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India Loses 0.4% of its GDP Every Year to Natural Disasters: Report
Context The Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India: Enhancing Disaster Risk Financing report 2025 was released recently. About It is a regular publication on Asia’s regional economic growth and development processes. Releasing Body: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
5 Jan 2026
India’s Updated Seismic Zonation Map (2025)
In News India has released an updated seismic zonation map under the new Earthquake Design Code (2025). Need For Upgradation Earlier Maps Underestimated Himalayan Risk: Previous zonation divided the Himalaya into Zones IV and V, despite the belt sharing one of the world’s most active tectonic systems. Outdated Methodology: Older models relied heavily on known past earthquake locations, magnitudes, broad geology, soil types historical damage patterns.
29 Nov 2025
River Bank Erosion
Context The Brahmaputra, Teesta, and Dharla rivers have become unpredictable, eroding land faster than ever before. About Riverbank Erosion Riverbank erosion is the wearing away of the banks of a river due to the continuous action of flowing water. It is a natural geomorphological process but can be accelerated by human activities or environmental changes.
11 Nov 2025
Land Subsidence Threat in India’s Megacities
Context A recent study titled “Building Damage Risk in Sinking Indian Megacities” has revealed that approximately 878 km² of land across five major Indian cities—Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru—is subsiding. What is Land Subsidence? According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Land subsidence refers to the gradual sinking, lowering, or collapse of the Earth’s surface due to the removal or loss of subsurface materials, such as soil, groundwater, or miner
1 Nov 2025
Cyclone Montha
Context Severe cyclonic storm Montha created destruction in Andhra Pradesh. What are Cyclones? The word Cyclone is derived from the Greek word Cyclos meaning the coils of a snake.
30 Oct 2025
Early Warning Systems in the Himalayas
Context The Himalayan region often referred to as the Third Pole, needs robust Early Warning Systems (EWS) to tackle rising climate-induced disasters amid inadequate disaster preparedness. Rising Vulnerability of the Himalayas According to a report, out of 687 disasters that occurred in India between 1900 and 2022, nearly 240 were concentrated in the Himalayan belt. The Himalayas are warming 0.15°C–0.60°C per decade, faster than the global average, making the region increasingly unpredictable an
29 Oct 2025