Risk & Resilience

SIS Group partners with Civil Defence to train thousands for National Crisis Preparedness

In a significant move towards strengthening Indias national readiness and internal security…

Californians will soon say goodbye to wood fences, plants near fire-prone homes

California is chipping away at developing new statewide rules to remove plants, mulch and other…

INDIA RISK SURVEY Report 2022

FICCI and Pinkerton publish the India Risk Survey (IRS) report to identify possible business risks…

NYC subway study to test possible impact of chemical attack

The Department of Homeland Security is testing airflow inside the city's subway system as a way to predict what would happen in a…

New ISO standards for emergency response

Two recently published ISO standards will help organisations responsible for public warning at the local, national or…

Only trained security staff to be permitted, Centre tells Goa

In a move, which could badly hit the security industry in Goa, the Central government has asked the State to make it mandatory…

Ten of Delhis 11 districts prone to fires, 9 prone to building collapse

While all of Delhi is vulnerable to earthquakes, a risk and vulnerability assessment carried out by the Delhi government shows…

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…

CAG report exposes holes in Maharashtras coastal security

Glaring loopholes in the state's coastal security were exposed in a recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG),…

Training coastguards could be key to fighting piracy

Training and mentoring of coastguards in Africa, Middle East, and South East Asia is essential if coastal nations are to have…

US set to upgrade cruise ship security

While the aviation industry has implemented strict security screening regulations, cruise ship security screening remains…