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The earthy option for your floors
Terracotta tiles have withstood the test of time. Once confined to traditional homes, increasing number of people are taking to this eco-friendly and cost-effective option, writes T. Nandakumar.


Building towards a `green' goal
We must focus on conserving materials, durability of infrastructure and reuse of waste
High-rises under PCB scanner
While the Pollution Control Board's move to tighten the screws on sewage treatment by high-rise buildings will help reduce the load of untreated sewage in urban areas, it has thrown up a few issues.
NHB to target rural housing
Focusing on rural housing and reduction of housing shortage by 30 per cent over the next three years, National Housing Bank (NHB), wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India would catalyse Rs.75,000 crore of institutional credit for ...
Builder bacteria
U.S.-based Professor of Civil Engineering V. Ramakrishnan talks to The Hindu-Propertyplus during a visit to Hyderabad recently.
Sit and relax your way to good health
Here are the vital statistics that would make for an ideal chair. So keep these in mind when you buy one the next time.
GIS - a tool for urban planning and management
An intelligent tool to plan and manage urban environment
Live in homes of the future
The concept of intelligent homes is gaining popularity round the world. The gadgets that go into the making of such a house are gradually finding market in the State.
It's hot, five times over
Five gas burners is the latest craze in market. It reduces time of cooking and armed with it, you can tackle `emergencies' like unexpected guests. Also, it can be cleaned easily and is user-friendly to the boot. There are five varieties of such ...
Housing demand not to slow down: NACER report
Rising interest rates are not likely to dampen demand in the housing sector, feels economic think-tank NCAER. Increasing interest rates are less likely to slow down housing demand and consequently may raise real estate prices further, NCAER ...
NEWSCAN
Real estate sensitivity index launched
Real estate rating and research agency Liases Foras has launched the country's first real estate sensitivity index - Ressex. The index, to be updated every quarter, factors price, availability and supply of real estate juxtaposed with demand, ...
India Property Fund raises $360 million
JPMorgan Asset Management has announced the closing of the JPMorgan India Property Fund with more than $360 million in capital commitments from institutional and high net worth investors from the U.S., Asia, Europe and West Asia. The fund, one ...



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