The Maharashtra government has decided to introduce a civil defence course in the Mumbai University curriculum, acknowledging ...

War, or an “undeclared war” involving active conflict like the ongoing one between India and Pakistan, does not involve only ...

Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force and Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence, ...

The Jet Set has become the Bunker Set, but its fears are far from unfounded; they signal the need for a new era of civil defense, one tailored to the threats, especially biological, we face today.

Section 11 of the Civil Defence Act empowers the state governments to take measures, which are deemed necessary for the ...

The Civil Defence Act, 1968, empowers the Centre and state governments to take specific measures to protect civilians and ...

Chandigarh has called for Civil Defence volunteers amid escalating tensions with Pakistan. Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar ...

Civil defence or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from military ...

With preparations not seen in decades, the home ministry ordered officials to test air raid sirens and teach civilians to ...

Several Indian states held civil defense drills Wednesday to train civilians and security personnel to respond in an attack ...

Water, flashlight, basic medicines — keep them handy just in case. Think of it as a real-world rehearsal of your own ...

As part of nationwide civil defence preparedness during Operation Sindoor, the iconic Golden Temple in Amritsar went dark temporarily during a coordinated mock drill. The blackout, conducted in ...