New Delhi, April 19 -- By Abhishek Agarwal, Senior Vice President (Global Delivery), Judge Group India

For ages, India has been facing natural disaster crisis due to its inefficient infrastructure for disaster management. Be it the 2018 dust storms, 2016 Uttarakhand forest fires, Kerala floods, Kashmir quakes, all reflect our failure in coping up with the natural phenomenon. However, advances like big data, AI and IoT seem to reignite hope when it comes to saving lives or mitigating the loss of life.

What's disaster management?

Disaster management or emergency management lifecycle is not an easy process. It is a long, step-by-step process, which comprises risk identification, disaster preparedness, emergency response, allocation of res...