India adopts '112' as the single phone number for all emergencies

The number 112, equivalent of the American 911, has been adopted as the single emergency number for India. People can now just…

Phase 2 of Mumbai city CCTV installation to begin this month

The government is all set to launch the second phase of CCTV installation in north and east Mumbai. Highly-placed sources have…

Declaration of drones made mandatory when entering India

The Government of India has amended the Customs Baggage Declaration regulations to make it mandatory to declare drones in customs…

IHS & Markit in $13B merger for critical info and analytics

IHS Inc and Markit Ltd have signed a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-share merger of equals…

From the Editor's Desk: March 2016

Dear ReaderI re-emphasize what I stated in one of my earlier editorials, that in September 2014, it took the Supreme Court of…

No Fire NOC for any government school in Gurgaon

Not only the government schools in the district lack in basic infrastructure, but they also compromise on the safety of their…

Government has collected Biometrics of almost a billion citizens

Indias central government says it has collected the biometric data of roughly 990 million citizens through its Aadhaar project.…

Ashish Dhakan, MD Prama Hikvision hails the union budget

Mr. Ashish Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision (India) Pvt. Ltd. has hailed the union budget calling it progressive and growth…

CRPF, BSF get new chiefs

Apart from Delhi Police which got its new Commissioner, Mr Alok Verma, after the retirement of BS Bassi, the country's two…

Hikvision and MPD winning formula

The Memphis Police Department (MPD) has been honoured with a Homeland Security Award as a result of their partnership with…

High Court pulls up Delhi Police over failure to install CCTV Cameras

Delhi High Court has pulled up Delhi police for its failure to install CCTV cameras at all police stations in the national…

ID Global Solutions acquires biometrics firm FIN Holdings for $9M

ID Global Solutions Corporation announced it has acquired biometric technologies firm FIN Holdings Inc. and its wholly owned…