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How green is your garden?
You can turn your empty terrace into something beautiful and productive, a roof garden.
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Best of both worlds
Germany-born architect Neils Schoenfelder's work in India has a way of marrying the old and the new. Rini Mukkath reports
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Waterwise: The rise of the informal sector
A groundwater bill has been passed, but how effective will it be in protecting the interest of the consumers? A look by S. Vishwanath
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February 12, 2012
The Rope ladder
Jute bags topple out of cupboards while colourful dry flowers bunched up in bouquets sit prettily. Welcome to Rope, a lifestyle and home décor start-up by N.N. Sreejith. It employs nearly 1,000 ru...
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February 10, 2012
For high-end woodwork
Until two decades ago, work related to wood, be it at residential construction sites or for furniture manufacturing, was a labour intensive one, something that depended totally on disorganised cont...
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February 10, 2012
Temple architecture: Aesthetics, carved in stone
A sculptor's dream come alive in stone. That is the first thought that crosses my mind as I step inside the portals of Airavateswara Temple in Darasuram, Tamil Nadu. Of the quartet of grand temple...
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February 10, 2012
Special counters to receive LRS applications
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has announced the opening of special counters for receipt of applications under the Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS). For the conven...
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February 10, 2012
Jaypee Cement comes to city
One of the country's leading business conglomerates with presence in civil engineering and construction, Jaypee Group this week launched their brand Jaypee Cement in the city.
With an ins...
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February 10, 2012
Ikea, the one-stop shop for furniture
In four floors and spread over 30,000 square feet, here comes a fine collection of furniture and requirements for all spaces of your home. And bringing to city the collection of Ikea furniture, a s...
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February 10, 2012
Rest the shovel, pump the concrete
Technology has helped improve execution of work in various sectors. Ready-mix concrete, product of better technology, has made much impact in the construction sector. The product is much useful wh...
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February 3, 2012
Ego's options will ‘floor' you for sure
Kronotex- Germany, manufacturer of laminate wooden flooring, has tied-up with Ego Flooring (India) for marketing its premium collection of laminate flooring. With this initiative, Mammut and Blissa...
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February 3, 2012
Making smart use of neglected areas in the house
While living in Europe I had opportunity to visit some of my friend's homes. I was astonished to see how effectively the passage and hallway spaces were put to use in most practical way. They could...
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February 3, 2012
Needed: a good water meter
As anybody in the water sector will tell you, the quality and type of instrumentation currently available in the water sector is woefully inadequate. Basic measurements of quantity and quality are...
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For a greener tomorrow
The balcony scene
A third eye on your home
A new Madurai in the making
Wardrobe that is stylish and efficient too
Working from home
Earn rent in an IT hub
Earn rent even on a vacant apartment
Of birds and the buses
February 10, 2012
Ramky launches Towers Elite
Ramky Estates and Farms, the real estate and property development wing of Ramky Group this week announced the launch of Ramky Towers Elite in the city.Located at Gachibowli, the premium resi...
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February 10, 2012
Green sense: Reinforced, but not concrete
The way society forgets the past, often within one generation, is really strange. Between past practices, best practices and new practices, it is the past practices that possibly face the first blo...
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February 10, 2012
Villas beckon the middle class too
Mention a villa and the first thing that comes to mind is luxurious living, its ownership confined to the very few. Invariably, these villas come with designer fittings, fancy concepts, lavish outd...
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February 10, 2012
Serene Pragati villas for seniors
After 'targeting' high-salaried groups working in IT and ITeS sectors, the real-estate companies in the capital seem to have shifted their focus towards senior citizens offering them affordable ye...
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February 10, 2012
Green Matters: Get the palms indoors
Who does not love the idea of palm groves, and not be reminded of the fertility they denote with special reference to Konaseema or Kerala?
Growing aloft, occupying corner spaces in a cour...
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February 10, 2012
A case for better railway facilities in Kozhikode
Kozhikode city is fast emerging into a metropolis with expansion activities in different fields. Yet lack of good connectivity seemed to have taken a toll on its development. Railways, which have...
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Hyderabad,
February 3, 2012
34 HMDA plots to go under hammer
Finally after much mulling over the issue and considering the present mood of property seekers, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to place around 34 of its plots i...
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Hyderabad,
February 3, 2012
K-Lite launches giraffe pole lighting
K-Lite Industries, a unit of ‘Kumbhat Group' and a manufacturer of lighting fixtures, has launched Giraffe pole lighting system with two luminaire options -- Hamal/Jamal, suitable for city beautif...
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February 3, 2012
Where have the pillars gone?
What are the important elements of a building? It is a question that anyone may answer: foundation, floor, walls, doors, windows and roof. The answer appears correct when we look at the buildings,...
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February 3, 2012
There is magic in the Makrana marble
The Hayat Group's Marblex stall at the ongoing STONA 2012 exhibition at BIEC may mislead you into thinking that it is a nondescript small stall, but once you look around at the assortment housed,...
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