Bureau of Civil Aviation Security directs all airports to switch to Biometric Access Control...

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has directed all airports of the country to switch to biometric-based access control systems according to Ministry of Civil Aviation directives. BCAS has been planning this shift...

From the Editor’s Desk: May 2014

India has relied on visual identification of its people till now. Most of our ID documents are still based on photographs as primary identifiers, be it passports, drivers licences or voters cards. Even the...

Global market for home security solutions to be worth over $34B by 2017: Report

According to a new report out this week from research and consulting firm Markets and Markets, the global market for home security solutions is expected to reach $34.46 billion by 2017, growing at a...

Hikvision Among the First to Be Certified to UL2802 Standard

Hikvision is honored to announce that its DS-2CD4024F 2MP WDR 60fps Smart Network Camera is among the first to be certified at the UL2802 image performance standard. This Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification was awarded...

Fire Safety Equipment market in India to cross USD 4.26 Billion by 2017

According to a recently published report, India Fire Safety Equipment Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2017, the India fire safety equipment market has a strong growth potential. It is forecast that the market revenues will...

Dahua products conferred 2014 iF Product Design Award

Two Dahua products — the HD Sync Auto Focus Camera and Full-HD TV Box have won the 2014 iF Product Design Award. The iF Product Design Award was introduced in 1954 in Germany and...

India advises Scotland on security for their Commonwealth Games

India has helped Scotland in planning for the security of the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Delhi hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the next one is to take place in July at Glasgow (Scotland) this...

Schneider Electric launches first Smart Automation Experience Centre in Mohali, Punjab

Imagine a situation, where with just the touch of a button on your smart phone from anywhere in the world you can control any device in your home from TV to lights, door locks...

Col Shanmugham named FSAI COO

Col (Ret) TN Shanmugham has been named as the Chief Operating officer (COO) of Fire and Security Association of India (FSAI) with effect from April 10. Col Shanmugham is an army veteran with over...

From the Editor’s Desk: April 2014

A couple of weeks ago, a law abiding friend of mine received an anxious call from his local police station, asking him to deposit his licenced handgun ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections. The...