During the exercise, there will be activation of centrally controlled and operated air raid sirens, and complete blackout ...

In a significant move aimed at ensuring the effective implementation of the Domestic Violence Act, the Supreme Court has ...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for 11 states, predicting severe weather conditions ...

As you are aware, the Ministry of Home Affairs had introduced the ‘Support to Poor Prisoners’ Scheme’ in May, 2023 with the objective of providing financial assistance to States/UTs for extending ...

Data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24 report shows India's overall literacy at 80.9% (for ages 7+), with ...

Rajasthan, Gujarat and other states on Wednesday announced that they have postponed civil defence exercise ‘Operation Shield’ ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged states and UTs to remove policy bottlenecks for investment and job creation, emphasizing ...

The drills will test air-raid warning systems and practice crash-blackout measures. Amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, the ...

Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Tuesday, June 3, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs.

Until now, the scheme—announced in 2020 as a pandemic-induced stimulus—was open only to states. "The inclusion of union territories in the Centre’s 50-year interest-free capex loan scheme ...

The Supreme Court, in a judgment, has directed Chief Secretaries of States and Administrators of Union Territories across the country to form Special Investigation Teams to examine if forest lands ...

Operation Shield is a nationwide civil defense exercise aimed at assessing and enhancing India's preparedness against aerial ...