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UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice – Insights SECURE: 13 February 2025

  The Insights IAS Secure Initiative for UPSC Mains Answer Writing practice enables you to practice daily answer writing, enhancing your skills and boosting your scores with regular feedback, expert tips, and strategies. Let consistency be the hallmark of your preparation and utilize UPSC Mains Answer Writing practice initiative wisely   Click on EACH question to …

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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has formulated a National Framework for Heatwave Mitigation and Management. Evaluate its key provisions and effectiveness in enhancing India’s heatwave resilience.

Topic: Disaster and disaster management. Q6. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has formulated a National Framework for Heatwave Mitigation and Management. Evaluate its key provisions and effectiveness in enhancing India’s heatwave resilience. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: IE Why the Question The NDMA, under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, has played an …

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Stampede

Syllabus: Disaster Management Source:  IE  Context: A tragic stampede at Mahakumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj on January 29 resulted in 30 deaths and 60 injuries, raising concerns over crowd management failures. What is a Stampede? Sudden Crowd Surge: A stampede occurs when a large group of people move uncontrollably, often leading to trampling, suffocation, and …

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Heat stroke

GS Paper 1  Syllabus: Important geophysical phenomenon/Disaster management   Source: IE  Context: 13 people died due to heatstroke after they attended a large public gathering in the open in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.     Why did a heat stroke event happen in Maharashtra? Two different observatories recorded 34.1 and 38 degrees Celsius as the maximum …

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New policy to help Indian communities displaced by annual river & coastal erosion drafted

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Disaster Management   Source: DTE    Context: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) received the final inputs on the draft of India’s first national policy for the mitigation and rehabilitation of the people affected by river and coastal erosion.   Background: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs had directed NDMA to …

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Disaster Management Plan of Ministry of Panchayati Raj:

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Disaster management.   Context: Union Minister of Panchayati Raj has released the “Disaster Management Plan of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj(DMP-MoPR)”.   Areas covered under the Plan: 1) Institutional arrangement for Disaster Management. 2) Hazard Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis. 3) Coherence of Disaster Risk Management across Resilient Development and …

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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

Topic: Disaster and disaster management. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: All about NDMA and its significance. Context: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has released fresh guidelines for restarting manufacturing and chemical industries after the lockdown period ends. It has issued guidelines on Chemical Disasters, 2007, Management of …

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