Over 700 hospitals, nursing homes in Mumbai flouting fire safety norms: BMC audit

The fire audit conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has found lapses in fire safety norms in around 701…

Jalandhar NIT develops service robot for use in hospitals and security agencies

A multi-purpose service robot Cutebot has been developed by Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar for…

Covid has positive impact on palm vein scanner market

The latest information from Marketsandmarkets shows that the Palm Vein Scanner Market to 2025 will be significantly impacted by…

Interpol warns of organised crime threat to Covid vaccines

Interpol has issued a global alert to law enforcement across its 194 member countries warning them to prepare for organised crime…

Centre asks civil defence, fire services, home guards to prepare list of personnel for Covid vaccination

Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has held a meeting with police chiefs of all the states and union territories, Civil…

German hospitals see surge in cyberattacks

Hackers are increasingly penetrating the computer networks of hospitals and other vitally important organizations in Germany,…

Nation-state hackers targeting Covid-19 vaccine makers: Microsoft

Software giant Microsoft says three "nation-state actors" from North Korea and Russia are launching cyberattacks against vaccine…

FBI, DHS, HHS warn of imminent, credible ransomware threat against U.S. hospitals

Reports say that an aggressive Russian cybercriminal gang known for deploying ransomware was preparing to disrupt information…

Fire safety audit to be held every fortnight at Odisha COVID facilities

The Directorate of Fire Services, Odisha, has ordered a fire safety audit in all Covid facilities once every fortnight.Director-…

Singapore hospitals turn to drones and robots for safety

A new approach to hospital management will see the National University Health System (NUHS) make use of drones, robots and touch-…

90% hospitals in Hyderabad are not fire-safety compliant

In an alarming development, it has come to notice that most hospitals in Hyderabad are functioning in dangerous conditions,…

W Bengal orders fire safety audit of all Covid facilities in state

Shaken by the fire in a Covid-19 hospital in Ahmedabad in which eight people were killed, the West Bengal government has started…