Natural Disasters We have all seen the awful effects of a flood or an earthquake - if we’re lucky only on the news. About 75 percent of the world’s population live in areas affected at least once by earthquake‚ tropical cyclone‚ flood or drought between 1980 and 2000 (Reducing Disaster Risk UNDP report‚ 2005). What causes natural disasters? First we need to get a bit technical. Natural hazards and natural disasters may sound like the same thing but there is a small but vital
Premium Natural disaster Emergency management Hazard
Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
Premium Emergency management Risk management Business continuity planning
YES.Welcome to the world of social networking which has ended up making the world a very small place; more like a global village-where in getting in touch with people is just a click away! But here is the big question- Is Social Networking really a boon or a bane? Especially in the case of today’s generation. Yes‚there is no doubt that this helps increase our friends circle‚the oppurtunity to interact with different people and make new friends across the world. But social networking sites are
Premium Facebook Social network aggregation Education
The pursuit of knowledge carried on by scientists for the past several centuries has produced results over which opinion is sharply divided. Science‚ originally intended to conquer and harness the forces of nature for the good of man‚ is looked upon by some as the chief cause of the suffering of humanity today. On’the other hand‚ there are a good many people who consider science to be the harbinger of all progress‚ prosperity and comfort. The contro¬versy has been raging for a long time‚ though science
Premium Nuclear weapon Human
Technology surrounds almost everyone in modern society today. It affects both work and leisure activities. Technology contains information that many would rather it did not have. It influences minds in good and bad ways‚ and it allows people to share information‚ which they would otherwise not be able to attain. Even if a person does not own a computer or have credit cards‚ there is information on a computer somewhere about everyone. The technology‚ which is just now beginning to be disrupted and
Premium Leisure Computer-aided design Computer
Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz.‚ 2003‚ 22 (3)‚ 915-930 Disaster management in India: the case of livestock and poultry A. Sen (1) & M. Chander (2) (1) Fellow Programme in Management Scholar‚ Indian Institute of Management‚ Ahmedabad - 380015‚ Gujurat‚ India (2) Senior Scientist‚ Division of Extension Education‚ Indian Veterinary Research Institute‚ Izatnagar – 243 122‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India Submitted for publication: 7 July 2002 Accepted for publication: 25 April 2003 Summary Developing countries
Premium Emergency management Drought Tropical cyclone
Is Internet a Boon or Bane for Students? Significant development‚ availability and affordability has made Internet accessible to all. There is a significant increase in the use of Internet among the students. Internet access has become easier and more affordable than ever before. Internet is being used for research or homework‚ chat rooms‚ email and other purposes. Majority of the teenagers have some access to the internet‚ be it at school or home. At home it is used mainly used for fun such
Premium Internet
Paper Disaster Response A disaster brings violence‚ terror‚ and trauma‚ to all who experience its wrath and devastation. Destruction and suffering is the entertainment that disasters provide to its audience‚ through a campaign of psychological and physical damage. According to the fields of disaster psychiatry and disaster psychology‚ a disaster is a major ecological and psychosocial destruction that far exceeds the coping ability of a disaster area ( PTSD & Natural Disaster). There are two
Premium Emergency management National Incident Management System
Disasters have been an integral part of human history right from the dawn of civilization. In the early days‚ individuals and communities would lead the response to disasters. However‚ with the emergence of globalization‚ urbanization‚ large-scale migrations of human population‚ the nature of disasters has increased both in magnitude and complexity. The frequency of disaster may have remained unchanged‚ increasing population densities and urbanization has resulted in greater impact on human lives
Premium Hazard Government of India Management
Grading System A Boon or a Bane -Harit Mehta With the implementation of CCE or the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation ‚Many Changes were brought in the Educattion System suddenly!Some of the Students Felt it too good but some felt it like a pain. Good Morning/Afternoon Judges‚The Host and all the people around here listening to me‚ My Name is Harit Mehta and I will be debating on the topic- Grading System - A Boon or a Bane! I would like to tell you that I will be speaking
Free Education