Question: The first Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction is going to be held in India in-
(a) Jaipur
(b) New Delhi
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Mumbai
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- According to the press release issued by Ministry of Home Affairs on 29 March 2016 the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction will be held at New Delhi from Nov. 3-5, 2016.
- This event is being organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- This is the first Asian Ministerial Conference being held after the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan from March 14-18, 2015.
- The Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction is aimed at providing a platform to member countries for sharing best practices in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction.
- It may be recalled that India has hosted the first South Asian Annual Disaster Management exercise (SAADMEx-15) from 23-26 Nov, 2015 at New Delhi.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138393