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Civil defence can drill the civilian warrior into us
War, or an “undeclared war” involving active conflict like the ongoing one between India and Pakistan, does not involve only ...
What Civil Defence Rules empower states, UTs to do — and why Centre has asked officials to invoke emergency powers under them
Amid rising tensions with Pakistan, the Home Ministry has instructed states and Union Territories to activate Civil Defence ...
India’s civil defence exercises | Explained
Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force and Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence, ...
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The Jet Set has a survival plan. What about the rest of us?
The Jet Set has become the Bunker Set, but its fears are far from unfounded; they signal the need for a new era of civil defense, one tailored to the threats, especially biological, we face today.
Centre asks states, UTs to invoke civil defence emergency powers: What it means for citizens
The Civil Defence Act, 1968, empowers the Centre and state governments to take specific measures to protect civilians and ...
Emergency workers and residents in New Delhi join civil defense drills simulating hostile scenarios
Several Indian states held civil defense drills Wednesday to train civilians and security personnel to respond in an attack ...