India's newly implemented Cell Broadcast (CB) emergency alert system has been temporarily halted following an advisory from ...

National Disaster Management Authority, working with the Department of Telecommunications, is running nationwide trials of a new Cell Broadcast alert system that can push real-time emergency warnings ...

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

The Centre has temporarily suspended the Cell Broadcast (CB) emergency alert service, a key component of India’s recently ...

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 ...

The NDMA has characterised the current halt as a precautionary measure. While technical and procedural reviews are underway ...

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 ...

Experts say when people receive too many warnings, especially for events that do not directly affect them, they begin to tune ...

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an advisory temporarily suspending Cell Broadcast (CB). It is a ...

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued an advisory placing the system on hold on June 12, 2026, and ...