IIT Gandhinagar Launches AI Resilience Command Centre for Climate Risk

The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar has launched an Artificial Intelligence–enabled Resilience Command Centre aimed at strengthening climate risk management research and disaster preparedness capabilities. The centre will leverage artificial intelligence, data analytics and geospatial technologies to assess vulnerabilities arising Read More …

Govt approves ₹507.37 crore to strengthen community-based disaster risk reduction

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The Government of India has approved an allocation of ₹507.37 crore to strengthen community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) initiatives across 20 states, marking a significant step toward enhancing grassroots preparedness and resilience against natural hazards. The funding aims to empower Read More …

Make disaster risk management professional: PM’s principal secretary P K Mishra

Prime Minister’s principal secretary P K Mishra said on Saturday that programmes like the national platform for disaster risk reduction (NPDRR) are turning into a Jan Andolan (a people’s movement), at the same time emphasising that disaster risk management needs to be professionalised at the state Read More …