Developers admit that fire safety norms not maintained in Mumbai skyscrapers

The developers of the high-rise buildings in the city have claimed that once the buildings are handed over to the society, the internal fire-fighting...

Retractable security bollards to be installed in Brisbane CBD

More than $2 million will be spent to install underground security bollards in Brisbane's central business district. In the 2018-19 Brisbane City Council budget...

Paperless boarding using biometrics coming to domestic flights

Indian passengers on domestic flights may soon be able to board without travel documents using a “DigiYatra” (DY) based on biometrics, after a technical...

Australian crime agency scraps biometrics project due to overspending, delays

A project to introduce fingerprint and facial recognition technology across Australia has been abandoned due to substantial cost increases and delays. In 2016, the...

420 CCTV cameras at Mumbai Mantralaya soon to prevent suicide attempts

After a spate of suicide attempts at Maharashtra’s administration headquarters in Mumbai, Mantralaya, over the past few months, the government has decided to install...

Only 23% of 1,473 Mumbai restaurants comply with fire safety norms

After the Kamala Mills fire claimed 14 people in December 2017, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) served notices to 1,557 commercial establishments for violating...

Homeland Security to test Face Recognition at U.S.–Mexico Border

Beginning in August, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin piloting a new face recognition system at the Mexican border. Using a series...

Honeywell developing software to decode 100 Indian accents to make flying safe

With more than 100 languages and the ambition to connect even its smallest villages by air, India has become a testing ground for a...

Belgium Police can now view footage from private security cameras to solve cases

People who have security cameras at their stores, companies or homes must now register them with the Belgium Home Affairs Department and the police...

CISF, NSG get home ministry nod to shoot down UFOs near Indira Gandhi airport

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and National Security Guards (NSG) can shoot down so-called Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) seen near Delhi’s Indira Gandhi...
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