New Delhi: An artificial intelligence tool deployed by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in 2022 may have helped issue more than 5,000 alerts of infectious outbreaks to health authorities in real-time since installation, according to a study. Developed by WadhwaniAI, a New Delhi-based healthcare AI solutions provider, the ‘Health Sentinel‘ tool could have … Read more
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh is set to launch a pilot mosquito control programme using Artificial Intelligence (AI) called the Smart Mosquito Surveillance System (SMoSS) to monitor mosquito density, detect species, and enable timely insecticide spraying. According to a TDP press release on Monday, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Department will deploy AI-powered sensors and … Read more
The Kerala High Court has held that the police have no right to knock on the doors of suspected persons or history-sheeters or “barge” into their houses at night under the guise of surveillance. The ruling by Justice V.G. Arun came on a plea by a man accused of threatening police officers from discharging their … Read more
Mumbai: Stock exchanges will expand the enhanced surveillance measure (ESM) framework from August 13 to include mainboard companies with a market capitalisation of up to ‘1,000 crore. Previously, the ESM framework applied only to companies with a market capitalisation of less than ‘500 crore. To address volatility in smallcap stocks, ESM mechanism was introduced in … Read more
New Delhi:An artificial intelligence (AI) model can quickly identify patients at risk of sepsis infection and potentially help save lives, a study has found. Sepsis is a serious condition that happens when the body’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection. The study, published in the journal npj Digital Medicine, found that the … Read more
The allegation of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh Canadian is based on surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, including intelligence provided by a major ally, a Canadian official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on September 21. The official said the communications involved Indian officials and Indian diplomats in Canada … Read more
TTD Chairman B. Karunakar Reddy inspecting the spot where the mauled body of six-year-old Lakshita was found. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on August 12 (Saturday) resolved to install about 500 CCTV cameras along the stretch between Galigopuram and Narasimha Swamy temple on the footpath leading to Tirumala. The decision was taken in the backdrop … Read more
Even as the Ministry of Transport is gearing up to make closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras mandatory for all stage carriers in the State, the condition of many such cameras installed in private buses in Kozhikode district subsequent to a directive from the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) nearly six years ago is in a piteous … Read more
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has issued directions to ensure all surveillance cameras in the State are operational and the outdated ones are upgraded. Convening a meeting of senior police officials, Motor Vehicles, and NATPAC officials here on Saturday, Mr. Vijayan stressed on the need to bolster surveillance systems to monitor speeding and traffic violations. He … Read more
The two-year fight against COVID-19 has turned technology into a weapon of choice to defeat the virus but experts now worry that tech will outlive the pandemic and normalise mass surveillance. From contact tracing apps to facial recognition, technology has become part of the arsenal used to protect public health. While this might have helped … Read more