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Hospital fire safety and disaster preparedness

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Hospital fire safety and disaster preparedness (GS3 · Disaster, 6 May 2025)

What happened

  • The Health Minister opened the 2nd National Workshop on health sector disaster preparedness and fire safety in hospitals [PIB].

Background

  • It capped Fire Safety Week activities [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Hospital fires keep recurring.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Disaster and disaster management

  1. As per PIB (2025-05-06): the Health Minister opened the 2nd National Workshop on health sector disaster preparedness and fire safety in hospitals.
  2. Hospital fires keep recurring.
Quotable data point

The Health Minister opened the 2nd National Workshop on health sector disaster preparedness and fire safety in hospitals.

PIB: Health disaster workshop, 6 May 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Organiser

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Health disaster workshop, 6 May 2025

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