Landslide Atlas of India

Preliminary > Disaster Management > Disasters > Avalanches & Landslides

Why in news? Recently, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under ISRO has released the Landslide Atlas of India. About Landslide Atlas of India: It is a detailed guide identifying landslide Hotspots in...

MAR 14

Dhauliganga River and Uttarakhand Floods

Preliminary > Geography > Climatology > Avalanches & Landslides

Why in news? A glacial burst in Uttarakhand took a heavy toll on the National Thermal Power Corporation's under-construction Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower plant project in Chamoli district as nearly 150 of its worke...

FEB 10

Landslides

Mains > Disaster Management > Disasters > Avalanches & Landslides

IN NEWS: A massive landslide last week has crushed a settlement of 83 tea estate workers in Munnar in Idukki, Kerala. WHAT ARE LANDSLIDES: The term “landslide” denotes the downward and outwa...

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For Prelims, factors influencing the formation of landslides can be asked.
For mains, questions can be expected in GS 1 geography and GS 3 Disaster management. They can be on the factors creating landslides, major zones and NDMA guidelines etc.

AUG 11