CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -For the year 2019, 8th Battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) located at Ghaziabad has been selected for the award for its commendable work in Disaster Management. The Award recipient will receive a certificate and a cash prize of Rs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prof Vinod Kumar Sharma has been awarded 2022 Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for his path-breaking work. Established in 2012, the Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) has been working to enhance the DRR capacity of Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Award recipient will receive a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 51 lakh: The 8th Battalion of NDRF was raised in 2006 and is a highly specialised Rescue and Response Force with large area of responsibility covering National Capital Region (NCR), Uttarakhand, Western UP & Haryana.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) selected in Institutional Category and Vice Chairman of Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority’s, Vinod Sharma have been selected in Individual Category for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2022 for his strategic work in disaster management.

Detailed explanation-5: -Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has instituted Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar to recognize and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by individuals and organizations in India in the field of disaster management.