India has 1.4 billion people. Most of them carry a mobile phone. Recently, millions of those phones buzzed, screamed, and flashed an alert at the same time. That was not an accident. That siren had a ...

India has rolled out an indigenous cell broadcast disaster alert system, capable of sending near real-time, geo-targeted warnings during emergencies. Developed by C-DOT with NDMA, the system ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The state of Florida has completed the first end-to-end cell broadcast technology test following the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) standard in a public-private partnership ...

The NDMA has characterised the current halt as a precautionary measure. While technical and procedural reviews are underway across multiple government agencies to fix the broadcasting parameters, the ...

Did you receive an alert that suddenly buzzed on your phone? If yes, you were not alone. Across India millions of users got the same notification today — not due to a real emergency, but as part of a ...

Indias newly launched Cell Broadcast System aka CBS which was designed to provide real-time emergency alerts directly to mobile phones, has been temporarily suspended by the National Disaster ...

India’s Cell Broadcast-based emergency alert system is being used to send frequent weather warnings, raising concerns about ...

The Cell Broadcast system was launched in the month of May, 2026, by the Central Government, which said it was a significant upgrade to the country's disaster warning and emergency communication ...

India has formally launched its indigenous cell broadcast emergency alert system Millions of mobile users across the country received a test message on their mobile phones The message, "Extremely ...

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Thursday said it will implement the Cell Broadcast System (CBS), a public warning mechanism launched by the central government, across the ...

There have been no reason given for the suspension but have suggested that technical and procedural reviews may be taking place after the system encountered glitch.