NODE 07 · GS Paper III

Disaster Management

Disaster and disaster management.— UPSC Mains Syllabus

DM Act 2005: NDMA, SDMA, DDMA architecture; NDRF, SDRF, and armed forces; Sendai Framework 2015–2030 as India's international commitment; the shift from response-centred to prevention-centred DRM. India's high disaster exposure makes this a high-frequency exam topic.

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Standard Textbooks

NDMA Guidelines — Cyclone, Earthquake, Flood

Chapters: Selected

Ashok Kumar: Internal Security and Disaster Management — DM chapters

Chapters: DM chapters

Supplementary Sources

NDMA — National Disaster Management Plan 2019

Sendai Framework 2015–2030 — UNDRR

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Climate change is amplifying disaster frequency and intensity. The ecology and DM nodes share the climate science foundation and are examined together.

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