‘Extremely Severe’ alert buzzes phones: Govt tests nation-wide disaster alerting serviceIndia's new indigenous cell broadcast system for disaster alerts was tested on Saturday, startling many mobile users with a loud "Extremely...
02 May, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
Delhi-NCR rain alert: National capital, Noida, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad to see rain, thunder and hail storm for the next few hours. Check latest warning from NDMADelhiNCR Rain Forecast: On Thursday, several parts of Delhi-NCR, including Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad experienced light rain and thundersto...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
India alerts Pak about flood alert in Tawi river on humanitarian grounds: SourcesAmidst strained relations and the Indus Waters Treaty being in abeyance, India has alerted Pakistan about a potential flood in the Tawi Riv...
25 Aug, 2025, 06.11 PM IST
Red alert in Pakistan ahead of fresh monsoon spellPakistan's National Disaster Management Authority issued a red alert for heavy monsoon rains and landslides across several regions until Au...
23 Aug, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
Central team visits first Sikkim lake as part of GLOF warning systemsThe development is part of the government's GLOF EWS Mission, which comes in the backdrop of the October 3, 2023 glacial lake outburst floo...
03 Sep, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
Rough waves hit coastal areas of Kerala and south Tamil Nadu; Central agencies issues Red alertOfficials have urged fishermen and coastal residents to take necessary precautions in response to the alert. A Kerala Disaster Management A...
03 May, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
GLOF early warning system takes off; Centre targets 188 critical glacial lakesThe Indian government initiates an early warning system (EWS) for 188 critical lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region prone to glacial lake o...
02 May, 2024, 02.22 PM IST
Hyderabad Authorities developing early warning system for flood with the help of IITHyderabad Municipal Corporation's Enforcement Vigilance & Disaster Management (EVDM) wing, in collaboration with IIT-Hyderabad, is developi...
21 Dec, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
After text messages on phone, extreme weather alerts on TV, radio soonThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in India plans to extend its early warning system to television, radio, and other media p...
04 Jun, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
TERI launches flood and heavy rain warning system for Guwahati, in collaboration with NDMALaunched at an online event, the fully automated web-based tool will help them take timely and appropriate measures in event of a natural d...
13 Aug, 2020, 09.05 PM IST
Drug regulator steps up monitoring of ranitidineThe US FDA announced an update of testing of NDMA in ranitidine, warning manufacturers not to use a high-temperature test for NDMA as it ge...
14 Oct, 2019, 07.59 AM IST
Heavy to very heavy rains likely at some places in 22 states: NDMAThe authority advised people to stock first aid kits, torch, bottled drinking water, non-perishable food items and not to allow children to...
07 Sep, 2018, 07.16 PM IST
More than 16,000 could perish in floods in next 10 years: NDMAA risk assessment study carried out by home ministry recently showed the level of resilience to disaster is low and needs “considerable imp...
20 Aug, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
NDMA tells govt that smart cities being developed in coastal areas must have disaster management plan in placeCities being developed in coastal states as 'Smart Cities' under the Prime Minister's flagship programme must be disaster resilient, the ND...
17 Sep, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
National Disaster Management Authority asks states to study the Gujarat model to beat heatThe NDMA has circulated the '2015 Heat Action Plan of Ahmedabad' to states, which is an updated version of the first comprehensive early wa...
04 Jun, 2015, 03.30 AM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stresses on improvement of disaster management capabilitiesCiting recent natural disasters in Uttarakhand, Odisha and AP, PM Manmohan Singh pressed for urgent steps to strengthen early warning syste...
28 Oct, 2013, 06.41 PM IST
PM felicitates kin of 20 brave hearts who lost lives in UttarakhandManmohan Singh today felicitated kin of 20 brave hearts who lost their lives during relief and rescue operations in flood-ravaged Uttarakha...
04 Oct, 2013, 06.40 PM IST