Panic buttons

Delhi government to install 3 CCTV cameras, 10 panic buttons, GPS system in all DTC-cluster buses for women safety

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that the state government will be installing three CCTV cameras, as many as 10 panic buttons and GPS systems in all 5,500 DTC-cluster buses plying in Delhi.

Dec 05, 2019, 19:00 PM IST

Panic buttons and apps come to rescue of elderly Indians suffering abuse

India has a tradition of honouring older people, and of multi-generational families living together. But with urbanisation, nuclear families and rising longevity, more elderly people are living by themselves or in care homes.

Jun 23, 2017, 17:47 PM IST

All Indian cell phones to have panic buttons from Jan 1

Come January 1, 2017. Every mobile phone in India will be fitted with a panic button that can be used by women in danger, Minister for Child and Women Development Maneka Gandhi said today.

May 06, 2016, 22:37 PM IST