112 is an emergency number in India that can be used to get assistance in various emergencies like police, ambulance, and fire. It is an internationally recognized, easy-to-remember emergency number that can be connected through phone call, SMS, e-mail, panic button, and 112 India mobile App. This facility has been operationalized in all States/UTs. The emergency number 112 is easy to remember and is the only emergency number you need to remember in India. It is a globally recognized single emergency number, adopted by most European countries, commonwealth nations, and mapped to emergency numbers in the USA and Canada). When you need a fire brigade or an ambulance, you can call the emergency number 112 (or 100) in India. When you call the emergency number 112 in India for the police, you are redirected to the emergency number 100.