Articles for Public Safety

Kerala govt to open three more cyber police stations

Public Safety Aug 21, 2015 2 mins read

At present, Thiruvananthapuram is the only city in Kerala having a cyber police station to deal with cyber crime

Govt sets up 176 flood forecasting stations

Public Safety Aug 13, 2015 1 mins read

This is aimed at issuing warnings on rising water levels during the monsoon

Road Accident Data Management System launched in HP

Public Safety Jul 14, 2015 2 mins read

Part of a World Bank-funded road project, it aims to bring international best practices in collecting, managing, analysing and using road accident data

My Take: Policing and private security agencies

Public Safety Jul 14, 2015 4 mins read

Security agency employees will have to have better education and far better training before they can act as adjuncts of the police and intelligence apparatus

UK police may predict crime using POI technology

Public Safety Jun 09, 2015 2 mins read

British police may be able to predict crime before it takes place using a "predictive" software called "Person of Interest" (POI) which analyses the data and alerts law enforcement officials of impending threats

Self-driving cars vulnerable to cyber attack, experts warn

Public Safety Jun 02, 2015 2 mins read

According to US based security firms Mission Secure Inc (MSi) and Perrone Robotics Inc, self-driving cars that have a wide range of cutting-edge technologies could end up leaving them vulnerable to hackers

ADB to give $300m loan to improve urban healthcare under NUHM

Public Safety May 29, 2015 2 mins read

The Indian government had launched the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) in May 2013 to strengthen health service delivery in urban areas

Home Ministry calls national conference on 'SMART' policing

Public Safety May 27, 2015 2 mins read

As a first step towards 'SMART' policing, the government will establish one model SMART police station in each state for which specific funds will be allocated