Maharashtra CM Fadnavis launches Mumbai CCTV surveillance project
Maharashtra Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis has formally launched Mumbai's city-wide CCTV surveillance network that is expected to make the surveillance system stronger. A total of 4717 CCTV cameras across 1510 locations, covering almost 80 percent...
Maharashtra Private Security Agencies asked to go online
The Maharashtra State Information Commission (SIC) in a landmark order has asked all details of private security agencies with licenses and their enquiry reports be put online. The online disclosure will include the name...
Hikvision awarded for surveillance at G20 Summit
Hikvision has been awarded souvenir medals by the Hangzhou police department, in recognition of the company supplying ‘best-in-class’ security solutions and services to safeguard the 2016 G20 Hangzhou Summit.
Hikvision’ involvement and preparation for the...
G4S highlights the need for Smart Policing at ‘Securing India 2016’
At this year's 'Securing India 2016'conference, organized by Security Watch India, India's leading security solutions provider, G4S, focused on the need for Smart Policing. As before, the conference witnessed deliberations of various subjects relevant...
Chandigarh UT to have database of pvt security guards
The Deputy Commissioner’s office of the UT Administration in Chandigarh will have complete database of all private security men deputed at various places in the city on a real- time basis as it has...
Insomnia may impair accuracy of face recognition
Insomnia or lack of proper sleep may affect the accuracy of facial identification, a study with implications for those working in security, policing or forensic settings, has found.Sleep disruption is common in the general...
G4S security staff to be given cameras to detect weapons and suicide vests
G4S is to supply its security staff with cameras which can spot suicide belts and guns through clothing in a bid to foil any Paris-style attacks, after agreeing to a deal with software development...
Government working on sensors to catch infiltrators under water
The Indian government is pumping around Rs 1,000 crore in a multi-layered security infrastructure to plug cross-border infiltration on the western front. Not just on land but under water, too. An indigenous sensor technology...
IHS: Leading security companies to tighten their grip on the market
The security industry’s leading companies are expected to continue their market dominance for the foreseeable future, according to a new report from IHS Markit. The research firm noted that the market share of the...
Gurgaon traffic cops to wear body cams
Concerned over the rising confrontations between traffic policemen and motorists who flout rules on city roads, Gurgaon police will soon equip its traffic cops with body-worn cameras to record their movements as well as...















