Centre gives incentives to 10 States for successful implementation of police reforms
The Centre has released ₹7.69 crore each as an incentive to 10 States, under the scheme of modernisation of police force in the last fiscal. A Home Ministry official said the amount has been...
Leicestershire Police undergo SIA training to improve conflict handling skills
More than 50 licensed security operatives from Leicester and Loughborough were given a presentation on conflict management and resolution skills by Leicestershire Police’s safety training team at its headquarters on 24 April. The event...
AI robots to patrol India borders soon, prototype to come in December
Indian scientists have reportedly been working on all-terrain AI-enabled robots that might be used to patrol international borders of the country. The Bengaluru-based Central Research Laboratory of defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is...
City of Jo’burg to insource more security guards
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba marked May Day by welcoming almost 1,000 security guards insourced by the City of Johannesburg. The addition of these security guards, who are currently contracted by the City’s municipal entities,...
Why Americans fear smart home tech
A recent survey conducted by Salt Lake City-based security system reviewer ASecureLife.com asked hundreds of Americans how much they trust smart home gear — voice assistants, cameras and other connected gadgets — and what...
TSA says new airport full-body scanner must add a privacy filter
A full-body scanner that the Transportation Security Administration hopes can speed up airport security checkpoints must go back to the drawing board for software to protect the privacy of travelers being scanned. The scanner,...
NEC to deploy advanced surveillance and traffic management system in Gurugram and Manesar
NEC Technologies India (NECTI) has been awarded a contract as the master system integrator for installing CCTV surveillance and traffic management systems in Gurugram City. Under the project, selected locations in Gurugram will be...
Mumbai Fire brigade to get special vehicle for high-rise buildings
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) will soon have a special fire-fighting vehicle to tackle fire in high-rise buildings (up to 50 floors). The special fire-fighting engines for high-rises will have water tank capacity of...
Indian Railways’ first cyber crime cell to start in Pune
The first cyber cell of the Indian Railways will open in Pune within a month. The cell will look after cyber crime and fraud cases related to the Railways, a senior Pune rail division...
San Francisco considers banning facial recognition systems
San Francisco is deliberating on whether to ban municipally operated facial recognition software. If it did so, the city would be the first in the country to put a moratorium on the...
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Pune police ties up with private security agencies
The Pune police has started a public-private partnership initiative to improve law and order. As a part of this initiative, guards with registered private...
