‘What just happened?’: Internet reacts as emergency alert system test sends loud beep to mobile users

Nationwide Extremely Severe Alert Test: Signals India’s push for real-time disaster warnings with indigenous technology

Phones blare 'extreme alert' siren nationwide in disaster system test; govt says 'no need to panic'

Union Minister Scindia clarified that there was 'no need to panic', calling it a trial of an indigenous emergency alert system.

‘What just happened?’: Internet reacts as emergency alert system test sends loud beep to mobile users

Internet reacted after mobile users received a loud government test alert on their phones on Saturday morning.

Millions Of Indians Receive Dummy Alert Message On Phones: No Action Needed!

Millions of people across India were surprised when their phones suddenly buzzed with a loud alarm and displayed an “extremely severe alert” message. However, there was no real emergency—this was part of a nationwide test of India’s new disaster alert system. The government clarified that the message was a dummy alert sent to evaluate how effectively the system works. What Is This Emergency Alert System? The system is built on Cell Broadcast tec…

Nationwide emergency alert test conducted; Mobile phones buzz across J&K

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday conducted a nationwide test of the Cell Broadcast Alert System to strengthen emergency communication infrastructure across the country. The exercise was carried out in Delhi-NCR and the capital cities of all States and Union Territories. During the test, citizens received emergency alert notifications on their mobile phones, accompanied by a loud sound or vibration. Officials clarifie…

Government Of India Testing Cell Broadcasting System For Disasters Alerts

Yesterday, it was reported that users in the Delhi region received “Extremely Severe Alerts” SMS messages and it is actually the part of the emergency alert system run by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The authorities have announced that this ‘Test Message’ was a part of a newly [...]