CISF to boost counter drone and emergency measuresTo counter low-altitude aerial threats effectively, the CISF has rolled out a phased Counter-Drone Training Programme for its personnel in ...
29 May, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
America's busiest airports could become the next immigration battlegroundThe Department of Homeland Security is considering reducing customs processing at airports in cities not adhering to Trump administration i...
22 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Delhi Metro to add 24 extra train trips from May 18 to encourage shift from private vehiclesRecognising the critical role of mass transit in ensuring energy security, economic resilience, and environmental sustainability in the ext...
17 May, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Delhi airport to begin full body scanner trials from May to speed up security checksDelhi airport will begin trials of full body scanners in May, significantly enhancing security checks and reducing wait times. The millimet...
04 Apr, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
Delhi airport to have full body scanners by May 2024: BCAS chiefFull-body scanners and CTX machines, anticipated to be installed by May 2024 at Delhi Airport, aim to streamline security checks. The Burea...
15 Dec, 2023, 02.51 PM IST
Faster security checks at Indian airports soon. How it worksThe Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport will soon begin trial runs of 3D computed tomography X-ray (CTX) machines for cabin bag ch...
27 Nov, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
Full body scanners to be deployed in phased manner at airports, says BCAS chiefThe Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has set a deadline for the end of next year for the deployment of full body scanners at airpor...
31 Jul, 2023, 06.07 PM IST
Passenger frisking time to be cut by 50 per cent with 131 full body scanners to be installed at airportsTo make security checks quicker and error-free at India's busiest airports, the Airport Authority of India is all set to deploy body scanne...
11 Jul, 2023, 12.13 PM IST
Soon, there won't be a need to remove electronics from hand baggage for airport security scanThe Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has proposed putting scanners based on computer tomography technology at airports that will gi...
21 Dec, 2022, 06.48 PM IST
Air travellers may soon not be required to take out electronic devices from hand baggage at airports for scanningIn recent weeks, there have been complaints about congestion and long waiting hours at various airports, especially at the airport in the n...
21 Dec, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
AAI yet to procure a single body scanner for its 100-plus airportsAviation security regulator BCAS had in April 2019 directed 84 hypersensitive and sensitive airports across the country to install body sca...
16 Jan, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
Airports Authority of India to procure 198 body scanners for 63 airportsOut of these 198 scanners, 19 will be for the Chennai airport, 17 for the Kolkata airport and 12 for the Pune airport, the officials told .
19 Jul, 2020, 01.18 PM IST
84 airports to install body scanners by March 2020On the mannequin-like image generated by the machine, a yellow spot will highlight the area on the body that may need further screening, th...
02 Jun, 2019, 02.42 PM IST
All Indian airports set to install body scanners from 2019The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security is soon going to come out with technical specifications of these scanners and then airports can insta...
28 Dec, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
Delhi IGI's terminal 1D to get country's first body scannerThese scanners are used at several airports globally , including the US. If the scanner passes all tests, using it would be up to individua...
16 Mar, 2015, 11.34 AM IST
AAI plans to install full-body scanners at two airports in IndiaWe have received two full-body scanners from GE Corp of the US, which we are going to install at two airports on a trial basis," AAI said.
01 Dec, 2013, 12.50 PM IST
- Body scanner to make India debut at IGI
In a first for Indian airports, the government has decided to install the controversial body scanner on a trial basis.
10 Mar, 2010, 01.03 PM IST