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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Gemini Communications on Thursday announced the launch of its 'Traze' range of radio frequency identification products.
The central government has finalised GPS-based toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country.
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.
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.
Toll booths may be kept 50 km apart for seamless travel
Geo-fencing to map vehicle route; pilot run expected on Delhi-Mumbai highway
The The Airports Authority of India is likely to procure two counter-drone systems worth Rs 9.9 crore in 2022-23, according to an official document.
'The idea is to frame the ToR quickly, so that Trai can begin its consultations with industry stakeholders.'
Fintech giant Paytm claimed it is selling more FASTags than all the banks put together on a daily basis.
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.
Though some operators offer the facility of tag lanes, such tags can only be used at designated points.
Bengaluru-based NorthStar uses Internet of Things platform to monitor school buses, facilitate disaster prevention & better emergency management.
In wake of the last year's attack, special gadgets and new and better technology have been used to further strengthen the security.
Interent is a flourishing business in India.
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.
Apparently resorting to a pacifier after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena agitation on toll collection, the state government on Thursday assured party chief Raj Thackeray that it would draft a new policy on the issue before the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections comes into force.
'Kavach', which literally means armour, is being promoted by the railways as the world's cheapest automatic train collision protection system.
Four-nation grouping Quad on Tuesday launched a major new initiative for the Indo-Pacific that allows the partner countries to fully monitor the waters on their shores and help ensure peace and stability in the region, a move that comes amid China's increasingly intimidatory behaviour.
There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual', such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna.
The processes that create a seven per cent-plus GDP growth rate without a similar growth in jobs are far from fully understood, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
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