Disaster Management Syllabus for UPSC

In this article, I wanna walk you through the Disaster Management Syllabus for UPSC IAS (GS-3).

Disaster Management Syllabus

Introduction to Disaster Management

• What is a Disaster?
• What is a Hazard?
• What is Vulnerability?
• What is Risk?
• What is Capacity?
• Classification of Disasters
• Disaster Management Cycle

Disaster Management in India

• Background
• National Disaster Management Act, 2005
• National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009
• The National Disaster Management Plan, 2016
• Disaster Management Cycle in India

Natural Hazards in India

• India: Vulnerability Profile
• Natural Disasters
• Man Made Disasters

International Cooperation and Current developments

• Global Frameworks for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Partnerships with International Agencies
• India’s Leadership Initiatives
• Bilateral Agreements with Countries

Miscellaneous Topics

• Disaster Insurance
• Community-Based Disaster Management
• Role of the Media in Disaster Management
• Role of Social Media in Disaster Management
• Retrofitting of Buildings-The Key is to Let it Swing
• Climate Change and Disasters
• Poverty and Disasters
• Miscellaneous NDMA Guidelines
• National Disaster Plan for Animals

Recent Disaster Management Topics for UPSC

• Epidemic Diseases Act 1897
• Disaster Management Act 2005
• PM’s Care Fund
• Kerala Floods 2018
• Flood Governance in India
• Flash Flood
• Oil Spill Disasters
• Forest Fire
• National Disaster Management Plans for Animals
• NPDM 2009
• Cyclone, Floods, Tsunami, Landslides, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, etc.