India’s airports remain at risk; nothing done to tackle threat from drones

The Bureau of Civil Aviation and Security (BCAS) in February 2020 had ordered all the airport operators across the country to establish drone disabling technology. In 2019, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its...

Delhi’s record of 150 deaths due to fires in 2019 is city’s highest toll...

Fatalities in blazes -- be it in residential buildings, commercial structures or in vehicles -- in the national capital were higher in 2019 than in any of the last five years. A total of...

Europe’s top court confirms no mass surveillance without limits

Europe’s top court has delivered another slap-down to indiscriminate government mass surveillance regimes. In a ruling the CJEU has made it clear that national security concerns do not exclude EU Member States from the...

Peregrine Guarding India awarded ‘Badge of Honour’ by CAPSI

Peregrine Guarding India (A part of the Tenon Group) has been honoured with the prestigious “Badge of Honour” by the Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) as the ‘Commanders of Front-Line Warriors’ during...

Motorola helps improve citizen input during 911 calls

Motorola Solutions has made a new service available to the public safety market -- Commandcentral Citizen Input -- which is designed to help 9-1-1 call takers to better engage with citizens in their time...

MCG orders RWA to provide electric heaters for security guards

The Municipal Commissioner, Gurugram, Haryana, has issued a notification to all ward corporators and Resident Welfare Organisations, cautioning them on the need to curb air pollution that has put Gurugram in the “poor” category. The...

First virtual GSX attracts 4500 registrants

When the virtual doors closed on the inaugural Global Security Exchange Plus (GSX+), organisers ASIS declared that this new event is paving the way for a new generation of virtual and hybrid events moving...

Govt to double number of CCTV cameras in Hyderabad

Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister KT Rama Rao directed the Police Department to double the number of CCTV cameras in the city. The Minister, along with Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali, conducted...

Hamad International Airport, Qatar, becomes first global entity to be verified by BSI 

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has announced that it is the first entity in the world to achieve independent verification from BSI (British Standards Institution) for its implementation of COVID-19 ICAO Aviation Health Safety Protocols....

Security forces to use drones on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway

In less than a month, three attacks have taken place on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. The increasing number of attacks is a challenge for the security forces. The security forces are now using drones and...