Innovations
Micro-surface Roads To Come Up In City
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Very 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.
Radha Realty Corp’s ‘International Architects Design Competition’
Sunday, July 13th, 2008For their upcoming ultra-luxury gated community project, Radha Realty Corp (RRC) has announced an international architects’ design competition. A. Alliance from Singapore, Andrew Maynard Architects from Australia, Dutta & Kannan Architects from Bangalore and Maithel & Associates from Jaipur are participating in the competition.
Home Automation: Touchstone Comfort
Saturday, June 21st, 2008It’s all about comfort when technology comes to aid home solutions in every sphere. When one has the luxury of switching off all the lights with a touch of a single button or switching on the home theatre system and other appliances at the same time from another room, it only spells one thing — […]
Exchange Your House!
Saturday, June 14th, 2008We’ve heard of exchange offers for TV sets and cars. But has anyone heard about an exchange offer from a construction company? Taking the scheme to a new level, Mansani Constructions has come out with an exchange offer for homes in its project, Krishna Enclave, at Karmanghat.
Hyderabad: Find Carpool Partners Online
Monday, June 9th, 2008In a bid to fight global warming, the city launched its first carpool website on Saturday. The website - www.hyderabadcarpool.org - has been done up in a user friendly manner with options for ‘Carpool offers’ and ‘Carpool wanted’ to help commuters find suitable carpool partners.
‘Lord’ Foster to design towers in city’s IT park
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008World-renowned architect Norman Foster will build the 100-storeyed tower of the Anil Dirubhai Ambani group and an iconic tower in the proposed IT park of BPTP in the city. These are the first projects in India to be undertaken by ‘Lord’ Foster, who restored the Reichstag in Berlin and built the Millennium Bridge in London.
The NANO Effect - India Becoming Hub For Low-cost Innovations
Monday, January 14th, 2008Much has been written about how the Nano from Tata Motors has changed forever the way India is perceived globally. Now after all the euphoria begins to subside, it’s time to ask some key questions. Is this the visible face of a wave of innovation that’s sweeping across India? And is India poised to become […]
NRIs: Try New Ways Of Bringing Smiles On Diwali
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Celebrating Diwali – the biggest gifting festival in India, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) send loads of cash and gifts to their parents and loved ones in India. Sahara Care House – the leading NRI service portal in India however, encourages NRIs to celebrate this Diwali differently by trying out new and innovative ways of bringing smiles […]
AP Govt Goes Hitech, Online Tracking System To Address Grievances
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Get ting answers from the State government will be easy from now on. Those who have approached the Chief Minister and ministers or even the district collectors about their grievances will soon have the information they seek at their fingertips.
Hyderabad To Adopt Riverside’s Waste Management Methodology
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has expressed keen interest to replicate the solid waste recycling facility in the city of Riverside, California, United States.
Geo-thermal Power From Heat Trapped Below Granite Rock
Thursday, September 27th, 2007And now power generation is planned from heat trapped below granite rock in Andhra Pradesh. A vast area stretching from Hyderabad to Ongole, has a thick and contiguous layer of granite about a km below the earth’s surface.
TCS Expands Into ‘Emerging Services’
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007As services major Tata Consultancy Services continues to expand globally with footprint in new geographies, some of the innovations made by their R&D teams are set to make a bigger impact touching different sectors.
GHMC’s Kiosks To Render Easy Citizen Services Soon
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Next time you want to apply for a birth certificate or pay property tax, you need not run from pillar to post or stand in a serpentine queue. All that you have to do is to go to a neighbourhood kiosk where the services are rendered in a jiffy.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will […]
DLF Weighs Metro Link In Its Townships Nationwide
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007India’s largest real estate developer, DLF, is embarking on a new model to ensure its townships have connectivity with metro rail projects. The company has hired Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) projects and planning director CBK Rao for developing private metro projects.
Stamps wing gets free homes
Sunday, August 26th, 2007In an interesting development, offers are pouring in to lease premises for setting up of the proposed village sub-registrar offices across the State. A house owner in Keesara mandal in Ranga Reddy district has reportedly offered his two-storied building free of cost to the registration and stamps department to the office for seven years. Reports […]
Centre To Push For Online Realty Sales
Sunday, August 26th, 2007Forget stock markets for a moment, ‘demat’ could be the next buzz word for India’s realty deals. In what could turn out to be a major step forward in making real estate sales far more transparent, Rajasthan government has taken an innovative approach to dematerialise property transactions.
National Insurance Launching Risk Cover For ‘Property Title’
Sunday, August 26th, 2007Where there is uncertainty and concern, there is insurance. Nobody who has ventured to purchase property has done so without some concern about the validity of the title.
What if some long-forgotten half-brother of the seller pops up and stakes a claim? What if the seller did not at all have a valid title to the […]
No Cheating! Chip To Check Fake Certificates
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Buying degrees and fake marksheeets for a quick job seems like an unstoppable menace. But to put an end to the menace, technology has now lent a helping hand. The use of a tiny gadget called the Radio Frequency Identification Chip is the initiative by taken the University of Hyderabad to check fake certificates.
Exide Launches Solar Water Heaters In Hyderabad
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007With an aim to reduce dependence on fast depleting energy resources and promote the use of non-conventional energy driven products in daily life, Exide Industries Ltd, India’s leading automotive and industrial storage battery maker, launched a wide range of state-of-the-art Solar Water Heaters in Hyderabad today.
AP’s 108 Lifeline To Reach Other States
Sunday, August 19th, 2007Nearly 15,000 people in Andhra Pradesh, some who were injured in road accidents and others who attempted suicide, owe their lives to a single telephone number -108, the emergency response service modeled on the lines of the 911 service in North America.