India chasing growth via urbanisation; but will it pay off?
Urbanisation was seen as the bridge between rural and urban China, turning farmers into urbanites—in times of overcapacity—and fueling demand for household appliances, infrastructure and durable goods....
View ArticleThe Met Museum Extends Hours for the Final Weekend of ‘Manus x Machina’
On Sept. 2 and 3, during the exhibition’s final weekend, the Met will keep its doors open until midnight, an extra three hours.
View Article'Marry agama shastra, conservation norms'
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu must have an institutional mechanism for synchronising the agama shastra with international conservation standards in order to preserve the scores of ancient temples in the state,...
View ArticleMaharashtra: Consultants won’t be targeted unfairly for mishaps at...
Even as cases against consultants in connection with accidents at construction sites are on the rise, Minister of State for Urban Development Ranjeet Patil said on Monday that consultants won’t be...
View ArticleThe Importance of 'Arrival Cities'
Heimat is a German word with no direct translation in English, like schadenfreude, or zeitgeist. It describes the relationship between a person and their built environment, somewhere between the...
View ArticleVernacular Architecture Forum 2017
Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 31-June 3, 2017
View ArticleAnatomy of the City: Body and Metropolis in Migration Narratives
Call for papers for this NEMLA seminar, March 23-26, 2017, Baltimore
View ArticlePR: Harvard Art Museums launch new digital resource, The Bauhaus
The Harvard Art Museums have unveiled a new online resource dedicated to the Bauhaus, expanding access to one of the first and largest Bauhaus collections in the world, Art Daily said.
View ArticleSonar Fort report to be sent to Unesco
Jaisalmer: In the wake of collapse of a portion of the boundary wall of the Sonar Fort, International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is sending a report to the UNESCO.A special committee of...
View ArticlePR: WasTe and SaniTech India Advocates Use of Technology to Make Swachh...
Over the course of these three days, the expo brought together India's waste management, recycling and sanitation fraternity under one roof to showcase their products, technologies and innovations...
View ArticlePMO is keeping a hawk's eye on finance schemes for Modi's Smart Cities project
As the Prime Minister's flagship Smart City projects face a funds crunch, the Office of the Prime Minister wants the government to help cities draw up plans that will make Indian cities and local...
View Article'Compensation for redevelopment not taxable'
MUMBAI: Compensation received by a cooperative housing society flat owner from a redeveloper cannot be taxed in his hands, according to a recent order of the Income tax Appellate Tribunal's (ITAT)...
View ArticleLots of opportunities in smart cities mission: NBCC chief Anoop Kumar Mittal...
The chairman-cum-managing director of NBCC, Anoop Kumar Mittal, speaks about developing smart cities, redevelopment plans and unique revenue model to fund its projects, in an exclusive interview to...
View ArticleBhopal: In gas tragedy victims’ scramble for housing, touts see a...
There was total chaos at the directorate of Bhopal gas relief and rehabilitation on Friday as thousands of gas victims poured in to submit applications for the Central government’s housing-for-all...
View ArticleWill smart cities need AI to truly flourish?
DT says cities need to “analyze horizontally”In order to effectively utilize all this data, she says smart cities need to develop the capability to analyze data horizontally, not just vertically. And...
View ArticleQualcomm Demonstrates Smart City Technology at San Diego Ballpark
Smart cities, where sensors help public workers, departments and building managers cut energy and water use, is expected to grow fast ...
View ArticleWorld’s first public trial of robo-taxi service in Singapore
An engineer will ride in the vehicle to observe performance and assume control if required to ensure comfort and safety
View ArticleAdding Uttar Pradesh's Shamli to an ever growing NCR may not make sense
Yogendra Singh asks us to follow him in our car as he takes a detour around Shamli city in western Uttar Pradesh to take us to his village Goherni. He stops his motorcycle frequently alongside lush...
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