Wrist-Mounted camera captures entire body in 3D

Using a miniature camera and a customised deep neural network, Cornell researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind wristband that tracks the entire body posture in 3D. BodyTrak is the first wearable to track the full...

Major UK housebuilder estimates fire safety issues on buildings could take between 5-7 years...

Barratt Homes, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders and one of 49 firms that have signed up to the building safety pledge to protect leaseholders from the costs of remediation, has estimated that work...

Open, high security jails to come up in Uttar Pradesh under prison reforms: CM...

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said the Uttar Pradesh government will set up “open and high security prisons” in the state under the prison reforms. The fire department will be set up...

Small restaurants, PGs will now need fire clearance in Delhi

Small restaurants with seating capacity below 50 and PG accommodations with 10 or more rooms operating without a fire safety no-objection certificate (NOC) will now have to mandatorily apply for one, said officials. Prior...

Report reveals increased security risk for Instagram users

With the social media user base growing daily, social media account hacks are becoming increasingly common. However, user profiles of some social media platforms get compromised more often than others. According to the data...

Kerala police to conduct audit of CCTV cameras in state

The Kerala police have decided to conduct elaborate auditing of the CCTV cameras installed in public places and major centres which are not under CCTV surveillance will be identified. These spots will be brought...

Munich Airport trials new security and passport control service

Passenger controls in Munich International Airport (MUC) are already among the ‘best’ in Germany. To make them even better, a new service is being launched: with the new ‘Express Queue’ reservation system. The airport...

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation plan for fire management in slums

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated measures to devise a plan to deal effectively with possible fire mishaps in slums.The civic body will also impart training to people at grassroots on fire safety...

Over 50,000 to provide World Cup security, including foreign forces

Qatar has trained more than 50,000 people to provide security during the World Cup, the interior ministry has said, with foreign forces helping out under Qatari command. Ministry spokesperson Jabr Hammoud Jabr Al Nuaimi did...

Coastal Security Group launches first unit of marine home guards in Nagapattinam in Tamil...

With the induction of 24 personnel in Nagapattinam, the Coastal Security Group (CSG) launched its first unit of marine home guards comprising members of the fisherfolk community in the State. They will work with...