Rescue workers with heavy equipment at the site of Balasore train disaster. (Photo via Twitter) New Delhi/Balasore/Bhubaneswar: The three services of India's armed forces – Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force – have be...
An Indian Army officer with an earthquake victim in TurkeyNew Delhi: As part of its humanitarian assistance, India had launched “Operation Dost” to help earthquake victims in Turkey over a week back. India sent an Indian Army medical team...
The Indian Army field hospital in Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey has started functioning. (Photo: Foreign ministry) New Delhi: As earthquake-ravaged Turkey and Syria are grappling with the widespread devastation of cities and towns, India’s res...
India’s NDRF personnel seen in a search-and-rescue mission in Turkey’s Gaziantep. (Photo: Foreign ministry)New Delhi: In the deadliest earthquake worldwide in over a decade, more than 11,000 people have been confirmed killed in Turkey and...
An NDRF rescue-and-relief team before boarding an IAF plane for Turkey. (Photo: Foreign ministry/Twitter)New Delhi: India has ramped up its aid-and-rescue mission to Syria and Turkey, which were hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake with multiple follow-...
New Delhi: Sewa International has hosted a three-day conference on the importance of immediate response in times of disasters or natural calamities, wherein dignitaries from NDRF, RIS, COE, and several other experts participated in the event.Speaking...
New Delhi: In the wake of Cyclone Yaas, which is expected to make landfall on the West Bengal and Odisha Coast on May 26, the Indian Air Force has put its assets on alert mode as part of its HADR task preparedness.“The IAF has kept 1 C-17, 1 IL...
Dehradun: A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on February 7, triggering an avalanche and deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations and trapped more than 200 labourer...
New Delhi: Reflecting its close ties with the island nation in the South Pacific, India on Tuesday delivered six tonnes of relief materials for the cyclone-affected people in Fiji.Second consignment of HADR aid is due to reach by January 6.Fiji ...
Kolkata: In the wake of cyclone Amphan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed its 56 Heavy and Medium Lift assets comprising of 25 fixed-wing aircraft and 31 helicopters to undertake relief operations in the eastern parts of the country.“.. as pa...