India Launches Disaster Information System, Citizens Get Test Alert On Phones | Read

If your phone buzzed today with an urgent-sounding government alert, you were not alone and there was no need to panic. Millions of mobile users across the country received a test message on Saturday as the Government of India formally launched its indigenous Cell Broadcast emergency alert system. The message, marked "Extremely Severe Alert," informed citizens that India had activated a new instant disaster alerting service built on homegrown technology, and made clear that no action was required from the public.