TN police to have station-level WhatsApp groups, will this not violate laws?

Experts point out that the mandatory creation of these groups is in contravention of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) guidelines on cloud services. The Tamil Nadu Police Department has... Read more »

Khardung La avalanche: One civilian dead, 9 trapped in Ladakh, rescue operations underway

Ladakh avalanche: At least one civilian was killed and nine others are still trapped under snow after an avalanche occurred in Khardung La of Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI... Read more »

Israel’s biggest relief and rescue team lauds NDRF’s efforts to trace missing Meghalaya miners

Israel’s biggest relief and rescue team, United Hatzalah, has praised the relief and rescue operations underway to trace and rescue the miners stranded in Meghalaya. Lauding the National Disaster Response Force, United Hatzalah said... Read more »
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Meghalaya Miners Rescue: Navy recovers one body

A month after 15 miners in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills got trapped in a rat-hole mine, one body was detected by Indian Navy Divers on Thursday morning. The body was detected using... Read more »

Even smallest factors matter during rescue operations: NDRF

New Delhi: For National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), small factors matter during the Golden Hours in any rescue operation. In 2018, the disaster rescue force conducted as many as 37 operations in... Read more »

Government schools to get CCTVs, biometric attendance.

KOLKATA: The school education department has decided to install 18 CCTV cameras and biometric attendance system at all 41 government run schools in Bengal, including two primary teachers training institutes, from the... Read more »

How GPS Tracking Technology Can Curb Domestic Violence

When the US government shut down on December 21st there was an overlooked victim: the Violence Against Women Act, which expired the same day. That lapse means that new funds for Department of... Read more »

Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor to formally launch this week: Official

Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor to formally launch this week: OfficialNEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor will be formally launched later this week in Trichy with new defence products, investments and a... Read more »

Finland to buy counter-artillery radars

Minister of Defense Jussi Niinisto has authorized Finnish Defense Forces’ Logistics Command on January 11, 2018 to acquire counter-battery radars. In a statement made Friday, the Finnish Ministry of Defense reported that... Read more »

Japan to test disaster warning system for Asia-Pacific region later this year using Michibiki GPS satellite

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a ceremony in Tokyo to mark the launch of Japan’s global positioning system satellite Michibiki in November. KOBE – The government is preparing to test a disaster early... Read more »