Northern Railways to install emergency button facility for women’s safety

The Northern Railway Zone has taken an initiative for the security of women passengers. The authorities have installed an ‘emergency button’ facility for passengers travelling from Delhi to cities like Ghaziabad, Meerut, Panipat, Rohtak,...

Most Texas schools passed intruder detection audit but hundreds needed corrective action

Most Texas public schools reviewed this fall passed random inspections meant to detect whether an intruder could gain access to campuses, but more than a quarter of them still need to make improvements. Nearly...

Ireland launches €2.5bn scheme to repair fire safety defects in homes

The Irish government has approved a repair scheme costing up to €2.5bn (£2.2bn) to fix fire safety and other defects in 100,000 apartments and duplexes built during Ireland's Celtic Tiger boom era. Lax construction...

In the guise of installing CCTV for security reasons, individuals cannot snoop on neighbours:...

The Kerala High Court has observed that in the guise of installing CCTV surveillance cameras for security reasons, individuals should not be permitted to snoop into the affairs of their neighbours. The bench...

Aeroporti di Roma launches new service to ease airport security

Aeroporti di Roma is introducing QPass, a service designed to allow passengers to better plan their journey and enjoy a more comfortable experience at the security checkpoint. QPass is a free service that allows passengers...

Australia to speed up purchase of sea mines to shore up maritime defence

Australia has said it would accelerate plans to buy advanced sea mines to protect its maritime routes and ports from "potential aggressors" amid China's plans to increase its influence in the Pacific region. The...

DRDO’s scientists make ‘rat cyborgs’ for security forces’ intelligence surveillance

The Young Scientist Laboratory of the premier R&D facility Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is currently developing "rat cyborgs” whose goal is to assist security forces with recovery operations and intelligence gathering. During...

Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner initiates Visakha City Security Council

Keeping in view the various security, law and order, traffic and crime-related issues in the city, Police Commissioner Ch. Srikanth initiated the Visakha City Security Council (VCSC), to address the concerns here recently. The...

PSARA Rules 2020: So far only 24 States and Union Territories have carried...

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India , only 24 States and Union Territories (UT) have so far carried out amendments to the Private Security Agencies State rules as per...

Johnson Controls listed as one of the World’s most sustainable firms

Johnson Controls has been recognised as one of the World's 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights for the ninth year in a row. Companies on the Global 100 represent the world's top sustainability...