CONTENTS CHAPTER I; INTRODUCTION; DEFINITION OF DISASTER; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; • Hypothesis; • Research questions; • Method of Analysis; • Sources of Data; • Chapterisation; CHAPTER II; CONTEMPORARY NATURAL AND MAN MADE DISASTER: ASTUDY; • Casual factors and Phases of disasters; • The Natural Disaster- Asian scene; • Disaster Management in Asia; CHAPTER III; SALIENT FEATURES OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT IN SELECTED COUNTRIES: A STUDY; CHAPTER IV; DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA: A REVIEW; • Insensitive India: Attitudes towards disaster prevention and management • Role of National Human Rights Commission; • Relief Rehabilitation & Development; CHAPTER V; DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT: AN ANALYSIS CHAPTER VI PROTECTION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN SITUATIONS OF NATURAL DISASTER; • UN Guiding Principles of Internally Displaced Persons; • London Declaration; • Indian Responses; • Suggestions; CHAPTER VII; CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANNEXURE I : DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005; ANNEXURE II: DISASTER MANAGEMENT RULES