'Narratives of Embodiment', Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru...
This conference invites papers that foreground the body as the subject of enquiry, and raise questions of (dis)embodiment, corporeality and of human agency. In doing so we would also like to raise the...
View Article16th Triennial EACLALS Conference Performing the Urban: Embodiments,...
The rapid and continued growth of cities in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries has intensified academic interest in the urban, as material reality and as imaginary or symbolic construction. A...
View Article"The Ins and Outs of Socialism: Visions and Experiences of Urban Change in...
This conference aims at bringing together scholars who study different time periods and cities where socialist projects were either launched or collapsed in the 20th century, as well as those that are...
View ArticleGovt Architecture College to come up in Nagpur
After a Government College of Engineering (GCOE), the city may soon get a Government College of Architecture (GCOA). A proposal in this regard was already submitted to the State Higher and Technical...
View ArticleA year on, Maharashtra govt’s towering ‘housing for all’ claim falls flat
In the first year of implementing the ‘housing for all’ programme, formulated under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), the government has approved 43 projects for implementation that can...
View ArticleMaharashtra govt proposes to unlock NDZs, agri land for low-cost housing in...
The state plans to grant residential development rights on no-development zones and agricultural plots — considered to be ecologically sensitive areas — at a premium of 5% of the plot’s ready reckoner...
View ArticlePanels for AAIS/CSIS (Columbus, 20-22 Apr 17)
The Italian Art Society is seeking session proposals for upcoming the American Association for Italian Studies/Canadian Society for Italian Studies Annual Conference.Members interested in putting...
View Article‘The Space of Diplomacy. Design and Beyond' CFP, ABE Journal - Architecture...
ABE Journal - Architecture Beyond Europe
View ArticleBengaluru’s top architects open their studios to the public: Krupa Rajangam -...
Set up by Bangalore based architects Krupa Rajangam and Aparna Shastri in 2013, River Hope is an informal network that conducts an annual event to promote awareness of architecture and built cultural...
View ArticleAwami League wants to reinstate Pakistan flag in parliament complex, claims BNP
Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government move shows the ruling party’s 'love for the Pakistani flag' though his party (BNP) is often criticised by the Awami League for 'siding...
View ArticleGoogle, democracy and the truth about internet search
Google is search. It’s the verb, to Google. It’s what we all do, all the time, whenever we want to know anything. We Google it. The site handles at least 63,000 searches a second, 5.5bn a day. Its...
View ArticleIndo-US co-op in field of smart cities will endure: Carlson
The Indo-US cooperation in the field of smart cities, which began in 2014, will endure in the coming times, US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission MaryKay Carlson said today. ... While the first phase of...
View ArticleThe Statesman: No this
Setting a true example for other cities in the country to follow, Gujarat's slum rehabilitation policy provides in-situ rehabilitation for the poor slum dwellers living in slums situated on public land...
View ArticleGovt seeks Parliament nod to increase spending by Rs 60,000 crore in FY 17
The government has sought Parliament’s approval for a net additional expenditure of more than Rs35,000 crore, as it seeks to increase spending in the rural sector.In the second supplementary demand for...
View ArticleBimal Patel to head Cept for another five years
In a first, Dr Bimal Patel, Cept university's president and director, has been granted extension for another term based on recommendations of a special revi
View ArticleResearch centre to preserve legacy of Corbusier, Jeanneret
Originally called the Old Architects’ Office, this was one of the earliest buildings constructed in Chandigarh. The workplace of Le Corbusier and his team, and the space from where Chandigarh was...
View ArticleThese cities may beat the realty slowdown sooner than others...
The government’s recent demonetisation move, is likely to result in a steep correction in real estate prices across the country, making it a good time to buy property. However, if you are eyeing the...
View ArticleThe idea for Google's huge reorg came out of a secret Larry Page project...
Google shocked nearly everyone when it made the surprise announcement that it was reorganizing itself into a conglomerate of companies called Alphabet last year, but the idea had been kicking around...
View ArticleCredit Rating of AMRUT Mission Cities of Odisha
Considering the population of more than 1 lakh in 9 cities of Odisha i.e Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Puri, Balasore, Baripada and Bhadrak are included under the AMRUT Mission...
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