India’s internal security situation remained under control in 2021: MHA report

The internal security situation of India remained under control during 2021, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Annual Report 2021-22 stated. The report, released recently, mentions that the Government of India's "due priority" to enhancing...

Unions say turnover rate high for airport security officers as holiday season looms

Unions representing airport security screeners say turnover for new employees is high despite efforts to hire more workers, with as few as one in three recent hires still on the job in some regions....

Godrej Security Solutions releases report on children’s security

Godrej Security Solutions, a division of Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has published ‘Children’s Day’ edition of a study titled “Decoding Safe and Sound: in the Indian Context” in...

Japan railway to use 3D imaging to ensure safety at crossings

A Japanese railway operator is about to make crossing its train lines safer with a new security system that uses AI and 3D imaging. Seibu Railway, which operates in the Tokyo area, will begin...

Doctors seek reinstatement of private security at Centre-run LHMC

The removal of marshals and bouncers from the Centre-run Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and associated hospitals upon directions by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has not gone down too well with the...

City of Joburg fights to save its security cameras

The City of Johannesburg is battling to save its CCTV cameras, which have been instrumental in preventing crime in the city centre. Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Safety, David Tembe, revealed...

Trial run of integrated mobile command and control vehicle in Vellore begins

The trial run of the Integrated Mobile Command and Control vehicle is being conducted by the district police in Vellore. Fitted with high resolution CCTV cameras and flash lights on its roof, the vehicle...

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...