Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, ventured into lighting business by launching LED-based lighting solution In-Diya. According to a company release, In-Diya is a highly energy-efficient LED based Lighting System designed to provide lighting to people living with no or unreliable electricity in India.
SCHWING Stetter India, a 100% subsidiary of SCHWING Gmbh, Germany, and a leading player in the Indian Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) equipment industry unveils two new concrete pumps, SP 8800 and SP 2880, for the Indian market.
Sandvik Mining and Construction unveiled the BA2424 - the first representatives of the new Basic Breaker product line specifically developed for the requirements of the Indian market. Simple in design, Sandvik’s new Basic Line utilises fewer working parts for reduced maintenance, together with lower ownership and operating costs.
India’s leading utility vehicle and tractor manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra enters into the Construction Equipment business with the launch of the Mahindra EarthMaster Backhoe Loader.
Architect Raja Aederi explores the practices in the Indian architecture front. From a predominantly money saving nation, India is yet to come to terms with becoming a money spending nation. Architects, today, are faced with a whole new generation that is exposed to large scale consumerism.
The painting industry has, of late, come under the regulatory scanner for the use of unacceptable amount of lead in branded paints. In a One-On-One with ACE Update, Anil Parikh, director, Godavari Paints Pvt. Ltd, discussed at length the measures taken by the industry for a gradual phase out lead from paints and to form a legal binding on this. Edited Excerpts:
Kochi has emerged as one of the top IT/ITeS commercial real estate destinations. HDIL Cyber City will be a catalyst to the economic growth of Kerala. The project is expected to generate 60,000 new direct jobs
For the first time, India is going to have a giant sculpture hosting a club suspended in the sky. Amorphous in shape, just like a cloud, floating amongst the real ones at 500 feet, Atmosphere will be an ultimate iconic luxury residential condominium in Kolkata
Indian Railways gets Rs. 28 crore for development of MFCs through private investment. Multi Functional Complexes to be developed for providing amenities to Rail Users. RLDA to develop 86 more MFCs this year.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh opened the prestigious International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (ICTT) project at Vallarpadam, near Kochi on 11th Feb. The project is a major milestone and is expected to boost the development of the country’s logistics infrastructure.
