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16th GRIHA Summit 2024

The 16th GRIHA Summit commenced in New Delhi, which centres on “Accelerating Climate Action in the Built Environment.” The event unites industry leaders, policymakers, and experts, and aims...

December 6, 2024

Supreme Court Rules on Telecom Tax Credits

The Supreme Court of India recently made a landmark ruling, which allows telecom companies to claim tax credits for expenses related to mobile towers and pre-fabricated buildings (PFBs)....

November 22, 2024

Building Construction Environment Management Regulations, 2022

On 28th February 2022, the Central government issued a draft notification of the Building Construction Environment Management Regulations, 2022. About the draft regulations The draft regulations were issued...

March 5, 2022

‘Suranga Bawadi’ enters World Monument Watch list

Suranga Bawadi, an integral part of the ancient Karez system of supplying water through subterranean tunnels built during Adil Shahi era in Vijayapura, is now set to get...

November 12, 2019

India’s longest electrified rail tunnel inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh

In Andhra Pradesh, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has recently dedicated the India’s longest electrified rail tunnel i.e situated between Cherlopalli and Rapuru. He also inaugurated the 112-km long...

September 2, 2019

Railway Supplier’s meet to be held in Lucknow

The Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO) will organize a special Mega Vendor’s Meet to encourage the participation of the government and private industries in supply for the...

August 28, 2019

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) is one of India’s foremost naval shipyard involved in ship construction. It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and is mainly...

July 29, 2019

Maharashtra tops USGBC list of India’s top 10 states for LEED

Maharashtra bagged the top slot in the second edition of the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) list of India’s top ten states that have maximum number of LEED...

June 20, 2019

IIT-Madras launches Integrated Database on Infrastructure Projects (IDIP)

The IIT-Madras has recently launched an Integrated Database on Infrastructure Projects (IDIP) at the 15th World Conference on Transport Research conference held at IIT Bombay. The purpose of...

May 31, 2019

Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Council releases a rating tool ‘GRIHA for Existing Day Schools’

In a bid to evaluate the environmental performance of existing schools across India, the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Council has recently released a rating tool...

May 7, 2019

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