Defusing disasters since 1957: India’s only civil defence college in Nagpur puts training to work
Tuesday, 6 May 2025 () For nearly seven decades, Nagpur's NDRF Academy, formerly NCDC, has been training first responders in civil defense. The Union home ministry-run institute offers courses in nuclear emergencies, bomb disposal, and disaster response. Open to state and UT-nominated candidates, the academy uses realistic props like train bogies and aircraft shells for hands-on training.
Day or night, in the rubble, in the mountains, or by the river, civil security dogs sniff and search for victims during multi-day exercises in France and Spain to train for emergency response. Called..
Tuesday, 6 May 2025 ()
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