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Planning for sunset years
There is renewed interest in the reverse mortgage scheme for senior citizens, writes K. SUKUMARAN


Home is still a distant dream
The steep rise in the prices of construction materials has hit the construction activity in Bangalore, says A. B. SUDHINDRA
GREEN GLAMOUR
Cheaper, but just as good
The concept of tapping the rubber tree for purposes other than resin withdrawal was an amazing entrepreneurial move, says RANJANI GOVIND
REALTY SPEAK
A different kind of rain
If you live on one of the lower floors, don’t rue that your balcony is unusable because of what descends from above
WATER WISE
How do we preserve rain?
City centres and slightly downwind areas receive 15 per cent more rain than the suburbs
Steel losing sheen
Steel furniture is popular but rising steel prices have dented the cost advantage
A second home in the right place
Pilgrim centres such as Guruvayur are now catching on as real estate investment destinations. K.A. MARTIN looks at this trend and the factors that have contributed to it.
Pudina, a universal favourite
This tiny herb is an universal favourite, be it as an ingredient of cuisine or medicine. Incidentally, India is a leading producer of the plant and its products. Pudina has myriad uses and can be effective as an expectorant, a digestive ...
Builders’ Association installation
The Builders’ Association of India in its annual installation for 2008-09 has unanimously elected its State Chairman, Centre Chairman, committee members, general council and office bearers for its Karnataka, Bangalore Centre.

K. ...


Packing boxes with a 200-year tradition
Ollur, in Thrissur district of Kerala, may be the last place that comes to your mind when using wooden boxes for packing. But these have been made there for years.
LEGAL CHAT
Registration, contracts
Section 17 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), specifies various categories of instruments (documents) which are compulsorily registrable. Matters relating to the presentation of such documents ...
Water Quiz
In our quest to underline the importance of saving water for human sustenance and emphasise the advantages of rainwater harvesting and treatment procedures, PropertyPlus has been bringing out a weekly column ‘Waterwise.’ ...
You need passion, patience
Rose, the queen of flowers, needs all that extra attention, writes Swathi V.
Hollow clay blocks gaining more space
Karnataka will soon have hollow clay blocks and facing bricks rolled out from the Austrian brick magnet, Wienerberger Brick Industry’s local manufacturing plant. A look by RANJANI GOVIND
The floor as your canvas
Any design can be reproduced on the floor. Decorative flooring gives a refined finish.
Tackling fire
Overloading could cause a fire. To prevent it, design a well-planned circuit taking into account the type of location, the points required, the operating conditions of electrical appliances and the planning of points for future needs. Each ...




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