‘Time to Work Together Now’: India’s Message to G20 as it Paves Way for Talks on Disaster Risk Reduction
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Time to Work Together Now’: India’s Message to G20 as it Paves Way for Talks on Disaster Risk Reduction

News 18  

India will become a hub of global diplomacy as New Delhi hosts the G20 Summit on September 9 and 10. With its presidency, India has shined a spotlight on disaster risk reduction by forming a working group on it for the first time. The working group on disaster risk reduction has met thrice in the last few months and its recommendations will now be tabled at the G20 summit. In 2016, India hosted the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which was attended by more than 55 countries. In 2017, during the second ‘National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction’, emphasis was laid on disaster management curricula, capacity building, use of social media and technology as well as working with international partners for disaster mitigation.

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Disaster management bill gets House nod; Shah says no centralisation of power
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1 week ago

Disaster management bill gets House nod; Shah says no centralisation of power

Hindustan Times  

The Parliament on Tuesday passed the Disaster Management Bill through a voice vote, with Union home minister Amit Shah asserting that there will be no centralisation of powers or discrimination with states in handling disasters. “This bill ensures transparency, trust credibility and accountability,” Shah said, adding that the amendments to the Act take forward the fight against disaster from a …

Parliament Passes Disaster Management Act Amendments, Amit Shah Says ‘Zero Casualties Is Our Goal’
1 week ago

Parliament Passes Disaster Management Act Amendments, Amit Shah Says ‘Zero Casualties Is Our Goal’

ABP News  

New Delhi, Mar 25 Parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the Disaster Management Act, 2024, with Home Minister Amit Shah asserting that there will be no centralisation of powers or discrimination with states in handling disasters. "This bill ensures transparency, trust credibility and accountability," he said and asserted that the amendments to the Act take forward the fight against disaster …

India’s policymaking must account for uncertainty: PM’s principal secretary
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

India’s policymaking must account for uncertainty: PM’s principal secretary

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Any policymaking by the Government of India must account for uncertainty, with a focus on a comprehensive framework and an outcome-oriented, constructive mindset, said P K Mishra, principal secretary to the Prime Minister, on Sunday. Mishra gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi credits for guiding India through these challenges and making India “atmanirbhar”. “Any policymaking by the Government of …

Nagapattinam’s journey of resilience, lessons for the future
3 months, 1 week ago

Nagapattinam’s journey of resilience, lessons for the future

The Hindu  

Disasters have always served as harsh reminders of nature’s overwhelming power and humanity’s vulnerability. The rehabilitation and recovery efforts provided a holistic and scalable model for disaster recovery by incorporating Disaster Risk Reduction measures applicable to various disasters. Additionally, the growing relevance of risk insurance, extending beyond crops to assets such as housing, marked a step toward comprehensive disaster risk …

G20 summit: PM Modi calls for efforts towards a more sustainable future
4 months, 1 week ago

G20 summit: PM Modi calls for efforts towards a more sustainable future

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the G20 grouping to accelerate efforts to ensure a cleaner and more sustainable future for all. In an address at a session on sustainable development and energy transition at the G20 summit, Modi said it is essential for developed countries to fulfil their commitments to provide technology and finance in a timely manner …

Revamping Disaster Management Architecture: A Roadmap for India's Resilience
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Revamping Disaster Management Architecture: A Roadmap for India's Resilience

The Hindu  

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aims to revamp the disaster management architecture in India by empowering state and central government authorities to prepare disaster management plans at their respective levels. It also provides for the creation of urban disaster management authorities in State capitals and cities with municipal corporations, empowering them to take the lead in disaster management. The …

India’s disaster management story: Work in progress
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s disaster management story: Work in progress

New Indian Express  

Recently, the Disaster Management Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Lok Sabha. It aims at amending the Disaster Management Act of 2005, India’s primary legislation dealing with prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and management of disasters. Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre estimated more than 2.5 million people were displaced in India in 2022 due to natural disasters, especially floods and cyclones. This …

PM’s principal secretary PK Mishra calls for expanding disaster risk insurances
6 months, 1 week ago

PM’s principal secretary PK Mishra calls for expanding disaster risk insurances

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister’s principal secretary P K Mishra on Friday expressed concern over the rising frequency and intensity of disasters and said there is a critical need to expand affordable disaster risk insurance to vulnerable populations. He was speaking during his keynote address at the National Disaster Management Authority’s workshop on “Why Disaster Risk Insurance Matters – Key Concepts and Benefits” …

Why India needs a professional approach to disaster management
9 months ago

Why India needs a professional approach to disaster management

Firstpost  

Public knowledge of the entire phenomenon of disasters is abysmal in most of the world, and more so in India, where less informed citizens tend to take this as something inevitable Disasters have always been a part of life progression and were, in earlier years, taken in stride as something inevitable; in many cases, they were simply divine intervention. In …

Create a force in India that is first in the field of disaster management in the entire country, says Amit Shah
9 months ago

Create a force in India that is first in the field of disaster management in the entire country, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said dangers like avalanches, landslides, floods, and storms are going to increase everywhere in the future due to climate change. The Union Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has left no stone unturned and never looked at the budget for the development of the NDRF, training and providing modern resources to the …

Braving Michaung: NDRF’s Relentless Journey in Emergency Response
1 year, 3 months ago

Braving Michaung: NDRF’s Relentless Journey in Emergency Response

News 18  

As Cyclone Michaung wreaks havoc in the eastern coast of India, the NDRF is engaged in the difficult task of bringing relief to the areas hit by heavy rainfall and powerful winds. Over 29 National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry for over a week now to conduct relief and rescue …

Uttarakhand CM Dhami holds discussions on impact reduction at disaster management conference
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand CM Dhami holds discussions on impact reduction at disaster management conference

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met with scientists and experts from India and abroad at the 6th World Disaster Management Conference in the state capital on Thursday. On the third day of the conference, the Chief Minister met with senior scientists and experts from India and abroad. CM Dhami inaugurated the 6th World Disaster Management Conference at Graphic Era …

G20’s DRR Working Group unifies nations in combating disasters
1 year, 6 months ago

G20’s DRR Working Group unifies nations in combating disasters

Hindustan Times  

With the recent Leaders’ Summit of the G20 meet under India’s presidency, a consensus in the area of Disaster Risk Reduction, placing early warning, resilient infrastructure and recovery experiences as part of the Delhi declaration has established a Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group. To unite these global stakeholders to discuss DRR on a global scale, the Disaster Risk Reduction Working …

India Has Shown Resolve to Make Disaster Resilience an Urgent Priority, Says NDMA Member-Secy Ahead of G20
1 year, 6 months ago

India Has Shown Resolve to Make Disaster Resilience an Urgent Priority, Says NDMA Member-Secy Ahead of G20

News 18  

India has shown resolve to make disaster risk reduction an urgent priority, says National Disaster Management Authority member secretary Kamal Kishore as the country gears up for the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi from September 9 to 10. However, it was for the first time that this global forum consisting of the world’s largest economies had a separate working …

Syed Ata Hasnain | Reducing risk of disasters: Taking it to India's public
1 year, 7 months ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Reducing risk of disasters: Taking it to India's public

Deccan Chronicle  

There are some good things happening in India and some bad things too; in the context of the famous quip by Charles Dickens. As part of training for preparedness, NDMA conducts table-top exercises and mock drills by bringing together all stakeholders, including the armed forces, the railways, industry, civil society outfits, medical personnel and others to remind all of their …

G20 Working Group Meeting | We must mobilise private finance for disaster risk reduction: P.K. Mishra
1 year, 8 months ago

G20 Working Group Meeting | We must mobilise private finance for disaster risk reduction: P.K. Mishra

The Hindu  

Over the past few years, India has completely transformed the way disaster risk reduction is financed, said Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P. K. Mishra. Speaking at the Third Meeting of the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group in Chennai on Monday, Mr. Mishra said India now has a predictable mechanism for financing not just disaster responses but also …

Development core issue for Global South: PM Modi at G20
1 year, 9 months ago

Development core issue for Global South: PM Modi at G20

Hindustan Times  

A G20 development ministers’ meeting on Monday was unable to agree on a consensus outcome document because of differences over the Ukraine crisis, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought collective action to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and to ensure no one is left behind. The G20 development ministers’ meeting, chaired by external affairs minister S Jaishankar, focused on …

PM Modi stresses on integrated response to disasters
1 year, 11 months ago

PM Modi stresses on integrated response to disasters

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the need for an integrated response to disasters, saying disaster in one region can have a big impact on a completely different region in a closely connected world. The conference has become an important platform for advanced and developing economies, large and small countries, and the global north and global south …

PM Modi calls for integrated preparations for dealing with natural disasters
1 year, 11 months ago

PM Modi calls for integrated preparations for dealing with natural disasters

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for integrated preparations for dealing with natural disasters underlining they should not be isolated as natural calamities in one part of the world affect others too. Speaking at the 5th edition of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, he noted that in just a few years, over 40 countries from …

prime minister narendra modi addresses third session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
2 years ago

prime minister narendra modi addresses third session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10, 2023, inaugurating the 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, said that the global appreciation for the work of the Indian rescue team in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria recently has made every Indian proud. NPDRR is a multi-stakeholder platform constituted by the Government of India to facilitate dialogue, sharing experiences, …

PM Modi to inaugurate disaster meet in Delhi on March 10
2 years ago

PM Modi to inaugurate disaster meet in Delhi on March 10

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on March 10, 2023, the third session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction where all stakeholders get together to share knowledge and experiences and discuss the latest developments and trends in disaster risk reduction. The NPDRR session, to be held here on March 10, 2023, will be attended by over 1,000 distinguished …

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: Date, theme, history and significance
2 years, 5 months ago

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: Date, theme, history and significance

India Today  

Every year, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed on October 13. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 2022: HISTORY International Day for Disaster Risk Management has its origin in the year 1989 at the United Nations General Assembly. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 2022: SIGNIFICANCE The significance lies in the creation of a framework where a number …

India revokes Disaster Management Act provisions after 2 years: What this means for the country
3 years ago

India revokes Disaster Management Act provisions after 2 years: What this means for the country

Firstpost  

Pandemic-related restrictions will end on 31 March. However, norms regarding face masks and social distancing will remain As the number of Covid-19 cases continue to show a downward trend, the Centre has revoked the provisions of the Disaster Management Act 2005 for Covid containment measures. Taking note of the NDMA’s recommendation, the Union Home Secretary wrote to the Chief Secretaries …

Disaster management: How India is improving its existing capabilities
3 years, 3 months ago

Disaster management: How India is improving its existing capabilities

Hindustan Times  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States initiative at the Glasgow climate conference, he was drawing the world’s attention to the urgent need of finding new, smarter, and more effective ways of managing disasters. International cooperation in disaster management is, therefore, critical to India for the effective handling of disasters within its borders as well …

Uttarakhand floods: Easy to point finger at climate change, but humanity is equally to blame
3 years, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand floods: Easy to point finger at climate change, but humanity is equally to blame

Firstpost  

It’s easy to blame climate change and lack of collective global action for increasing intensity and frequency of disasters, but what about the manner in which the region’s topography has been unashamedly smashed in recent years? Since then, the government has changed, the Disaster Management Act of 2005 has been uploaded on the State Disaster Management Authority’s website as a …

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021: Government plans and policies to improve disaster risk reduction
3 years, 5 months ago

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021: Government plans and policies to improve disaster risk reduction

Firstpost  

The National Disaster Management Plan, the National Policy on Disaster Management, National Action Plan on Climate Change and the Disaster Management Act are just some of the measures adopted by the government to mitigate the destruction in face of a disaster Every year on 13 October, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed across the world. Here are a …

Exploring the gap between policy and action in disaster risk reduction
3 years, 7 months ago

Exploring the gap between policy and action in disaster risk reduction

Hindustan Times  

The transition from a response-based paradigm to an anticipative, prevention-based approach remains a stubborn challenge in Disaster Risk Reduction. International policy guidelines have successfully informed the national DRR policies in various countries; however, their further translation down to the regional and local level is full of complex political challenges, exacerbated in many areas by an increased frequency of disasters. Through …

India to improve disaster management capabilities: Modi
4 years, 1 month ago

India to improve disaster management capabilities: Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2021, organised by The Energy Resources Institute, Delhi, on February 10. Our human centric approach could act as a force multiplier to achieve this,” Mr. Modi said. In his address, Mr. Modi repeatedly spoke about “climate justice” in that it meant developing countries be given enough space to grow. He …

Indian Pandemic Control Laws
5 years ago

Indian Pandemic Control Laws

Live Law  

From a 21-day curfew on 4 hours' notice and creating one of the biggest migrations in India's modern history to State's police beating and public shaming people coming out on road, a question which arises in this case is about legality of the powers exercised by the Central and State Governments. Well, Section 2 of this Act provides for special …

Narendra Modi brings together SAARC leaders over coronavirus: Move positions India as regional leader, garners brownie points in tough times
5 years ago

Narendra Modi brings together SAARC leaders over coronavirus: Move positions India as regional leader, garners brownie points in tough times

Firstpost  

A writer once remarked, “Every cloud has a silver lining, but it is sometimes difficult to get it to the mint.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his officials may just have proved that wrong. In an extremely shrewd move, the prime minister held a conference call among SAARC leaders to discuss cooperation, at a time when fears of a serious …

PM asks G20 nations to join global coalition against disasters
5 years, 9 months ago

PM asks G20 nations to join global coalition against disasters

The Quint  

Osaka, June 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited G20 countries to join a proposed international coalition to address issues related to post-disaster situations anywhere in the world. Addressing a session of G20 Summit here, he said the International Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is needed for quick and effective measures after disasters strike as such tragedies mostly affect …

G20 summit: PM Modi says terrorism the biggest threat to humanity
5 years, 9 months ago

G20 summit: PM Modi says terrorism the biggest threat to humanity

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that terrorism is the "biggest threat" to humanity, and urged BRICS member countries to contribute in ending all mediums of support to terrorism and racism. Speaking at an informal meeting of BRICS leaders ahead of the G20 summit here, Prime Minister Modi outlined three major challenges the world is currently facing. "I want …

Opinion | A sustainable option to fund disaster management in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | A sustainable option to fund disaster management in India

Live Mint  

The ongoing monsoon brings to mind the flood disaster that ravaged Kerala last year. The Disaster Management Act, 2005, requires that a disaster management plan and a mitigation plan be formulated at the district, state and national levels. These could be the reasons why the Kerala government requested the Goods and Services Tax Council to permit it to levy a …

Opinion | The gap in disaster management funding
6 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | The gap in disaster management funding

Live Mint  

The debate between the Centre and the Kerala government on the offer and acceptance of foreign aid following the floods has drawn attention away from the core question at stake—one of fiscal federalism. The interplay of the fledgling GST regime with the role and responsibilities of the Centre and states under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, has led to an …

PM Modi’s 10-point agenda to reduce disaster risks
8 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi’s 10-point agenda to reduce disaster risks

India TV News  

While inaugurating the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today outlined a 10-point agenda for renewing efforts towards disaster risk reduction. Let’s have a look at PM Modi’s 10-point agenda below: First: All development sectors must imbibe the principles of disaster risk management. For disaster risk related to other hazards such as …

PM Modi outlines agenda for disaster risk reduction
8 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi outlines agenda for disaster risk reduction

The Hindu  

Outlining a 10-point agenda for renewing efforts for disaster risk reduction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today stressed on encouraging involvement of women volunteers and sought greater cohesion in international response to deal with all kinds of calamities. Inaugurating the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction here, he emphasised on working towards risk coverage for all, starting from poor households …

Encourage leadership of women in disaster risk management: PM Modi
8 years, 4 months ago

Encourage leadership of women in disaster risk management: PM Modi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today outlined 10-point agenda for renewing efforts towards disaster risk reduction. Inaugurating the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in New Delhi, the PM said that all development sectors must imbibe the principles of disaster risk management and a network of universities should be developed to work on disaster issues. The Prime Minister also called …

Narendra Modi unveils India’s first disaster management plan
8 years, 10 months ago

Narendra Modi unveils India’s first disaster management plan

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint to tackle national disasters through its first ever National Disaster Management Plan. The NDMP provides a framework to deal with all phases of disaster management cycle—prevention, mitigation, response and recovery—and lays down duties of various government departments at all levels such as centre, state, district and panchayat. Lt Gen N.C. Marwah,, member …

PM Modi unveils first ever national plan for disaster management
8 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi unveils first ever national plan for disaster management

Firstpost  

PM Modi on Wednesday released the National Disaster Management Plan, which is aimed at making the country disaster resilient during such calamities. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the National Disaster Management Plan, which is aimed at making the country disaster resilient and significantly reduce the losses of lives and assets during such calamities. For each hazard, …

Disaster response: time to stop making excuses
9 years, 3 months ago

Disaster response: time to stop making excuses

The Hindu  

When they were last heard, on the night of December 1, Lt. Col. Venkatesan and his wife Geetha were talking loudly to their daughter on the phone. “The question is no more whether the military should be involved in rescue and relief, but how do we improve coordination with the civil administration.” While everyone has been >blaming the ruling All …

UNGA adopts resolution on disaster reduction- India TV News
9 years, 9 months ago

UNGA adopts resolution on disaster reduction- India TV News

India TV News  

United Nations: The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on disaster reduction, endorsing the Sendai Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, media reported on Thursday. According to the resolution, the assembly decided to establish an open-ended inter-governmental expert working group comprising experts supported by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, with the involvement …

Coping with acts of God, and men
11 years, 5 months ago

Coping with acts of God, and men

The Hindu  

One positive long-term outcome of the 2004 tsunami that ravaged parts of India’s seaboard was a heightened awareness of disaster preparedness and mitigation. Over this past weekend, while over one crore people in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh were hit by >Cyclone Phailin, the fact that, prima facie, human casualties were modest in relation to the scale and extent of the …

Involve people in disaster management strategies: PM
11 years, 10 months ago

Involve people in disaster management strategies: PM

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 13: Disaster management is an area of vital national importance to India and the disaster risk reduction strategies must actively involve local communities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday. Addressing the first session of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction here, the prime minister called for giving greater attention to arrangements for providing funds to people to …

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