Media is exceptionally fast at correlating causes, and speculating effects. In the last week of May, 2021 it was sighting of some cracks in the upper reaches of Rishiganga river valley that was correlated the avalanche incidence of February 7, 2021 that caused devastation in the downstream areas, and presently it is the early arrival […]
General articles
XV Finance Commission Recommendations
Do you know what is the basis of disaster financing in India? Yes, it is based on the Finance Commission (FC) recommendations. The FC recommendations decide both, the amount to be made available to the states, and the Union, and the ground rules for spending this amount. The FC is constituted at five-year interval as […]
Relief to disaster victims
Based on the previous experience, and knowledge, you might be aware that there exists an institutional provision of providing relief to disaster victims by the state. Only a few would however be aware of the amount admissible under different circumstances, and basis of this assistance. Some of you might have also experienced that in some […]
Avalanche threat: Real or hoax
While it is still a long way for the costal areas to recover from Tauktae, and Yaas cyclones that hit western, and eastern coast of India in quick succession, possibility of an avalanche has been expressed by some vernacular newspapers in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. And believe me, this avalanche threat is not based […]
Digital divide and assess to education
You and me; we have something in common. This is much more than mere commonality of having seen PCOs, waited for STD rates to drop to one-forth before making a phone call, and on a positive note not subjected to digital divide in education. We certainly went to school, and collage at different places, and […]
Missing disaster data and DRR
Data, or record refers to quantified information, often numeric, regarding events, processes, persons, and objects generally collected by observation. Importance of data stems from the fact that its effective use provides strategic advantage to the ones who commands it. Data is generally put to various usage that include trend analysis for effective planning, prioritising interventions, […]
Is your daughter safe at school ?
Reminiscence I remember, it was some 21 years back, and I was out on an official field visit. Back home there was Manisha along with Putput who was then in UKG. My going out on fieldwork was common at that time, and we had made it a point that we talk in the evenings. However, […]
GR to NOK of Covid casualties
The news report Most news items are intended to inform, and update the masses on various issues relevant to them so that they initiate action, and get benefitted. This article is therefore not to question either judiciousness, or intention of the news report that is presently viral on the social media, and pertains to Covid. […]
Traditional marketing genius
Most of you would attribute it to long drawn subjugation of our land by foreign powers, but it’s a harsh reality that we do not feel proud of our tradition, we often scorn our rituals, deface our monuments, and emulate everything, and anything that comes from the west; person, advise, gadget, vaccine, or anything else. […]
Track vulnerability for ensuring safety
Most of you would smile sarcastically, or scorn at me, and I really mean it. Don’t start to judge me; just pay attention to the following argument: Most of us fail to keep track of our vulnerabilities; physical, environmental, social, political, health, financial, familial, or whatever you may consider. This seemingly little lapse makes us […]