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When real-estate dreams search for land to build
An abortive move recently to curb conversion of paddy fields for construction in Ernakulam cast its shadow on the real estate scene. Renu Ramanath presents different views on how the larger issues involved can be dealt with.


Achieving harmony with the environment
Everybody talks about Feng Shui these days. Many associate it with placing of statues or exotic objects inside houses. But it is much more than that.
Wind and water
Traditional Feng Shui has been used in the design and layout of cities, villages, dwellings and buildings as well as graves and tombs. Feng Shui literally means wind and water. Traditional Feng Shui schools can be divided into two broad ...
Protecting a legacy in traditional architecture
How a veteran of the carpentry community became an expert in traditional architecture.
Do not mess with wires
How I wish wireless Blue Tooth technology or Jini technology comes into every electrical gadget and other instruments with cables such as phone, computer and printers that we use in our house. I get this thought when I look at the number of wires ...
Making home interiors aesthetically appealing
Interior designing is not merely the art of decoration but it also envisages optimal utilisation of space in every room.
Revised NBC for fire safety
The recent revamping of the National Building Code (NBC), Part IV, regarding fire protection arrangements for multi-storeyed building, was discussed in detail at a workshop organised by NIFE Fire Systems Private Ltd. at Hotel Muthoot Plaza in ...
NEWSCAN
ICICI Bank has hiked home loan rates by 50 basis points, effective from February 13. For existing floating rate customers, the hike will be effective from the quarter beginning April 1, a bank official said in Mumbai. Kotak Mahindra, a private ...
EYE ON RATES



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