Surveillance

Second Round Of COVID-19 Sero Surveillance Tests Begins In Delhi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 1, 2020

The second round of sero-prevalence survey began in the national capital on Saturday, with the five-day exercise set to cover all districts and various demographic segments.

Tripura Court Orders Test Identification Parade Of COVID Care Centre Inmates Who Attacked Doctor

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 31, 2020

Tripura High Court on Thursday ordered the state police to conduct test identification parade to identify persons who had attacked West Tripura district surveillance officer Sangita Chakraborty and her medical team when she went to the COVID care centre for admission of patients afflicted with the disease with their new born babies.

IIT Madras Develops Technology To Remove Haze Impact In Surveillance Camera Images

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Thursday July 23, 2020

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have developed enhanced image processing techniques to mitigate the impact of haze on images captured by surveillance cameras.

IIT Madras Team Develops Technique To Improve Hazy Surveillance Camera Images

Education | Edited by Anisha Kumari | Thursday July 23, 2020

IIT Madras Researchers have developed enhanced image processing techniques to mitigate the impact of haze on images captured by surveillance cameras.

US Senator Proposes To Make India Permanent Strategic Defence Partner

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 23, 2020

The US will work with countries like India, Japan, and South Korea to tackle the threat of Chinese surveillance, a top American Senator, who has made a Congressional legislation to make New Delhi a strategic defense partner of Washington on a permanent basis, has said.

Navy May Move MiG-29K Jets To North Air Bases Amid China Row: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 21, 2020

The Indian Navy's Poseidon 8I anti-submarine warfare aircraft have been deployed in eastern Ladakh to carry out surveillance along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and some of its MiG-29K jets are likely to be stationed in key IAF bases in the northern sector amid the border row with China, sources said on Tuesday.

Army Gets World's Most Agile, Lightest Surveillance Drone "Bharat" To Monitor China Border

India News | ANI | Wednesday July 22, 2020

Amid the ongoing border dispute between India and China, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has provided its indigenously-developed drone - Bharat - to the Indian Army to conduct accurate surveillance in high altitude areas and mountainous terrain along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.

Indian Army Gets ‘Bharat’ Drones for Accurate Surveillance Along China Border

ANI | Tuesday July 21, 2020

Indian Army has received Bharat drones, developed indigenously by DRDO, to help carry out accurate surveillance in the mountainous terrains along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh amid ongoing boundary dispute with China.

US Lists Reliance Jio Among ''Clean Telcos''

India News | ANI | Tuesday July 21, 2020

The United States has listed Reliance Jio among the companies that are becoming "Clean Telcos", saying they are rejecting doing business with "tools of the Chinese Communist Party' surveillance state, like Huawei".

Banning TikTok Takes A Big Espionage Tool Away From China: US Security Advisor

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 15, 2020

China will lose "a big tool" of espionage and surveillance if America and some western European countries ban Chinese apps like TikTok as done by India, US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien has said.

High Court Seeks Results Of Sero Surveillance Tests Conducted In Delhi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 15, 2020

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to file its report on the results and analysis of the antibody testing, also called sero surveillance, carried out in the national capital.

India To Acquire Israeli Heron Drones, Spike Anti-Tank Missiles: Report

India News | ANI | Tuesday July 14, 2020

Engaged in a boundary dispute with China in eastern Ladakh, India is planning to enhance its surveillance capabilities and firepower by placing orders for Heron surveillance drones and Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel under the emergency financial powers granted by the government.

Health Ministry To Conduct Another Sero-Surveillance Across India

India News | ANI | Friday July 10, 2020

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is planning to conduct a nationwide sero-surveillance to evaluate the trend of COVID-19 among the population, the Central government informed on Thursday.

ASHAs Pillars Of COVID-19 Response In Rajasthan, Reached Out To 39 Crore People: Health Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 5, 2020

Accredited Social Health Activists have emerged as integral pillars of Rajasthan's COVID-19 response and reached out to nearly 39 crore people in eight crore households, in collaboration with Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, for active surveillance and information dissemination, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.

Navy Increases Surveillance In Indian Ocean Region With Eye On China

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 29, 2020

The Navy has increased its surveillance missions and operational deployment in the Indian Ocean region in the wake of India's seven-week bitter border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the development said.