disaster response

Surathkal (Karnataka), April 11 The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) has launched an innovative artificial intelligence platform, NOMAD (Node for Open-source Mobile AI Deployment), aimed at enabling reliable computing in remote and disaster-prone environments.According to a...

Hyderabad, April 11 Seventeen people were rescued after a minor fire broke out in a residential building here on Saturday, officials said.No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred in the building consisting of G+3 (ground plus three) floors with a penthouse around...

April 10, New Delhi - Uttarakhand's Minister of Disaster Management and Rehabilitation, Madan Kaushik, inspected a state-level disaster management mock drill in Dehradun on Friday, ahead of the Char Dham Yatra.The exercise, conducted across seven districts, is being held under the joint...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, today. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar stated that the two leaders discussed development projects, health cooperation, digital capabilities, and disaster...

New Delhi, April 7 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met with St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Affairs Minister Denzil L Douglas in New Delhi on Tuesday, discussing development projects, health cooperation, digital capabilities, and disaster response.Douglas is also the Caribbean nation's...

Itanagar, April 6 – A potentially devastating wildfire in Arunachal Pradesh, which recently posed a serious threat to civilian settlements as well as critical defense infrastructure, was successfully contained through swift, coordinated action by the military and civil agencies.Defense...

Kabul, April 6 – At least nine people were killed and nine others injured after the roofs of several houses collapsed in eastern Afghanistan following heavy rains and floods that swept across several parts of the country, local media reported on Monday.The deaths were reported in Afghanistan's...

Washington, April 3 – A bipartisan group of US lawmakers announced their intention to introduce legislation to protect Taiwan's undersea cables and critical infrastructure, citing growing threats from China and warning of risks to global communications and economic stability.The proposed...

Shillong, April 1 The Meghalaya government on Wednesday raised two battalions of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), boosting its capabilities to mitigate natural calamities, a minister said.Each of the two battalions will comprise 354 personnel, taking the total strength to 708...

New Delhi, March 27 A total of 100 trainee constables passed out of the Delhi Police Academy on Friday after successfully completing their training, an official said.The passing-out and swearing-in ceremony was held at the academy premises in the presence of Deputy Director Rajbir Singh, who...

New Delhi, March 24 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Tuesday the allocation of Rs 10 crore for the establishment of a state-of-the-art emergency operation centre (EOC) to handle disaster-like situations in Delhi.Presenting the 2026-27 budget, she said that the EOC will be set up through...

Seoul, March 22 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said the government will thoroughly investigate the cause of a large-scale fire at a car parts plant in the central city of Daejeon and prepare fundamental measures to prevent similar tragedies.Lee made the pledge hours after visiting the...

Shimla, March 19 The 14th Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force conducted large-scale mobilization drills across several districts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday to strengthen rapid response capabilities and ensure resource readiness, officials said.The exercise was conducted...

Hyderabad, March 18 Telangana’s irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Wednesday that a dedicated nodal agency will be constituted for ‘Flood Plain Zoning’ in the state.He promised to identify the first river reaches for demarcation with mapping of vulnerable pockets before the...

New Delhi, March 17 Despite increasing operational responsibilities, no additional battalion of the National Disaster Response Force has been raised in the last three years, a parliamentary panel has noted.In its report presented in both houses of Parliament, the Parliamentary Standing...

Guwahati, March 17 – In an effort to strengthen preparedness ahead of the monsoon season, the Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted a joint flood relief training exercise, "Jal Raksha," in Assam's Rupai area, officials said on Tuesday.The two-day exercise, held...

New Delhi, March 15 – India’s Northeast region is witnessing a major strategic and economic transformation driven by large-scale connectivity and infrastructure initiatives undertaken in recent years, according to a report by India Narrative.The report, titled “Bridging the North East...

Lima, March 13 – Peru has declared a state of emergency in 283 districts to mitigate high risks and address the impact of intense rainfall on public safety, according to the official gazette, El Peruano.According to several decrees published in the gazette on Thursday, the emergency measure...

New Delhi, March 12 Geodesy has formed the scientific backbone of the expanding geospatial ecosystem, enabling accurate positioning, satellite navigation, infrastructure planning, climate monitoring, and disaster response, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.Speaking at the...

Shimla, March 12 The Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Response Force secured the first position in a competition on search and rescue operations held in Ghaziabad.Uttar Pradesh SDRF finished second, and the Andhra Pradesh SDRF secured third place in the National Collapsed Structure Search and...