Fire safety certificate must for schools, cinema halls in Telangana

The Telangana government has directed authorities not to give permission or clearances for starting cinema halls or educational…

Fire safety nod a must for dance bars to get licence: Mumbai police

The Mumbai police have asked 72 dance bars that have applied for licences to submit fresh fire safety compliance certificates…

Confidential information at greatest risk in new businesses

Businesses under five years old are twice as likely to compromise the confidentiality of sensitive information than more…

Maharashtra Private Security Agencies asked to go online

The Maharashtra State Information Commission (SIC) in a landmark order has asked all details of private security agencies with…

SIS India plans Rs1,000 crore IPO

Security and Intelligence Services (India) Ltd (SIS) has hired four investment banks as it prepares for an initial public…

'Ahmedabad's municipal commissioner lacks power to enforce fire norms'

In a candid admission before the high court, Ahmedabad's municipal commissioner, Mukesh Kumar, has expressed his inability to…

CAG report slams Delhi Police e challan system

The CAG report has slammed the Delhi Police's e-challan system, a project which the department has been boasting about over the…

Payments card issuers update app security guidance

The payment application data security standard (PA-DSS) has been updated to help businesses better install, update, and patch…

Ahmedabad steps up drive to seal high rises without fire safety

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) intensified its drive against high rises that failed to install fire safety equipment…

Bombay High Court: Do fire safety audit rules exist?

The Bombay High Court recently directed the BMC and fire officials to submit an affidavit in court and inform it if there were…

ID & access management market to grow to $12.78B by 2020

The identity and access management market is expected to grow from USD 7.20 Billion in 2015 to USD 12.78 Billion by 2020, at a…

Give details of fire safety audits carried out before granting OC: Bombay High Court

Observing that proper implementation of Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006, is required in Mumbai,…