Elevator breakdown at the world’s tallest residential tower in Dubai
Princess towers,Dubai Marina The builder of the world’s tallest residential tower – Princess Tower at Dubai Marina, Tamweel has apologised to residents after they More...
India's PM Singh speaks during India Economic Summit in New Delhi Four new members were inducted into the cabinet More...
Delhi government likely to allow high-rise buildings
High-rise buildings in Delhi The Delhi government is mulling over the proposal for vertical growth in the More...
FM moots institutional mechanism to track stalled investment projects
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh constituted PMG to track stalled investment projects A meeting was More...
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IIT Roorkee to conduct study on construction of secondary runway at Chennai Airport
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has planned to appoint IIT-Roorkee to conduct an investigation on the...PowerGrid to implement smart-grind mechanism
PowerGrid Corporation of India Limited (PowerGrid) has approached the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) for permission to...Broad gauge line to link holy city Nathdwara with Mandiana
A broad gauge line will be constructed to link the...Volvo test drives electric roads
The Volvo Group with the support of the Swedish Energy Agency and Swedish Transport Administration, Vattenfall, several...India to develop multi- purpose container terminals at Port of Chabahar , Iran****
India’s biggest state-owned ports, Kandla port and Jawaharlal Nehru port have proposed to develop multi-purpose container terminals...Tamilnadu government to take up restoration of Cooum river
Chennai River Restoration Trust and TamilNadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited has come up with three plans...
Apartment built using glass-fibre reinforced gypsum panels at IIT M inaugurated
A research team at IIT-Madras Civil Engineering Department has designed four apartments on two storeys in just 30 days using glass fibre reinforced gypsum panel technology. The technology will..
BASF & FoundOcean to co-exhibit at RenewableUK Offshore Wind 2013
BASF Construction Chemicals announced its co-participation with Found Ocean at Renewable UK Offshore Wind 2013, the..
BASF’s Basotect at Work in Betty T. Ferguson Aquatic Facility
BASF announced that its product Basotect, sound dampening melamine foam in baffles to enhance acoustics for swimmers and visitors is used by..
SOM releases Timber Tower Research Project
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) released Timber Tower Research Project,an initiative sponsored by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) to establish..
Interarch to set up a pre-engineered manufacturing facility in Gujarat
Interarch Building Products Pvt Ltd, a turnkey pre-engineered metal building steel construction company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat..
Atkins to develop eco-low carbon urban planning guidance in China
Eco-low carbon urban planning in China Atkins has won an important new commission to develop guidance for eco-low carbon More...
Pakistan seeks 500 MW power from India
Pakistan has sought 500 MW of electricity from India Pakistan has sought 500 MW of electricity from India to overcome More...
Essar Projects secures US$ 90 million order from Abu Dhabi
Pipeline project in Abu Dhabi secured By Essar Projects Essar Projects has secured orders worth US$ 90 million More...
Graeme MacDonald to take over as CEO of JCB
JCB has announced that Graeme MacDonald will succeed Alan Blake as chief executive officer who is to retire at the end of..
Punjab government to regularize 5,000 unauthorised colonies across the state
The Punjab cabinet has given approval for regularisation of about 5,000 unauthorised colonies in the State. Two lakh individual plot or building owners’ across the state will benefit, an..
BHEL bags Rs 450 crore contract from Maharashtra State Power Generation Corp Ltd
BHEL has bagged Rs 450 crore contract from Maharashtra State Power Generation Corp Ltd for renovation..
Punjab government to regularize 5,000 unauthorised colonies across the state
The Punjab cabinet has given approval for regularisation of about 5,000 unauthorised colonies in the State. Two lakh individual plot or building owners’..




































