आपदाओं को दूर करने के लिए सबसे आम उपाय क्या हैं? समझाएं। Introduction: People across the world are faced with a wide and diverse range of risks . . . Read more
3. Odisha’s promptness and effectiveness in mitigating cyclones makes it a model state disaster management. Elucidate. चक्रवातों को कम करने में ओडिशा की तत्परता और प्रभावशीलता इसे एक मॉडल राज्य आपदा प्रबंधन राज्य बनाती है। स्पष्ट करें। Introduction: Learning its lessons from the super-cyclone of 1999 which claimed 10,000 lives . . . Read more
2. What are the most essential components of disaster preparedness? Explain with the help of suitable examples. आपदा तैयारियों के सबसे आवश्यक घटक क्या हैं? उपयुक्त उदाहरणों की सहायता से समझाएँ। Introduction: Disaster preparedness refers to measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of disasters. India is one of . . . Read more
1. What are the factors behind Australia’s bushfires? Are such incidents prevalent in India? What is the strategy to mitigate bushfires/ forest fires? Discuss. ऑस्ट्रेलिया के जंगलों में आग लगने के पीछे कौन से कारक हैं? क्या भारत में इस तरह की घटनाएं होती हैं? जंगल की आग को कम . . . Read more
4. Hazard can be natural but disasters are anthropogenic. Comment. Introduction: Hazard is associated with the processes that have the potential to inflict social, economic or environmental losses. It can be natural or anthropogenic. Body: Natural hazard are earthquake, tsunami, droughts, floods, landslides, wildfires, thunderstorms etc. Anthropogenic hazards are dealing . . . Read more
3. How is lightning caused? Last year more than 100 people died in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh due to lightning making it a big disaster. What preventive measures can be taken to for lightning? Introduction: Last year Andhra Pradesh recorded approximately 36000 lightning strikes over a period of 13 hours. . . . Read more
2. India has started its ambitious River interlinking project. What can be the ecological impacts of river interlinking? Introduction Interlinking involves the process of diverting surplus river water through a network of canals to relatively drier areas either within a state or among two or more states. In India, there . . . Read more
1. What is noise? What are different grades of noise pollution? What measures can be taken to control that? Introduction Noise is defined as unwanted sound. Sound which pleases the listeners is music and that which causes pain and annoyance is noise. At times what is music for some can . . . Read more
5. Examine the significance of situational awareness in mitigating disasters. Take suitable examples. आपदाओं को कम करने में स्थितिगत जागरूकता के महत्व की जांच करें। उपयुक्त उदाहरण लें। Approach: Introduction Significance of situational awareness in mitigating disasters- Add examples including global as well as regional ones. Challenges Way out Conclusion . . . Read more