Disaster Response

NDRF base set up in Delhi; ready to respond to nuclear and biological attacks

An elite NDRF team equipped with nuclear and biological combat gear has been positioned in the national capital to quickly respond to dangerous threats.

On the day after, the big worry: What if a tsunami had struck?

How much did our response to yesterday's tsunami alert reflect the lessons learnt from the catastrophe of 2004? The sobering assessment is that our response wasn't always perfect.

People go social when in trouble, notes American Red Cross

Social networking may just be a way of enhancing one's social network for some. Well, of course, that is what it is intended to do.