Earthquakes originate due to the breakage of fault lines and at irregular intervals, which makes them unpredictable. The worst part is earthquakes can happen anywhere and anytime, and we never know when we will be affected. These earthquakes result from a series of earth movements brought about ...

Natural disasters can significantly impact a country’s socio-economic development, often leading to a humanitarian crisis. India is particularly sensitive to natural hazards due to high population density and rapid economic growth in coastal areas. Natural hazards present a broad array of ...

The World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction is a series of United Nations conferences focusing on disaster and climate risk management in the context of sustainable development. The World Conference has been convened three times, with each edition to date having been hosted by Japan: in ...

The natural disaster category being divided into six disaster groups: Biological, Geophysical, Meteorological, Hydrological, Climatological, and Extra-Terrestrial. Atmospheric: This category of natural disaster has its own natural characteristics, geographic region where it occurs, time of year ...

Disasters are sudden, unanticipated tragedies that may be caused by nature, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods. Humans also cause disasters by accidents such as explosions, transportation accidents and fires. Other human causes include war, terrorism and epidemics. Disasters ...

Soil Conservation is a broad discipline that employs various practices to prevent the unsustainable use and deterioration of the soil’s resources. In its broader sense, Soil Conservation represents a sustainable management approach to ensure profitable agriculture as well as environmental ...

Soil erosion is a part of soil degradation. It's when the topsoil and nutrients are lost either naturally, such as via wind erosion, or due to human actions, such as poor land management. Soil erosion is a gradual process that occurs when the impact of water or wind detaches and removes soil ...

Soil degradation can be defined as the decline in soil fertility due to erosion and misuse. Natural processes such as land clearing, erosion, and desertification can lead to a loss of rich nutrients from the soil, resulting in lower levels of organic matter, microbial activity and biological ...

Soils are naturally occurring soft matters forming the chief part of the superficial crust of the earth. They act as substratum or medium for growth of vegetation and constitute one of the most important natural resources for sustaining life on earth. The classification of soils help in ...

The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve is located at the nexus of where Indian subcontinent, the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot and the tropical marine ecosystems meet. One of the world’s richest regions from a marine biodiversity perspective. The biosphere reserve comprises 21 islands with ...