Green is the way Indian real estate sector is headed

Corporate India is going “green” with its new campuses and buildings across the country. And this is primarily because it wants to cut down on power and water consumption, to reduce its operational and overhead costs.

According to green building certification agency, Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), out of the 25 billion sq.ft. of built up area in India green spaces have crossed the 2 billion sq.ft mark. Now the green brigade is looking to reach 10 billion sq.ft by 2022

But what makes a green building Green? “A building that strives to optimize demand for electricity, water and other natural resources (in construction, operation and demolition); generates all its electricity on site through renewable energy; caters to its water demands through sustainable processes such as rainwater harvesting; and recycles all its waste on site would qualify as a building meeting highest standards of greenness,” Priyanka Kochhar, Senior Programme Associate at The Energy Research Institute (TERI) said.

Source: The Indian Express (22^nd June, 2014)

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Cleaning tip of the month

How to remove hard water stains from glass shower cubicle?

- Squeeze lemon juice on a sponge and wipe the glass.

- Prepare a paste of vinegar and baking soda. Apply the paste to the hard water stains using a scrubbing sponge or toothbrush in a circular motion. Leave the paste for 15 minutes.

- Wipe off the paste with a damp cloth.

- If the stain persists, spray a mixture of vinegar and water on the glass and wipe off with newspaper.

- Alternatively cut lemon in half and rub it directly on the stain. The acidity in the lemon will remove hard water deposits.

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Successful deployment of first batch of trained guards in UAE.

Our Director, Mr. Kabir Luthra and Head Trainer, Mr.  E.P. Gopalakrishnan with some the guards who have successfully passed the test post training.

Training of security guards for overseas requirement started at our training centre in Cochin, in February, 2014. Security guards are trained as per curriculum designed and backed by the National Security Institute (NSI) in UAE. Guards have to appear for a test upon completion of training. Passing the test will make them eligible to apply for employment in the UAE. 

GroupL has the first 49  guards trained by them pass the extremely tough PSBD guard license exam and are successfully deployed in Abu Dhabi.

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Security Headlines: Malaysian police foil terror plot in India

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Malaysian police foil terror attack in India

Malaysian police have foiled a plot to attack foreign missions in two Indian cities and arrested a South Asian terror suspect, a senior security official said Thursday. The arrest comes just days after police launched an investigation into whether Al-Qaeda-linked Somali rebels were seeking to set up a base in the Southeast Asian country after a suspected insurgent was arrested. Police deputy inspector general Bakri Zinin said the South Asian man was arrested on May 14 by the anti-terrorism unit just outside the capital Kuala Lumpur. Police had kept the suspect under surveillance since December last year, he said. "It (police monitoring) revealed that the suspect was involved in a plan to attack foreign consulates in Chennai and Bangalore, India," he said. Bakri said Indian security forces were informed of the impending terror attack and they succeeded in arresting three suspects in India on April 29.

Source

15/05/14

Zee News

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Security Training

Realising the need for world class training of security guards to combat the increasing threat of terror, GroupL has set up modern, well equipped security training institutes in Cochin, New Delhi and Kolkata.

As per the regulations of the PSAR Act (2005), GroupL provides 240 hours comprehensive security training to its students (security guards). Based on the evaluation system, every qualifying student gets a certificate, which is testimonial of his / her performance, professional standards and knowledge to work as a competent security guard. The course content comprises of the following topics, in detail:

• Physical training, drill and deportment
• Professional knowledge
• Roles and responsibilities
• Protecting people and property
• Emergency situations and responses (including handling situations like fire, bank robbery, building evacuation etc.)

The guards undergo eight hour training sessions, for thirty days. These sessions are conducted by professionally qualified, experienced and certified trainers.

In addition to providing training to security guards, GroupL has been approved by the Security Knowledge and Skills Development Council (SKSDC) to train security trainers for the entire industry. This itself certifies our ability to train better than or at least as well as anyone else.

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Manned guarding service available on a pan-India scale

Since 1973, through GI Security a Group company, we have been providing manned guarding services to a wide range of businesses throughout India, thus we have a wealth of experience in the protection of property and personnel.

We have acquired PSAR Act (2005) license to operate in several states in India. As per the regulations of this Act, we have established training centres to impart the requisite 240 hours of training to security personnel. We believe this will not only help us become more legally compliant, but will also enable us to provide improved service to our clients.

GroupL manned guarding division provides: security guards, armed guards, lady guards, body guards, bouncers, security supervisors, computer literate guards, personal security guards, guards for reception management and ex-servicemen security personnel.

This service can be availed as part of facility management package or as an independent service offering. 

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