The Indian government reports over 93,000 vacant posts in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles, impacting law enforcement and security capabilities. Recruitment efforts are underway to address the shortfall.
The Indian government has introduced a next-generation e-passport with enhanced security features, including an embedded RFID chip, to combat forgery and impersonation. The rollout follows successful pilot testing and implementation across India and abroad.
Trent reported decent margins in the second quarter (July-September) of 2025-26 (Q2FY26) but growth moderated. Same store growth was low single-digits. Trent's revenue growth decelerated in Q2FY26 at 17 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) while area additions were offset by decline in revenue per square foot (sq ft).
The 43-day Amarnath Yatra 2022 starts on June 30 and concludes on August 11.
The pilgrimage will be a big security challenge for the government as Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing a number of targeted killings by terrorists in recent weeks.
The central government has finalised GPS-based toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country.
More and more digital technology is introduced into automobiles, the threat of malicious software and hardware manipulation only increases, cautions a new McAfee report, 'Caution: Malware Ahead'.
The intention is to have a model with a single-clearing house.
A committee on electronic toll collection headed by Unique Identification Authority of India chairman Nandan Nilekani, which is developing the equipment, has recommended using Radio Frequency Identification technology for the system, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath told reporters.
An Israeli scientist has revealed security holes in America's passports and "smart cards".
Technology research in the country is the next big thing.
Not only have they been thriving for over 10 years in India alone, but also have stood their ground in the face of newer and smarter technologies like radio-frequency identification, which promised to revolutionise the retailing sector.
As part of its initiative to grow inorganically, security systems provider Zicom Electronic Security Systems is planning both overseas and domestic acquisitions. Zicom is in discussions to acquire a company in Singapore.
It's not longer mere talk. Radio Frequency Identification is silently making its presence felt in India and everybody from the big business houses, government, defence to farmers are flaunting it.
Tata Consultancy Services and Oracle have begun a pilot project involving international carrier Virgin Atlantic to manage critical parts used in aircraft maintenance and repairs by tagging them with a radio frequency identification device.
The Mumbai marathon is set to embrace technology.
EPC Global, engaged in development of electronic product code and radio frequency identification technology, plans to set up a research and development facility in I
Radio frequency identification service by Bharti, SBI allows cashless buying.
At least 15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir due to a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst, have been shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni, an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) spokesperson said on Saturday.
Gemini Communications on Thursday announced the launch of its 'Traze' range of radio frequency identification products.
'Definitely, crowd management will be a challenge, but we will ensure we have enough forces at hand to take care of any situation.'
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held three back-to-back meetings with top officials of the security establishment to assess the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir, including the recent killings of civilians, as well as reviewed arrangements for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra for which the UT administration will provide RFID tags to every pilgrim.
While the most obvious beneficiary of this roll-out will be manufacturers of FASTags, or the Radio Frequency Identification chips, a PwC report says implementation of a pan-India electronic toll collection system on national highways may help save approximately Rs 87,000 crore annually.
Roads are becoming smarter even if the people driving on it are not. A set of smart technologies is making construction, maintenance, and traffic management much more efficient.
Ola Electric became the latest among electric scooter (e-scooter) makers to have started the exercise of recalling a specific batch of its model after a rap on the knuckles by the government. Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday advised electric vehicle (EV) companies to act responsibly by identifying and recalling defective batches without waiting for orders or guidelines from the ministry. The Bengaluru-based start-up is conducting pre-emptive diagnostics and health check on 1,441 scooters, it said in a statement on Sunday.
Improvement in passenger amenities and better interiors would also figure in the budgetary proposals.
A few weeks ago, when Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched an electronic toll-collection system on the Delhi-Mumbai highway, television channels reported live from toll plazas showing vehicles with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in dedicated lanes that did not have to stop for paying cash.
Toll booths may be kept 50 km apart for seamless travel
Geo-fencing to map vehicle route; pilot run expected on Delhi-Mumbai highway
"There is a need for complete overall of the security system in the Parliament complex on a priority basis," a senior Home ministry official said.
Fintech giant Paytm claimed it is selling more FASTags than all the banks put together on a daily basis.
Pakistani security agencies on Thursday arrested two suspects involved in the car bomb blast outside the house of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) Hafiz Saeed, an official said.
The lion's share of the amount -- Rs 1,003 crore (till November 10) -- comes from an Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) imposed by the Supreme Court in 2015 on trucks entering Delhi while the rest is made up of cess on every litre of diesel sold, in effect since 2008.
FASTag is a prepaid tag, affixed on vehicle's windscreen, that enables automatic deduction of toll charges and lets the vehicle pass through the toll plaza without stopping for the cash transaction.
On the Delhi-Mumbai highway, Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) worth of fuel will be saved annually after the installation of ETC, the minister said.
In wake of the last year's attack, special gadgets and new and better technology have been used to further strengthen the security.
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