Monthly archives: November, 2014

Indians Buying Properties In The US

Anuj Puri, Chairman & Country Head, JLL India   Earlier in October, the US National Association of Realtors published a report which stated that buyers from India purchased residential properties in the US estimated at $5.8 billion in value during the one-year period ending March 2014. This investment magnitude represented an approximate growth of 6% …

What Yo Need To Know About High-Rise Buildings

Arvind Jain, Managing Director – Pride Group A high-rise is a tall or multi-storied building equipped with elevators, but various bodies have defined the term ‘high-rise differently. For instance, the International Conference on Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings pessimistically defined a high-rise as a structure where height can seriously impact evacuation, while the Shorter Oxford …

Diavik Diamond Mine – development of the A21 pipe

Rio Tinto, operator of the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada, has formally approved the development of a fourth pipe, known as A21, at the remote subarctic Diavik mine site. The A21 pipe development was part of the original mine plan and is estimated to cost US$350 million over four years. The Diavik Joint Venture (Rio …

Round Table on Bioenergy Issues and Options

WORLD BIOENERGY ASSOCIATION IN KOLKATA Each year, the World Bioenergy Association (WBA) organizes at least one of its Board meetings outside Sweden, where it has its headquarters. In 2014, it decided to organize such a meeting in India, which is of great interest to WBA because of the importance it attaches to renewable energy in …

Jaypee Hotels partners with the Spanish Embassy for Spanish Food Festival

Delhi, November 26, 2014:- Jaypee Hotels, one of India’ finest Hospitality Groups, announced the commencement of the Spanish Food Festival across three of their properties, Jaypee Vasant Continental, Vasant Vihar, Jaypee Siddharth, Rajendra Place and Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort, Greater Noida. The festival has been launched in partnership with the Spanish Embassy, in an …

Reaction to increase in Delhi FAR

Puri, Chairman & Country Head, JLL India:   As per reports, the Central Government has approved the proposal to increase the FAR in Delhi state. This increase in FAR is for residential plots which are 750 square meters or higher, wherein the FAR has been increased to 200 from 150. For plots bigger than 1000 …

DISCOVERY INDIA OFFERS 24-HOUR ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL FOR MEN

GET READY FOR TURBO’S NEW LOOK, NEW CONTENT, NEW IDENTITY The first of its kind 24-hour multi-genre channel “just for males” will beam into Indian homes from December 1st. Discovery has transformed its existing channel Discovery Turbo into a Premium English Entertainment Channel for Men expanding its content offering to reflect the new and emerging …

LEAD Prayana: an annual leadership journey hosted by the LEaders Accelerating Development (LEAD) of the Deshpande Foundation in Hubli

LEAD: LEaders Accelerating Development (LEAD) Program of the Deshpande Foundation. LEAD develops innovative and entrepreneurial thinking within college students by exposing them to social issues, encouraging them to volunteer their time and effort into the community, and igniting their latent talent to come up with creative solutions. LEAD Prayana is an annual leadership journey hosted …