Pillion riders on motorcycle more vulnerable to traumatic brain injuries

A study conducted in the US suggests that motorcycle passengers are more likely to suffer from traumatic brain injuries in crashes as they are less likely to wear helmets. Researchers studied almost 80,000 motorcycle...

Cash transit firms yet to get Rs 25 crore from banks for services during...

More than a year after the note ban, Cash in Transit (CIT) companies are waiting for payment of about Rs 25 crore from banks for their additional services rendered during the period, the Cash...

40,000 CCTV cameras to make Kuala Lumpur smart and safe

A total of 40,000 high-definition closed-circuit television cameras will be installed along major streets in Kuala Lumpur and in Putrajaya as part of the safe cities initiative. The project will incorporate an integrated management...

ATMs in cities not to be replenished with cash after 9pm

Concerned over incidents of attack on cash carrying vans, the government has proposed that ATMs should not be replenished with cash after 9pm in cities and private cash transportation agencies must collect money from...

Abu Dhabi adopts new fire safety code

All vital buildings in the UAE will be directly linked to a smart fire safety system of the Civil Defence where fire warnings will be sent automatically to operations room, a top official says....

Chinese authorities implement mass collection of Biometrics

Chinese authorities are in the process of a mass collection of biometric data from the residents of a region with a high population of the Uyghur minority group, according to a new report from...

SCB hospital trains guards to provide security to doctors

With an aim to check the growing clashes between attendants of patients and doctors working at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha, the commissionerate police recently conducted training sessions with private security guards...

From the Editor’s Desk: DECEMBER 2017

Dear Reader Two months ago I wrote about the murder of a seven-year-old boy named Pradyuman Thakur, allegedly by a bus conductor in Ryan International School in Gurugram on September 8, that potentially changed...

SECURITY TODAY Knowledge Summit 2017 Adding a New Dimension

Simulated Exercise in Integrated Crisis Response and Management The SECURITY TODAY Knowledge Summit 2017 held on November 8th and 9th, 2017 while living up to the high standards set in the preceding years, this year...

Schools need to be proactive and prepared for risk assessment and mitigation – DG,...

FICCI recently organized a seminar on “Safety and Security in Schools” with an objective to address different aspects of safety of children at schools in India underlining necessity for a holistic approach. This requires...