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Lifts and Elevator in Bangalore you use may not be licensed

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

8 per cent of Lifts and Elevator in Bangalore are not licensed and adding on to the complication, there are illegal buildings in Bangalore which are installed with Lifts and Elevator. Lifts and Elevator are much helpful for residents, seniors and disabled living in high-rise apartments in India. Residential properties and organizations like schools, colleges, [...]

Month of May is National Electrical Safety Month

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Each year, various foundations pertaining to electrical safety in various places like home, school, workplace and others celebrate the month of May as the National Electrical Safety Month. Promotions, campaigns, public awareness and sponsors are done in order to promote the electrical safety month. There are innumerable fatal accidents which are caused by improper functioning [...]

Rainwater Harvesting Structures should be monitored

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Rainwater Harvesting in Bangalore minimizes the demand for groundwater and can reduce up to 30% of the water requirement. Rainwater Harvesting is a technique in which the rainwater is accumulated and stored for reusing. This recycled water is used for an array of purposes like drinking, irrigation, for livestock and other typical uses. The rainwater [...]

Tips to Disinfect Water Storage Tanks

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Every property in India has different varieties of water storage tanks. It is very important that you have a periodic maintenance schedule for your water storage tank to preserve water and maintain cleanliness. Few of the major sources of water contamination are the fill pipes and the tank vents. Most of the tank vents are [...]

Is Rainwater Harvesting Bangalore deadline extended indefinitely?

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Since the government took up the initiative of making Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) a must amenity to every home owner, there have been too many complications and objections. From the starting of this year, the government had set a deadline for citizens to adopt rainwater harvesting in every home which was vaguely followed. Due to the [...]

Bangalore Tops in water losses among all major Indian cities

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

20 to 50 per cent water losses from leakages in major Indian cities and Bangalore accounts for one of the highest in all major Indian cities. Other than leakages, the city also has water scarcity due to increased population growth, use of usable water in thermal plants etc. It was also predicted that by the [...]

Rainwater Harvesting A Must to get Building Clearance in Mumbai

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

In the wake of water level in the state’s rivers going down the water supply department soon to hold a meeting with chief minister and plans a proposal to ensure that building cleraneance is given to new buildings in Mumbai only if it has rainwater harvesting facilities. Rainwater harvesting is one of the major steps [...]

Ways to Kill Gnats Indoors

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Have you ever noticed small, frisky flies hovering around your food or your plants indoors? They’re the gnats which are present in abundance all over your home in areas which are wet and damp. Leftover food, vegetables and soft food placed in your kitchen and other places can welcome the gnats indoors. It is not [...]

Tips to Persist a Power Cut

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Since the arrival of summer, the increase of power cuts is on a swing. It is a common sight when that when you’re doing something important you’re hindered by a power cut. As a result you are unable to move around or continue with your chores. It is rare that we all are well equipped [...]

Tips to Make Apartment Association Meetings More Effective

Monday, April 30th, 2012

How many of you think that you have wasted your hours in an apartment association’s meeting which didn’t cater to your needs? How many of you have felt that the meeting was of all the useless issues rather than useful ones? Well, most of us find ourselves in apartments association meetings which we think are [...]