Disaster Management

Odisha’s disaster management response has been hailed countrywide over the years, and among the key personnel behind this is IAS officer Pradeep Kumar Jena, who has seen the state through many interventions that have saved thousands of lives.

ISRO has announced a five-day free online course on remote sensing and GIS, being conducted by IIRS for government officials, policy-makers, and research scholars. Read on for more details to apply.

Researchers at IIT-Mandi have built a visual-based method to assess earthquake-prone structures in the Himalayan region. They say this method allows decision-makers to prioritise any strengthening and repair work to enhance the building’s resistance to earthquakes.

Sadham Usean Ramasamy, a PhD scholar student at IIT-Madras, has invented a machine that can safely rescue children fallen and trapped in borewells. He explains how the device works.

Pune-based Rahul Pathak launched Aquaplus Water Purifiers (Pvt) Ltd to make filters that can purify water without electricity and reach the remotest parts of the world during natural disasters to provide access to clean drinking water.

After spewing gas for the last 13 days, the #Baghjan oil field finally caught fire on Tuesday — a massive blaze that can be seen from 30 kms away. #AssamFire

For example, documents can and will float away, never to be found again. Here are the steps to be safe that I had to learn the hard way.

"Thanks to our innovation, response teams will know where to look without wasting anyone's time - helping provide food, drinking water, medicines and other safety aids to marooned populations." #IIT #Innovation

This product essentially provides nutritious food to disaster struck victims stranded for days with nothing but the weekly supply of food aid to depend on.

While the metro officials claim that they acted immediately, passengers have complained that there was a delay in their response and that they broke open the windows of the AC coach and jumped out to save themselves.