Home automation market to grow by over 26 percent annually to 2020

According to a new report from Research and Markets, the global home automation market was valued at $4.41 billion in 2014 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 26.3...

L&T to complete installation of 6,000 CCTV cameras in Mumbai by 2016

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Maharashtra has awarded works contract to L&T for the installation of 6,000 CCTV cameras in Greater Mumbai. The project costs Rs 950 crore and L&T will have...

Goa first to get fire safety app

Goa's directorate of fire and emergency services became the first state in the country to get a dedicated smart phone app for fire safety. The launch of the Fire Safe Goa app takes the...

Experts at ICSS-UNODC meeting call on governments to make Match-fixing a Global Crime

Speaking at ICSS-UNODC meeting at the UN Crime Congress, top experts from sport, government and finance have urged governments to introduce legislation that recognises match-fixing as a global crime. To mark the opening of...

IPS officers in line for central postings as country’s top forces review senior posts

The government is planning to increase the strength of Additional Directors General (ADGs) and senior rank officials in various organisations, including Delhi Police, the Central Industrial Security Force, National Security Guard and Sashastra Seema...

Axis enters video door entry market

Axis has taken its first steps into the door entry market and ID market with the Axis A8004-VE network video door station, an open IP-based door station for two-way communication, high-definition video and remote...

Delhi Police soft launches e-police station to deal with motor vehicle theft

Delhi Police have launched their first e-police station to deal exclusively with cases of motor vehicle theft. The pilot project of the “Motor Vehicle Theft (MVT) Application” is now accessible on mobiles and computers....

‘112’ proposed as single emergency number for India

The next time a burglar breaks in, or the house is on fire, or there is a road accident in the neighbourhood, dial 112 — the proposed Indian equivalent of the American 911 all-emergency...

India’s aviation safety ranking upgraded by US FAA

India’s embarrassing downgrade by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been revoked, said an official. This comes in the backdrop of a three-member team visiting Brussels in the first week of November for...

ONSSI acquires Seetec

Video Management Software company On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (ONSSI) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Seetec AG, a privately held Germany-based company providing VMS solutions to European markets. As one of the first...