OCD Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno led the IACC meeting at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ...

The Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region is inspecting the proposed sites for permanent evacuation centers and resettlement areas ...

Amir Pathan, a senior telecom executive in Latur, Maharashtra, tragically ended his life following a road rage incident that ...

Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has listed some ways retired permanent secretaries can contribute to governance and national development.Olaopa, a retired permanent secretary, spoke on Wednesday when top ...

NEW DELHI: The civil defence exercise across 244 districts and towns on Wednesday is designed to be the beginning of a serious and sustained effort by the Modi govt to test and activate civil ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Bhopal Collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh has directed officials to prepare an updated civil defence plan for the capital city, replacing the outdated version from 1971.

The plan is to expand it to at least 28 districts which are sensitive.Saxena said the strengthening of civil defence was the need of the hour, and they were moving ahead to increase the number of ...

The story so far: India has commenced nation-wide civil defence exercises on May 7, 2025, seeking to maintain optimum preparedness levels amid tension between India and Pakistan following the ...

The home ministry’s plan also calls for extending the drills down to the village level, aiming to assess and strengthen coordination among all stakeholders in civil defence mechanisms.

Realising the key role of civil defence amid the military confrontation between India and Pakistan, the government is trying to strengthen the agency by resolving issues ranging from paltry daily ...

In response to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directive to conduct drills, various stakeholders on Wednesday conducted the civil defence exercise, Operation Abhyaas, at the Civil Defence ...

The Government of India has rescheduled the civil defence mock drills under 'Operation Shield' to May 31, 2025. Initially ...