National Level Efforts towards Disaster Management
Disaster Management Act 2005
- Came into force in January 2006, Disaster Management Act (DMA) is a national law that empowers the Central government to declare the entire country or part of it as affected by a disaster and to make plans for mitigation to reduce “risks, impacts and effects” of the disaster.
- The stated object and purpose of the DM Act is to manage disasters, including preparation of mitigation strategies, capacity-building and more.
Salient Features
The following governing bodies have been established by DMA 2005-
a) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
- It is headed by the Prime Minister of India ....
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Ecology & Environment
- 1 National Forest Policy
- 2 National Environment Policy
- 3 National Water Policy
- 4 Wildlife protection act 1972
- 5 Forest Conservation Act 1980
- 6 Scheduled Tribes And Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006
- 7 National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-System
- 8 Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules 2010
- 9 Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
- 10 Central Zoo Authority
