Basics, Concepts & DM Cycle
Topic 01: Hazard, vulnerability, risk, capacity, types of disasters and the disaster management cycle
HazardVulnerabilityRiskDM Cycle
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Disaster Management
Disaster types, DM cycle, India's DM framework, DRR approaches and global cooperation
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Geological Disasters
Topic 02: Earthquakes, seismic zones, landslides, avalanches, tsunami, GLOF and land subsidence
EarthquakeSeismic ZonesLandslideTsunami
Hydro-Meteorological Disasters – I
Topic 03: Cyclones, floods, urban floods and flash floods — formation, IMD classification and naming
CyclonesFloodsUrban FloodsIMD
Hydro-Meteorological Disasters – II
Topic 04: Drought, heatwave and cold wave, extreme weather, wildfire, lightning and cloudburst
DroughtHeatwaveCloudburstWildfire
Man-Made Disasters
Topic 05: Chemical, nuclear, biological, oil spills, transport disasters and war/conflict
ChemicalNuclearBiologicalOil Spills
India's DM Framework: Law & Institutions
Topic 06: DM Act 2005 & 2025 Amendment, NDMA-SDMA-DDMA, NDRF, funds and NDMP 2019
DM Act 2005NDMANDRFSDMA
DRR Approaches & Special Concerns
Topic 07: CBDRM, inclusive DRR, resilient infrastructure & CDRI, women, animals and early warning
CBDRMCDRIEarly WarningInclusive DRR
International Frameworks & Cooperation
Topic 08: Yokohama, Hyogo & Sendai frameworks, UNDRR, GFDRR, CDRI and links to SDGs & Paris
Sendai FrameworkUNDRRHyogoCDRI
Major Disasters — Case Studies
Topic 09: National & international case studies — Bhopal, Bhuj, 2004 Tsunami, Wayanad, Fukushima, COVID-19
BhopalBhuj2004 TsunamiWayanad