Rooftop Helipads Mandatory On High-rise Buildings
November 22, 2008 | 244 viewsRooftop helipads on skyscrapers for fire-fighting operations? Sounds strange but itâs true. As more skyscrapers will dot the skyline in the State capital, the Andhra Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services Department has made construction of rooftop helipads mandatory on skyscrapers.
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Loading ...Pegasystems Opens R&D Centre In Hyderabad
November 22, 2008 | 228 viewsPegasystems Inc., provider of business process management (BPM) software, on Tuesday announced opening of a Research & Development (R&D) facility in Hyderabad. âThe R&D facility and the state-of-the-art training centre are set up with an inve stment of $5 million,ââ said Mr Suman Reddy Endunuri, Managing Director, Pegasystems India.
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(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Realty Body Asks Members To Cut Apartment Prices By Up To 15%
November 22, 2008 | 351 viewsRealty industry body National Real Estate Development Council on Friday asked its members to cut rates on housing projects by up to 15 per cent to revive sales.
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(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Four Indian Realtors Lose $33bn In 8 Months
November 22, 2008 | 299 viewsHit by the turmoil in equity and property markets, India’s four richest realtors have lost nearly $ 33 billion (over Rs 1,50,000 crore) KP Singh DLF’s KP Singh since March this year, with the richest of them, K P Singh of DLF, alone accounting for about two-thirds of it, Forbes magazine said.
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(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...ORR: The Roads Of Destiny
November 18, 2008 | 490 views
Photo courtesy: telugulo.com
The phase I of the Outer Ring Road project is completed(NOTE by Blog Admin: Only 4-lanes are open for traffic at this time) and awaiting inauguration. Work on the longer, phase II is being coordinated by the HGCL (Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited) and is expected to be completed in the next three years. Designed to decongest the city and give a boost to its infrastructure, this Ring Road does Hyderabad proud and takes it a step further towards becoming a major metro, writes Swayambhu Bhattacharya.
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(3 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Realty In âFreezeâ Mode
November 18, 2008 | 386 viewsDespite a recent drop in the prices of steel and cement, the construction sector in Hyderabad is facing a major business crunch thanks to the meltdown again. Work on all malls and residential complexes that were supposed to come up in the city within the next few months has either been slowed down or temporarily stalled.
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(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Global Economy Crisis: Layoff Tracker In The Technology Sector
November 16, 2008 | 983 viewsThe economic downturn that has resulted in tens of thousands of layoffs in the housing and financial services sectors is now bearing down on the tech industry. The rapid increase in job losses follows an increasingly pessimistic spending forecast. Job cuts in the tech sector have surged as the economic outlook has become bleaker.
To get an idea about what is in store for the Tech Sector workers in the year 2009, below is a list of layoffs from various organisations (Either already announced or under consideration).
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(6 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5) Loading ...Cost Of Living In India: Common Monthly Expenses
November 14, 2008 | 1,017 viewsI am trying to put together a list of common monthly expenses for living in India (I am particularly considering Hyderabad here, so these may vary a little for other cities) to give an overall idea to all the NRIs considering R2I(Return 2 India). I am trying to list the expenses for a family of 3 with moderate middle class living (My focus is to find out what it takes to live a normal life in Hyderabad in these days - May be having car, A/C, Geisers, Home Theatres etc is not a normal life :-), but still…).
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(9 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Sanjeeviah Park To Get A ‘Make Over’
November 2, 2008 | 324 viewsThe Sanjeeviah Park will soon go for a makeover. Spread over 85 acres in the heart of the city and a major lung space, it has ended up as a lovers’ den for young couples. Of the 1,500 people who visit the park each day almost 1,400 are lovebirds.
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(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...No Takers For Integrated Bus Complex Project
November 1, 2008 | 250 viewsThere are no takers for the construction of the proposed Integrated Bus Terminus-cum-Business Centre which the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has proposed at the old Gandhi Hospital site.
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(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Lodha Group Launches ‘By Invitation Only’ Project In Hyderabad
November 1, 2008 | 634 viewsBy Invitation Only. Till now, one heard it for events and occasions that are meant for select few. One could not just walk in and become part of the exclusivity that an organiser looked for.
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(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Market Meltdown Hits Hyderabad Infra Companies
November 1, 2008 | 475 viewsThe market turmoil has hit Hyderabad infrastructure industry like never before. The valuations of companies have touched historic lows and thereby substantially eroding their ability to raise capital.
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(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Nagarjuna Puts RE Projects On Hold
November 1, 2008 | 306 viewsNagarjuna Construction Co Ltd has clamped down on future real estate projects due to current slowdown in the sector and has tempered its capital expenditure plan for 2008/09, a top official said.
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(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Six Consortia To Bid For Overseeing Metro Rail
October 26, 2008 | 265 viewsSix consortia were shortlisted for selection of independent engineer to oversee the Hyderabad Metro Rail works by the state government on Friday.
The consortia are: AECOM (Hong Kong), Aarvee Associates (India) and Lahmayer International (Germany); DB International (Germany) and SMEC International (Australia); Louis Berger (USA) and RITES (India); Mott MacDonald (UK) and Tecnica (Italy); Net Engineering (Italy); and Scott Wilson Railways (UK) and EPC consultants (USA).
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(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Hyderabad US Consulate Opened
October 26, 2008 | 576 views
U.S. Ambassador to India David C. Mulford and his wife during the inauguration of the U.S. Consulate in Hyderabad
The new American Consulate General was opened here on Friday by US Ambassador David C. Mulford which will begin processing 100 visa applications a day by the middle of December and scale it up to 300 by January next.
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(5 votes, average: 4.8 out of 5) Loading ...Plan Panel Slams Sreedharan For His U-turn
October 26, 2008 | 224 viewsReminding him that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) he heads had itself endorsed the Build Operate Transfer (BOT) model for the Hyderabad Metro project while preparing a detailed project report (DPR), the Planning Commission has slammed E Sreedharan for now expressing reservations on the project and for not backing with âfacts or evidenceâ his âsuspicionâ that this âmight lead to a big political scamâ. The panel has also pointed out that indirect subsidies enjoyed by the DMRC are in fact a huge burden on the government.
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(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...RAKIA Signs MoU To Develop $5billion Hyderabad Economic City
October 26, 2008 | 274 viewsRas Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA), the government body for the socio-economic growth of the Emirate, has recently signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) to establish Hyderabad Economic City.
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(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...‘Affordable Housing’ Is The New RE Mantra
October 26, 2008 | 351 viewsIn the changing real estate scenario, the demand for properties in the price segment of Rs.30 lakh to Rs. 60 lakh was high but this segment also face a shortage of supply in the city. Contrary to this, there is an excess supply of properties costing above Rs.60 lakh. And this could reinforce the view that the year could end up as ushering in the concept of affordable housing.
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(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Andhra Pradesh Govt Woos IIMs For Campus In State
October 26, 2008 | 246 viewsThe Union minister for Human Resource Development, Arjun Singh, may have spoken of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for Hyderabad, but the Andhra Pradesh government is not leaving anything to chance.
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(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Radha Realty Launches Ultra Luxury Gated Community “U31″
October 26, 2008 | 468 views
Ultimate experience: The unique feature of these homes is the blend of historical and contemporary design
Promising to set a new benchmark in ultra luxury living, Radha Realty has unveiled âU31â, a single-family, gated community project in the city. Spread over nine acres adjacent to Botanical Gardens, Kondapur, the project will have 31 limited-edition townhouses of which 19 will be courtyard houses and the rest designed as pavilion houses.
U31 is an exclusive community of uber luxury homes in Hyderabad, designed by Andrew Maynard, an award winning australian architect, known for his unique vision and creative approach to design. Maynard and his company were selected after a competition held among leading architects from India, Singapore and Australia. The architects were asked âHow would you create a home if there are no limitations?â Viola âU31â was the answer.
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(5 votes, average: 2.8 out of 5) Loading ...Economy Slowdown: Job Cuts Loom Large
October 23, 2008 | 359 viewsThe countryâs job market is about to come to a standstill with a freeze on hiring in the organised sector, a staffing services firmâs report released on Monday said.
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(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Micro-surface Roads To Come Up In City
October 23, 2008 | 274 viewsVery soon, the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will be dotted with micro-surface roads. Apart from being water-proof and durable, these roads are known to address the surface wheel-rutting problem.
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(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...IT Slowdown: On-site Assignments Being Deferred
October 23, 2008 | 309 viewsOne of the main lures of a career in information technology (IT), the onsite opportunities to work aboard, have come to an all-time low, thanks to the financial crisis and economic slowdown in the US.
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(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Hyderabad likely site of first Japan-India IIT
October 23, 2008 | 211 viewsHyderabad may soon host a unique IIT with a joint panel of experts from India and Japan agreeing that they could collaborate in establishing the premier institution for higher learning there.
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(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Wakf Land Unlikely For Electronics City
October 23, 2008 | 197 viewsThe Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board is having second thoughts on giving land to the proposed Electronics City at Alur in Ranga Reddy district.
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(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...HMDA Acquiring 225 Acres Of Forest Land For ORR Phase-II
October 23, 2008 | 246 views
PERILS OF PROGRESS: Outer Ring Road is ploughing its way through green cover around Hyderabad
Forests are being razed down for âdevelopmentalâ projects around Hyderabad. In the latest instance, nearly 225 acres of reserve forest land at Tumkunta and Shamirpet is being acquired for the Outer Ring Road (ORR) Phase-II-B project.
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(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Rental Value Soars In Central Business District(CBD)
October 23, 2008 | 282 viewsThe demand for commercial space for the retail sector in the cityâs central business district (CBD) has remained unaffected in spite of the economic slowdown. However, it remained flat in respect of the IT sector in the suburbs.
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(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Shamirpet To Witness A Rise With Expressway Proposal
October 19, 2008 | 401 viewsWhile others developed and prospered, this place waited for its turn patiently. For long, it remained a mute