Mumbai's air raid sirens, once vital for emergency alerts, fell silent after 2005 floods. A recent drill highlights the need ...

Out of over 272 sirens installed across Mumbai, only around 39 are currently operational, according to officials from the ...

Mumbai, along with several cities across India, is set to participate in a nationwide civil defence mock drill today (May 7) ...

Civil Defence volunteers cordoned off the area following a simulated explosion and fire. Fire brigade personnel arrived soon ...

Parts of India started going dark as part of the blackout exercise for the civil defence mock drill from 7 pm on.

Operation Abhyaas’ has begun today at 4 pm, involving air-raid sirens and evacuation training across all states and Union ...

Sirens blared, crowds evacuated as India launched civil defence mock drills in 244 districts - Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, and ...

With the spotlight on civil defence, a course will be introduced in the engineering college syllabus from the upcoming ...

Military preparedness aside, the mock drills were a great tactic for imbuing among the people of the country the feeling that ...

Mumbai's air raid sirens, once vital for emergency alerts, fell silent after 2005 floods. A recent drill highlights the need to reassess and modernize this critical infrastructure. For decades ...

Out of over 272 sirens installed across Mumbai, only around 39 are currently operational, according to officials from the Maharashtra Home Guard and Civil Defence. These functioning sirens are ...