Gandhinagar, March 6 (IANS) A national-level meeting on ‘Disaster Preparedness in Gujarat’ was held in Gandhinagar on Friday, bringing together officials from Central and state agencies to review preparedness against natural and man-made disasters.The aim is to strengthen coordination mechanisms aimed at reducing risks and improving emergency response.The meeting was organised at the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Gujarat Stat…
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Washington, Jan 26(IANS) A massive winter storm in the United States has knocked out power to over a million, disrupted tens of thousands of flights, and left several dead as dangerous cold and snow swept from the South to the Northeast, officials said.Authorities across dozens of states reported widespread outages as freezing rain and heavy snow brought down trees and power lines, particularly across the South and parts of the Mid-Atlantic. PowerOutage.com data showed more than 1,000,000 custom…
Gandhinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) The Gujarat government has constituted a core committee and a task force to review cybersecurity preparedness in the state’s energy sector and to prepare a strategic roadmap to counter cyber threats. With Gujarat’s round-the-clock power supply system increasingly relying on advanced technologies such as smart meters, smart grids and SCADA systems, the risk of cyberattacks on energy infrastructure has grown substantially.Taking note of this emerging challenge, the s…