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TopicSafety regulation

Topic: Safety regulation

There’s no demand for safety in India’s adventure industry. Tourists should ask questions

There's no demand for safety in India's adventure industry. Tourists should ask questions

ASEAN honours 18 enterprises for excellence in promoting health and safety standards

Winners of the 5th edition includes organisations from Brunei , Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, & Vietnam.

‘Everyone could’ve been saved’— grieving relatives question fire dept response in Rajkot tragedy

There are discrepancies in official records & eyewitness statements about when fire started at TRP Gaming Zone. ‘Waited 45 minutes for help,’ says father who lost 19-yr-old daughter.

No NOC, no licence — Vivek Vihar blaze exposes lax fire safety in ‘most smaller Delhi hospitals’

Many hospitals across Delhi operate without a fire NOC, required for a licence to operate, officials say. Now, Delhi govt has ordered all hospitals to complete a fire audit by 8 June.

Govt registration, monthly maintenance, emergency protocol — what UP Lifts & Escalators Bill mandates 

The Bill, which received state assembly’s nod Saturday, fulfills a longstanding demand from residents & flat owners in high-rises. It also makes mandatory the installation of CCTV cameras. 

Big apparel brands need to ensure Bangladeshi factories remain safe for workers

After the Rana Plaza incident, global apparel brands entered into safety agreements with local factories, but one accord expired in 2018 and the other is expected to end on 31 May.

Helmets compulsory for Sikh women: Ensuring road safety or offending religious beliefs?

Chandigarh administration has decided to revoke the decades-old helmet exemption given to women two-wheeler riders. Sikh bodies are protesting the move and have said...

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.