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Filter in the sunlight your own way
Come summer and the only question on everyone’s mind is how to keep the house cool, writes M. Soundariya Preetha


A relook at the construction cost
The revised government rates give an indication of the escalation, writes C.H.Gopinatha Rao
Tax-free zones for affordable housing
The creation of Special Residential Zones (SRZs) has been mooted as a possible solution to meeting the rising demand for affordable mass housing in the country.

The concept, mooted by Kumar Gera, chairman of Confederation of Real Estate ...


WATER WISE
Pearls of wisdom from Singapore
How Singapore manages its water requirement is a lesson for all urban areas in India
e-waste put at 8 lakh tonnes by 2012
According to a study, the e-waste inventory for 2005 has been estimated to be 146180.00 tonnes, which is expected to exceed 8,00,000 tonnes by 2012 in the country.

However, there is no large scale organised e-waste recycling facility in ...


Amendments to waste management rules
The Union Government will soon announce amendments to the municipal solid waste management regulations aiming to lay down practicable guidelines and time frames for waste reduction, a senior official said.

Inaugurating the “FICCI ...


A government building stands tall
The new office complex and residential quarters of the Zoological Survey of India, all on one premises, in Kozhikode have set a model.
On your way to rainwater collection
In that famous snatch from As You Like It, ‘Men are April when they woo, December when they wed,’ you’d find Rosalind tell Orlando, “I will be more jealous of thee than a Barbary cock-pigeon over his hen, more clamorous ...
For worship and therapy
Tulasi leaves have antioxidant properties and the plant is an important ingredient of Ayurvedic medicine, writes Hema Vijay
Saying it with flowers - the Japanese way
Ikebana bestows life, recreates flower wealth and takes us close to nature, writes Swathi. V.
Construction tips

• Ferro cement walls are weather proof but a coating of quality paint can make it durable.

• Cracks in cement can be sealed with a coating of watery cement solution after wetting the ...


Know your steel and cement
Want to check the structural stability of a flat before purchasing it? Not quite sure of the quality of sand, brick and cement used for constructing a house? Entertaining doubts on the status of soil before laying the foundation?

Then, here ...


Connection between road widening process and the tree cover
Too often the scene of full grown healthy trees being chopped to make way for wider roads has been greeting Bangaloreans over the last two years, ever since the proposal to widen arterial roads took shape. Though the widening process on some of ...
Purpose served?
These are days of inclusive planning and growth. Such being the case, the report that there is a proposal to form separate housing layouts for the differently abled is something which is against the tide and may prove a negative step.

Some ...



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