Drone policy 2.0: India pitches for optimum utilisation of drones

Barely a month after rolling out registrations of drones in December, Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has made public the draft note for Drone policy 2.0 in India, focusing majorly on Beyond... Read more »

Delhi Transport department float tenders for CCTV, AVTS in public buses

The Delhi Transport department has floated tenders for equipping buses run by DTC and DIMTS with automatic vehicle tracking system (AVTS) and CCTV cameras for safety of passengers, especially women, officials said... Read more »

CCTV cameras to auto-generate challans by mid-March

PUNE: The traffic police have joined hands with the Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL) to install automated challan generation systems on select closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras for better detection... Read more »

Gupteshwar Pandey appointed new Bihar DGP

PATNA: Gupteshwar Pandey, a 1987-batch Bihar cadre IPS officer, took charge as the 51st Director General of Police (DGP) of Bihar on Thursday evening. Pandey succeeds K S Dwivedi who superannuated on... Read more »

CCTV cameras installed in 25 trains on Central line, 4 on Western line

Mumbai: To enhance safety and security of passengers, the railways have installed closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) in 25 local trains on the Central line. Four CCTVs are going to be installed in... Read more »
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Meghalaya miner rescue operations now be 24-hours: Meghalaya Disaster Management Minister

In Meghalaya, the ongoing rescue operations at Ksan, East Jaintia Hills will now be 24-hours, starting Tuesday night, informed the Meghalaya Disaster Management Minister, Kyrmen Shylla. Talking to newsmen, Shylla said that... Read more »

High Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister approves Central assistance of Rs 7,214.03 crore to States affected by natural disasters

The High Level Committee chaired by the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, approved the additional Central assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 7214.03 crore to 6 States and one Union... Read more »

Losses caused to India doubled due to change in climate

Losses caused to India by extreme weather events more than doubled in the 10 years to 2017 from the previous decade (1998-2007), with the farm sector bearing the brunt, according to a... Read more »

RPF to harvest modern technology to reduce coal pilferage

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) Monday said it has decided to harvest modern technology and increase coordination with Government Railway Police (GRP) to reduce pilferage of coal in transit. While a loss... Read more »

COPS to be Armed with Medical Accessories to Deal with Emergencies

NEW DELHI: They are the first to respond to a road emergency, and now the police control room personnel are set to turn paramedics to manage accident trauma. The PCR vans will... Read more »