{"id":305724,"date":"2024-07-27T17:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T12:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=305724"},"modified":"2024-07-27T18:25:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T12:55:42","slug":"india-assumes-chair-of-adpc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-assumes-chair-of-adpc\/","title":{"rendered":"India Assumes Chair of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on the India Assumes Chair of ADPC has been created based on the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2037441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India assumes the Chair of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)<\/a>\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 27 July 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content user-select-text\" role=\"heading\" aria-label=\"Sent by Copilot: The **Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS)** is currently underway at the **Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan** in Delhi. This four-day event brings together experts from India and abroad to address pressing concerns related to plastic waste management, recycling, and sustainability. The conference aims to promote circularity and discuss innovative solutions for a more sustainable future. Notable attendees include Secretary of the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, **Smt. Nivedita Shukla Verma**, and Joint Secretary of the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, **Smt. Mercy Epao**[^1^] [^3^]. Topics covered include advances in biodegradable plastics, circular economy principles in waste management, and policy frameworks affecting plastics use and recycling[^2^]. Let me know if you need more information! \ud83d\ude0a\">\n<div class=\"ac-container ac-adaptiveCard has-image\">\n<div class=\"ac-textBlock\">\n<h2>Why in the news?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recently, India assumed the Chair of the ADPC.<\/p>\n<h2>About Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC):<\/h2>\n<p>1.\u00a0 ADPC is an autonomous international organization. It was established in 1986.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 It focuses on cooperation and implementation of disaster risk reduction and building climate resilience in the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0ADPC provides training, deploys disaster risk management (DRM) strategies, and works to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters and climate change<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Founding members include India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 India chaired the 5th Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of ADPC. The meeting was held on July 25, 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>6. Shri Rajendra Singh, Member &amp; HoD of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has taken over the chairmanship of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) from China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus: International organisation<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on the India Assumes Chair of ADPC has been created based on the article \u201cIndia assumes the Chair of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 27 July 2024. Why in the news? Recently, India assumed the Chair of the ADPC. About Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC): 1.\u00a0 ADPC is&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-assumes-chair-of-adpc\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India Assumes Chair of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,164],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-305724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}