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Disaster Management › Urban floods · Environment

Why floods in Kerala are becoming more severe

GS3 · GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

6 Aug 2026

Explained
Geography › Cloudbursts · Disaster Management

How common are cloudbursts in India?

GS1 · Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc

31 Jul 2026

Explained
Disaster Management › Disaster Preparedness and Resilience · Geography

Cloudbursts in India

GS3 · GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

31 Jul 2026

Prelims Only
Disaster Management › Disaster Preparedness and Resilience · Geography

In Assam, floods shift course. State response is static.

GS3 · GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

24 Jul 2026

Explained
Disaster Management › Disaster Preparedness and Resilience · Geography

[23rd July 2026] The Hindu OpED: Buried questions: On the Sikkim tunnel accident

GS3 · GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

23 Jul 2026

Op-ed
Disaster Management · Geography

Landslides: The Need for Early Warning Systems

GS1 · GS1-14.Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.,

11 Jul 2026

Explained
Disaster Management · Geography

How ACs catch fire, and the role temperature plays in it

GS3 · GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

30 May 2026

Explained
Disaster Management · Geography

Wind plus heat: The triggers for deadly UP storm

GS3 · GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

16 May 2026

Explained
Disaster Management · Geography

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services and ‘Kallakkadal’ Monitoring

GS3 · GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

14 May 2026

Prelims Only
Disaster Management · Geography

[1st April 2026] The Hindu Oped: Counting people is not counting disaster risk

GS3 · GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

1 Apr 2026

Op-ed