CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -From the 11th to the 13th of February 2020, the 2nd Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Disaster Management Exercise was held in Odisha.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first edition of the BIMSTEC DMEx was also hosted by India in 2017 with the focus on testing the region’s preparedness and resilience towards effective activation of inter-Governmental interaction/dialogue/agreements for immediate deployment of regional resources for disaster response.

Detailed explanation-3: -Correct answer is Home Ministry. NDRF stands for the abbrevation of National Disaster Response Force. It comes under the Home Ministry which was estabilished in the year 2006.

Detailed explanation-4: -Organisation Structure The National Disaster Management Authority has been constituted under the Disaster Management Act 2005, with the Prime Minister of India as its Chairman-; a Vice Chairman with the status of Cabinet Minister, and eight members with the status of Ministers of State.