Multiple Choice Questions
1: Which body is responsible for disaster management in India?
A) National Disaster Management Authority
B) State Disaster Management Authority
C) National Disaster Response Force
D) State Disaster Response Force
Answer-
The correct answer is A) National Disaster Management Authority.
2: Who heads the National Disaster Management Authority?
A) Union Home Minister
B) Cabinet Secretariat to the Prime Ministers’ Office
C) Prime Minister
D) Union Defence Minister
Answer-
The correct answer is C) Prime Minister.
Disaster Management in India
Disaster management has been a tedious task in India keeping in view the aspects related to it. Although, definite steps have been taken in this direction still it lacks in some respects. This article deals with disaster management in India from the time of India’s independence, and what changes have been done in each successive phase.
Disasters can be caused due to many factors such as natural, human-induced, biological, etc. Since Biological disasters have a composite nature incorporating both natural and human-related phenomena, this has been discussed in greater detail. Further, it being a continuous process involving the political, environmental, social, and economic angles minimizing has been an impressive area of research all over the world so that lives can be enhanced and disasters can be minimized. As is usually understood by many individuals, disaster management involves reducing the occurrence of disasters but disaster being an unavoidable circumstance, disaster management deals with minimizing the effects of disaster.
Table of Content
- What is Disaster?
- Agencies involved in the management of disasters in India
- Financial arrangements under the Disaster Management Act
- Drawbacks of the Disaster Management Act
- Biological Disasters
- Legislations for prevention of biohazards in India
- Legal Framework for Biological Disasters
- Prevention of Biological Disasters
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