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Disaster Management
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Technology plays a multi-faceted role in augmenting the disaster management apparatus of the country. Discuss. Also, list the measures needed to enhance the usage of such technologies in managing disasters.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
Explain the causes and impacts of landslides. Also, discuss the various measures to mitigate their impact, with a special emphasis on National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
Extreme weather events have become the new normal, revealing critical gaps in urban planning. Discuss the statement in the context of urban flooding.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
Discuss the increasing need of 'disaster resilient infrastructure' in India. Mention the steps taken in this direction with specific reference to the Global Coalition for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster Risk ReductionDisaster Management
What are the major challenges to building disaster resilience in Indian cities? Enumerate the current initiatives and suggest improvements. (15M)
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster Risk ReductionDisaster Management
Discuss the major challenges of crowd control in large socio-religious gatherings and congregations in India. In the light of NDMA's "Suggestive Framework for Preparation of Crowd Management Plan for Events Venues of Mass Gathering", suggest measures to prevent stampede incidents.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
The impact of floods on life and property can be most effectively reduced by hazard and vulnerability mapping. Comment
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster Risk ReductionDisaster Management
Explain the concept of volcanic winter giving examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster Management
Approach to flood control in India should evolve from piecemeal measures to an integrated basin management. Comment.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
Give an account of the increasing frequency of cyclonic activity in the Arabian Sea region.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementClimate Change
Analyse the relation between heatwaves and Agriculture highlighting the impact India has had in the recent past.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Crops and Cropping PatternsClimate Change
Analyse the various causes of landslides in India. What strategies can be implemented to enhance disaster resilience against them?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
How unplanned development and disregard for natural water bodies cause frequent urban flooding in Indian cities. What can we learn from other countries in an attempt to address the Urban flooding in India?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
Poor building design, flagrant violations of building and fire safety norms and overcrowding of spaces are responsible for the rising risk of fires in urban areas. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
The recent land subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand shows the fragility of Himalayan ecosystem and the associate disaster with it. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) was launched by India in 2019 to bring focus of the global community in developing infrastructure for the future.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster ManagementDisaster Risk Reduction
How can the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) help in reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Discuss the potential and challenges associated with its implementation in India. 8. Should heatwaves be declared a disaster under the National Disaster Management Act, 2005? Critically examine. 9. Discuss how a joint doctrine for cybersecurity would help in securing the fourth domain of warfare.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Climate ChangeEnvironmental Governance
Why is it necessary for India to build disaster resistant infrastructure? What measures should India adopt to reduce disaster risk and enhance disaster preparedness.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Disaster Risk ReductionDisaster Management