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Country needs enhanced disaster ONGC as the winner of Golden Peacock Award for Risk
Management for 2019. ONGC will receive the award at
management, says Union Home
Singapore Global Convention on Board Leadership and
Minister Risk Management and Global Business Meet. Several
Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently stated that leading industry players will be present during the
India needs enhanced disaster management and fire meet.
service capabilities as to become USD 5 trillion
In accordance with the officials, ONGC bagged the
economyby2024. award in order to recognize the effective risk
He alleged that disaster management and fire services management process in place in the energy
remainedneglectedareasafterIndependence. Maharatna, embedded at all levels of its operations
"When our government was formed in 2014 under the andtheentirevaluechain.
leadership of Narendra Modi, our economy was 2 ONGChasalwayslaidsubstantiveemphasison arobust
trillion dollars, and we were at 11th place in the world risk management framework as a good corporate
rankings. By 2019, within five years we added one governance practice, to ensure sustainable business
trillion dollars to the economy," the home minister growth and to proactively manage the risks associated
said. withitsoperations inexplorationand exploitationof oil
"In 70 years we became 2 trillion dollars economy and andgas.
within five years we worked towards increasing it by
onetrilliondollars,"hesaid. Himachal Pradesh Govt launches
"Wehavesetatargetthatbeforethenextelectionsand scheme for “Better Disaster Prepared-
if possible before the completion of 75 years of India's nessandResponse”
Independence, we will become 5 trillion dollars
The Himachal Pradesh Government said that Himachal
economy,"Shahsaid.
Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority
"And if we want to move in that direction then we will (HPSDMA), Department of Revenue, has brought a
need to work on many areas like infrastructure Scheme on developing Task Force of Youth Volunteers
development, industrial development and urban keeping “Better Disaster Preparedness and Response
development. And during this period, both disaster intheState”.
management and fire services become very important
The scheme will be intended to develop a cadre of 10-
areasasregardscitizens'ssafety,"hesaid.
15 volunteers per panchayat for effective disaster risk
reduction and to train the youth volunteers in life
ONGC bags award for excellence in risk savingskillsofmedicalfirstaidandsearchandrescue.
management The spokesperson of the state government stated that
The Institute of Directors has recently announced in order to pull the talented youth in the job of
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