India faces a growing threat of extreme heat stress. A recent study reveals that with a 2-degree Celsius global warming, the monsoon season...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colour Award to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Ghaziabad. This hono...

India's new indigenous cell broadcast system for disaster alerts was tested on Saturday, startling many mobile users with a loud "Extremely...

India is currently testing a new mobile-based disaster alert system. Citizens may receive test messages on their phones. These alerts are p...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared India a global leader in disaster management, crediting the NDMA and NDRF's transformative work over...

The National Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, passed in Lok Sabha, aims to enhance India's disaster management by giving more re...

Former Director General of the Coast Guard Rajendra Singh and policy advisor, disaster recovery, climate change and disaster risk reduction...

A risk assessment study carried out by home ministry recently showed the level of resilience to disaster is low and needs “considerable imp...

"UAVs can be effectively used in different phases of disaster management - they can help us identify areas affected by disasters. They can ...

PM Narendra Modi said there were daunting challenges ahead, with rapid urbanization in Asia-Pacific concentrating people, property and econ...

The PAC report points out that the National Plan for Disaster Management, which is already nine years overdue, has still not been finalised.

The Committee has expressed its displeasure that critical posts in NDMA like those of the Vice-Chaiperson, some members, Financial Advisor ...

Several hundred employees of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board have already been trained in Disaster Management by the NDMA.

The three new members were selected on Sunday from a list of 82 names received after the home ministry invited applications from experts.

The applicant should have contribution in the field of medical preparedness or capacity building for disaster situations and mitigation ini...

The government plans to upgrade the capabilities and skills of its disaster management force to offer its services to neighbouring countrie...

NDMA has drawn flak from the CAG which said the apex planning and supervising body has been found to be ineffective in most of the key area...