Disaster Management Notes - IAS Preparation

Natural or man-made calamities have always posed a threat to life on Earth. Natural disasters are triggered by specific geo-climatic circumstances, whereas man-made catastrophes are triggered by a variety of socioeconomic vulnerabilities. Natural catastrophes include earthquakes, cyclones, cloudbursts, landslides, and others, whereas man-made disasters include fire, air, road, railway, and industrial accidents, among others.

We have recently seen a huge increase in the number of disasters occurring in India and throughout the World. People frequently exacerbate disaster risks by their actions or inaction.

Disaster Management related questions are asked in GS 1 of the UPSC Civil Services Mains Examination and are also an integral part of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination. On this page, we have mentioned the Disaster Management Syllabus Notes in the following Table:

Introduction to Disaster Management	Disaster Management in India	Natural Hazards in India
International Cooperation and Current Developments.	Disaster Management Cycle	Classification of Disasters
National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009	Disaster Management Cycle in India	National Disaster Management Act, 2005
Natural Disasters	Man-Made Disasters	National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC)
Global Frameworks for Disaster Risk Reduction	Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR)	Financial Arrangements under NDM Act, 2005
India's Leadership Initiatives.	Crowd Disaster	Earthquake
Tsunami	Volcano	Floods
Landslides	Cloudburst	Cyclone
Drought	Heat Wave	Cold Waves
WildFires	Biological Disaster	Industrial Disasters
Nuclear Hazards	Capacity Development of Local Bodies	Training Communities

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Internal Security Notes	Ethics Notes
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