Govt rolls out Cell Broadcast System to strengthen India's disaster response framework

May 02, 2026

The system was inaugurated by Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia, who described the initiative as a major step in strengthening India's disaster management...

TRAI sets zero termination charges for SMS alerts during disasters

Dec 06, 2022

Department of Telecom (DoT) requested TRAI to provide tariff for SMS and Cell Broadcast alerts/messages to be disseminated by TSPs through CAP platform during...

Govt launches nationwide mobile alert system to strengthen disaster preparedness

May 02, 2026

The government on Saturday launched a nationwide Cell Broadcast System (CBS), enabling near real-time, geo-targeted emergency alerts to mobile phones, in a move aimed...

Cyclone Amphan: Odisha to broadcast SMS based alert system, play tower siren to evacuate people

May 19, 2020

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 19 : As Cyclone Amphan is approaching, the Odisha government has started the process to broadcast an SMS based alert...

"Police were nowhere to be seen...": Smriti Irani fumes as screening of PM Modi's interaction with young voters stopped in Bengal

Jan 25, 2024

West Bengal Police on Thursday stopped the screening of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to first-time voters on the occasion of National Voters Day...

BJP's Amit Malviya alleges 'George Soros link' behind Apple hacking row

Nov 01, 2023

A day after several opposition leaders claimed that they received alert messages from Apple, warning them of 'state-sponsored attackers', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT...