The first international and professional exhibition on machinery trading —India international machinery and equipment exhibition, which was successfully organized by Worldex G.E.C in May,2007, will launch its second show in Mumbai, the firstly biggest city in India at BEC Exhibition Center from May 15th to 17th, 2008. At that time, exhibitors from China Taiwan, Korea, [...]

India has 181 hotels / 31,319 rooms in the Pipeline averaging 173 rooms per project. There will be a flow of 4 and 5 Star projects in the major cities, but most of the future development opportunity is expected to be mid-market and economy construction located in the suburban “new cities” and office park developments [...]

Navin Ramani’s brilliant book on these structures, is not just informative and educative but makes for delightful reading.
For years we have passed by these structures, marveled at their architecture and wondered how they came into existence. In short, one took them for granted. We need not wonder anymore. Bombay Art Deco Architecture – A [...]

There is a twist in the tale of slum rehabilitation scam being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
After arresting seven persons including some Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and BMC officials two months back, the ACB has now stumbled upon a bogus architect.
Jatin Shah, the ‘architect’ was arrested on Wednesday by the ACB officials.
Operating as a [...]

Software major Tata Consultancy Services has bagged an interior design contract from US airframe manufacturer Boeing Company and will work closely with its customer to design the interiors of new aircraft.
Separately, the Tata group company is also setting up an “airline innovation laboratory” in Chennai to showcase mock-up interiors of aircraft. The laboratory will enable [...]

Two new faces of Calcutta will debut at the forthcoming Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai as they unveil their creations at the GenX show on November 3
Background: After finishing his schooling from St Xavier’s, Calcutta, Amit did his graduation in science from Mumbai. He then came back to Calcutta to start a career in digital [...]

China’s top banking regulator has issued rules requiring lenders to be more discerning when issuing property credit, the government’s latest move to cool down the red-hot real estate sector.
In a nine-point directive issued on Wednesday, the China Banking Regulator Commission (CBRC), called on banks and other financial institutions to tighten their property lending management, apparently [...]