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The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority, has initiated a ₹507.37 crore National Project aimed at strengthening Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives across India. Focused on 20 states, the project will target 81 disaster-prone districts, developing 20 Model Gram Panchayats per state as
NDMA
The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai, attended the 21st Formation Day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in New Delhi, focusing on the theme 'Technology for Risk Reduction – For a Safer Nation.' He highlighted Prime Minister Modi's 10-point agenda for Disaster
Himalayan Ecosystem
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is implementing the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) with a total budget of Rs. 111.63 Crores since 2018. The mission focuses on climate change, vulnerability assessments, and disaster risk reduction in the Himalayan region. It has established State Climate
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At the Ministerial Roundtable on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Financing in Geneva, India's Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. P. K. Mishra, emphasized the need for a robust and nationally driven DRR financing system. He called for the establishment of a global facility to provide catalytic funding