National building standards to replace code by April; experts raise concerns over fire safety matters

The National Building Code (NBC) is set to be replaced by a National Building Standard (NBS) by April-end, granting states and municipal bodies greater authority over development control, fire safety, ...
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Fire safety must stay in building code: BIS panel

The Bureau of Indian Standards panel emphasizes the necessity of fire safety provisions in the National Building Code, ...

Deregulation push may dilute critical fire safety provisions in NBC

Govt has asked Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to do away with and amend some key provisions of the National Building Code (NBC) by April end. These include changes to sections dealing with fire ...

Fire safety must stay in building code, says BIS panel

Citing recent incidents of fatal building fires in Delhi, Odisha and Goa, a technical committee of the Bureau of Indian ...