Ram Mandir: How high-tech gadgets like AI cams, scanners, drones, HAZMAT vehicles will protect Ram Lalla & devoteesFor the upcoming 'pran pratishtha' ceremony at Ayodhya's Ram temple on January 22, advanced security measures have been put in place, utili...
19 Jan, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
NDRF to observe 2024 as year of CBRN preparedness, responseThe NDRF has decided to observe 2024 as the year of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) preparedness and response and wil...
19 Jan, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
NDMA conducts training programme on chemical emergencies at Bengaluru AirportThe first day of the session covered Case Studies on CBRN emergencies, safe handling of chemicals at the airport and mitigating chemical wa...
12 Nov, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
India, Pakistan working on Saarc response outfit on lines Of UN PeacekeepersPM Modi's key aide and additional principal secretary P K Mishra is the man behind the government's greater push towards disaster diplomacy...
27 Dec, 2015, 12.07 PM IST
Disasters: NDRF trains Nepalese police rescuers in IndiaThe NDRF is the central force of the country to respond to such emergency incidents with a country-wide reach.
13 Dec, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
Protests mark Bhopal Gas tragedy's 31st anniversaryHeads of various NGOs working for survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster charged the state and central governments with protect...
03 Dec, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
SAARC nations conduct joint exercise on 2nd day of international meetThey also tried to create a synergy amongst themselves so that these techniques can be used when it comes to dealing with a real-life scena...
25 Nov, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
NDRF ties up with 30 PSUs like ONGC and GAIL to tackle disastersNDRF has tied up with about 30 PSUs in order to develop and enhance capabilities to jointly tackle man-made or natural emergencies.
25 Oct, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh to have State Disaster Response ForceChief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has given his nod for the creation of State Disaster Response Force to strengthen disaster management syst...
02 Sep, 2015, 05.06 PM IST
National Disaster Response Force mulling to set up specialised teams to tackle disastersThe initiative would also be taken to provide training in such areas for rescue and rehabilitation work, NDRF Director General Om Prakash S...
24 Feb, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
NDRF to get two additional battalionsNDRF, which has rescued 12,000 people so far in flood-hit J&K, is set to add two more battalions to its strength.
10 Sep, 2014, 12.31 PM IST
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde hails NDRF"The excellent job of NDRF personnel during a disaster in a nuclear power plant in Japan has made India proud," Shinde said.
19 Jan, 2014, 03.20 PM IST
World-class disaster management institute to come up in NagpurNagpur is centrally located and also houses other training institutes such as National Civil Defence College and National Fire Service Coll...
12 Nov, 2013, 12.28 PM IST
- Training lab for nuclear, chemical emergencies inaugurated
A state-of-the-art Training Laboratory to handle biological and chemical emergencies was today inaugurated at the Disaster Management wing ...
22 Mar, 2013, 07.33 PM IST
- Family tree of Bhopal gas disaster
The Bhopal gas disaster made headlines 25 years ago as the world’s largest chemical disaster killing 22,000, disabling another 1,50,000.
05 Dec, 2009, 02.56 AM IST
- Disaster management institute to come up in Maharashtra
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will lay the foundation stone of the Disaster Management Training Institute in Latur in the state on Marc...
16 Mar, 2008, 11.40 AM IST
- New norms to avert chemical disasters
Prevention and mitigation of chemical disasters will now not only be limited to strict regulation and safety audits of industries handling ...
28 May, 2007, 03.26 AM IST