The rising concern about the environment in response to global warming is driving thinkers to seek some sustainable solutions and are forcing people to reconsider and amend their ways of living to become more Eco-friendly. Stepping in to the market condition, builders in India are opting the green building concept broadly to reduce the environmental [...]
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Green buildings will be next step in Indian real estate business
Monday, May 28th, 2012Water preservation ignored in Orissa
Thursday, May 24th, 2012Water scarcity has reached alarming proportions, ponds and water bodies in Baripada town are being used as dumping yards. The Government, on its part, is showing little interest in renovating them. It is noticed that different shopkeepers have encroached on some portions of the ponds to open their stalls, in other areas they are filled [...]
Indiscriminate digging of bore wells creates water crisis in Bangalore
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012High growth of real estate projects in Bangalore leads to the water crisis of the city. Many newly developed areas in Bangalore, which were outskirts some years ago, are experiencing sharpe rise of apartment constructions. When the construction of any project started, the bore wells are dug at the same time as corporation water supply [...]
Tree transplant drive by Surat real estate builders
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012Prayas, a city based NGO, is driving a tree transplantation service in Surat. The real estate developers, private plot holders, residential societies, industrial unit owners are approaching to the NGO for transplant trees around their premises. The builders and the industry owners had chopped several trees for their construction purpose. Now they are eager to [...]
Residents initiative to save Agara Lake, Bangalore
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012The members of Citizens’ Action Forum, HSR RWA Federation, RTI activist and several other residents forum have decided to take up the Agara lake restoration project by themselves. As recently, the High Court has cancelled the Agara Lake’s PPP contract, the residents staying around agara lake have decided to save the lake. They all agreed [...]
Real estate has made Hyderabad a dry city
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012The water content of Hyderabad has been reduced by the increase of the real estate projects in Hyderabad. As drilling machines digging deep into the ground to lay foundations for the high-rises in Hyderabad, the water-table has receded dangerously. Most of the developers have violated all building norms leaving little open space for the rain [...]
Waste management will be must for apartments in Chennai
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012Implementation of waste management projects will be mandatory for residential apartments in Chennai. The Chennai Corporation is working on a proposal for compulsory source segregation of waste material at large residential apartments in the city. If the residential complexes do not initiate these projects, they will be fined, as per a senior corporation official. The [...]
Things to be checked before applying for home loans
Monday, May 21st, 2012Before applying to home loans any individual must look into his income, current expenses and track record from Credit Bureau as these are very much important for availing any home loan. According to a higher official of HSBC, buyers must opt for floating rate of interest in the current economic scenario while going for any [...]
Apartments in Bangalore have covered Kundanhalli Lake Bund
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Kundanhalli Lake is surrounded by multi-storied buildings and apartments in Bangalore. The Lake bund is completely covered by the concrete jungle. According to the Supreme Court’s direction, it is illegal to construct any property within 30 meters from any lake bund. This rule is being violated by the builders and developers in Bangalore as many [...]
Affordable solar system for Indian homes
Monday, May 14th, 2012One of the residents of Navi Mumbai by name Satish Lokare has designed an affordable solar system which will help functioning of home appliances as well as streetlights. To meet the needs of Indian homes, he has imported the solar power units from abroad and modified them accordingly. Right now, the solar system has a [...]
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