Proposal to levy fire service tax on all lands and buildings in draft fire...

“One Fire and Emergency Service” for each state, “fire tax” on land and buildings, “fund for fire prevention and life safety” and a fee for deployment of the fire service beyond a state’s limits....

Dallas spends $100,000 to upgrade emergency sirens after hack

The Dallas City Council voted to spend up to $100,000 to add security upgrades to the emergency siren system that was hacked recently. The council was briefed behind closed doors about the signal spoof...

CCTV and e-challans help rein in Pune’s unruly traffic

The linking of the e-challan system with the city’s CCTV camera network recently has reaped rich dividends and could well be a panacea to curb the city’s rampant traffic outlawry across its 28 traffic...

FLIR reaches one million unit milestone

FLIR Systems, Inc. is celebrating the production of its one millionth FLIR Lepton microcamera core. Lepton is today the world's smallest and most widely deployed microbolometer thermal imaging camera module. Additionally, FLIR also announced...

Govt. puts an end to red beacon on cars

The Union Cabinet has decided to ban the use of red beacons atop vehicles of dignitaries and government officials, including the Prime Minister and the President. The move means beacons -- the blue flasher...

New Leadership Council for Delhi OSAC Team

The new leadership council for Delhi OSAC team was announced on April 21 at a meeting at Hyatt Regency Hotel. The meeting was attended by 89 members and included some presentations which were appreciated...

Abu Dhabi is the safest city on the planet with lowest crime rate

Abu Dhabi is the safest city in the world, according to an online crime index. Compiled by Numbeo.com, a database of user-contributed information, the Crime Index Rate puts the capital in 288th place of...

Electronic payments in India lack in security standards

A recent study by IIM-B has concluded that all is not well with e-payments, which witnessed a surge post-demonetisation. To assess security risks with electronic transactions, the researchers conducted experiments with five popular payment...

Dahua keyboard recognised by IF Design Award

The recently launched NKBA500 ultra-high definition (UHD) decoding network keyboard from Dahua has won an IF Design Award 2017. The IF Design Awards are among the most prestigious and largest design competitions in the...

Magal signs cooperation agreement with Dynamatic Technologies

Magal Security Systems Ltd. has announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Dynamatic Technologies Ltd., based in India.  This new cooperation aims to answer the increasing market demand in India for high-end...