From the Editor's Desk: July 2015

In June, I had the opportunity to travel out of Delhi a few times and noticed that the airports and airlines were running at full…

Peter Neffenger sworn in as sixth US TSA administrator

Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Jeh Johnson has named Peter Neffenger as the sixth administrator of the Transportation…

Centre against pulling out CISF from airport security

The Union Home Ministry is unlikely to heed the demand of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to pull out the Central…

Fire mishap in APSA India Secretariat Office

According to a message circulated by Mr. Jaspal Singh Jagdeva, Gen. Secy., APSA India ChapterWe are sad to bring your attention…

Poor turnout for Chennai private security trainees programme

There is a perceptible fall in the number of participants for the private security guard training, which is in progress at the…

Govt. mulls new policy to intercept and monitor calls

The government is working on a new regulatory framework for lawful interception and monitoring of telephone calls and messages…

Earthquake will wreak more havoc in capital than N-bomb

Six minor earthquakes in 10 days sometimes is the precursor to a large one. The current local seismic behaviour is very similar…

Meet to review fire safety in Noida high-rises

The Noida and Greater Noida industrial development authorities have called owners and maintenance in-charges of all residential…

New rules for UK household CCTV systems

A recent ruling in Europe has resulted in a change in the way domestic or household CCTV is governed in the UK. The ruling…

American airports fail 95% of security tests

American airport screeners missed detecting banned weapons and explosives 95% of the time in mock tests conducted by undercover…

U.S. schools ramp up use of safety drills, security

Safety drills, parent notification systems, and other safety measures in U.S. public schools grew in popularity in the years…

Connaught Place, New Delhi fire safety a burning issue

The recent fire in Delhis Connaught Place (CP) is the third incident in less than a year. It has once again raised questions…