Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award-2025

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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award-2025 in the Institutional category for outstanding work in disaster management.

Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award

• This award encourages those who do excellent work in the field of disaster management and recognizes their contribution at the national level.
• Its purpose is to recognize and honor the invaluable contribution and selfless service done by individuals and organizations in the field of disaster management.
• Announcement Date: It is announced every year on 23 January (birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose).
• Award amount and certificate:
  • For Organization:
  • ₹51 lakh cash amount
  • A certificate
• For Individual:
  • ₹5 lakh cash amount
  • A certificate

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)

• It was established in 1999 in Hyderabad, Telangana.
• It is an integral part of India's disaster management strategy, specializing in providing early warning for ocean-related hazards.
• INCOIS received the Geospatial World Excellence in Maritime Services Award in the year 2024 and the Disaster Risk Reduction Excellence Award in 2021.
• It established the Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC), which provides tsunami warning within 10 minutes, serving 28 coastal countries of India and the Indian Ocean.
  • It has been recognized by UNESCO as a top Tsunami service provider.