Mains Answer Writing - 28 Jul, 2026

GS3

Disaster Management

10 marks

Wildfires are increasingly emerging as a major natural disaster in the era of climate change. Examine the factors responsible for the increasing incidence of wildfires and discuss the measures required to strengthen wildfire disaster management in India, in the light of the recent France wildfires.

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Tips for your answer

Do not treat wildfires as purely natural events. Explain how climate change, human activities, forest management and disaster preparedness together determine wildfire risk.
Remember value addition like Forest Survey of India (FSI), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Disaster Management Act, 2005, Sendai Framework, pyrocumulonimbus (firestorm) clouds, and satellite-based fire monitoring.
Avoid focusing only on firefighting. Give equal emphasis to prevention, early warning, ecosystem management, community participation and climate-resilient disaster governance.

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