Hindalco arm Novel is keen to expand global aluminium capacity and plans to invest $205 million, around Rs. 1,270 crore to expand its aluminium automotive grade production capacity in the US and Germany. The company will build new finishing lines at its plants in Oswego, New York, and Nachtertedt, Germany, dedicated to the production of aluminium automotive sheets.

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The World Bank has mooted a proposal which is being actively considered by the Cabinet to help produce super efficient energy equipment. Under the programme, the Centre will provide Rs. 100 crore to supplement the Rs. 250 crore from the WB. The money will be used to incentivize manufacturers of appliances like ceiling fans, refrigerators and airconditioners to make products

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Delhi has now the distinction of having its first green home at CR Park in the heart of south Delhi. The house is the result of a joint effort by two childhood friends and has received top ranking from the Svaggriha project of Teri. The overall design of the building is made with fenestrations to reduce heat. The staggering and stacking form provides shades and also maximizes diffused

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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has come up with a proposal to set up the Delhi Tall Building Council (DTBC) on the lines of Mumbai Tall Buildings Committee, as Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon, are in the high-risk seismic zone 4, with buildings getting ready to reach at 80 floors. Surprisingly, the city does not have a tall buildings code to ensure safety

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There is a country wide concern over delays in housing projects as over 25% of the projects are not as per time target. Delayed delivery of residential stock is today a significant issue in the real estate market, says property consultant Jones Lang La Salla (JLL) report. Elaborating this, Kumar, CEO operations, JLL, cited a number of reasons behind delays,

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Germany-based global furniture fitting brand–Hettich- recently announced its plans to invest Rs.500cr in India over the next 4-5 years. We are also looking at India as a manufacturing destination with a huge talent pool to manage complex engineering and production processes, said company's global CEO Andreas Hettich. The company has set up a manufacturing plant in Gujarat,

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World's thinnest sheet of glass ever, just one molecule thick is now added in Guinness Book of world record. The sheet of glass discovered by scientists at Cornell and German's university, has pane of glass, so impossibly thin that its individual silicon and oxygen atoms are clearly visible via electron microscopy, said Prof. David Muller associated with the project.

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The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) is organising its annual festival Young Architects Festival (YAF 14) in Kerala on 21st-22nd February. Hosted by the Cochin Centre of the Kerala Chapter of IIA, the theme of the festival is 'Be The Change'. IIA, the 97 years old national body of architects in India with a present count of 15,000 members has relentlessly worked over these decades

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The fourth edition of fensterbau/frontale india, an International Exhibition & Conference on Window, Door and Façade Technology will take place from 27th Feb to 1 March 2014 at Pragati Maindan, New Delhi. Since the inception of the show in 2011, the exhibition

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The Germany-based interior furnishing giant, Avant, in a recent move has launched its flooring panel in the northern markets via its joint venture partner NCC Urban, which is a subsidiary of Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited. In its aggressive schemes of things, the company aims to capture 30% of the Rs.550cr wooden flooring markets in the next two years,

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Driven by the requirement of the construction and infrastructure sectors, the annual demand for long steel product in India is expected to grow at 7.6% to reach 63 million tones by 2020-21, said a report by Frost & Sullivan. The steel rebar market in India is maturing

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Autoclave Aerated Concrete (ACC) Blocks are fast emerging as one of the most viable green building materials. Though the industry manufacturing the product is currently at a nascent stage in India. It has significant growth potential. Its manufacturing is a revolutionary

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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) has recently announced the public opening of the new head offices for the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) in Seoul Korea. "FKI Headquarters represents a new exterior wall typology that both integrates sign

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Resilience, strength, dynamism and longevity merged with innate style is what encapsulates the Ceramic Wall tiles with matching Highlighters, newly launched by Kajaria Ceramics Limited. Every piece is an epitome of timeless class and magnetic charm. And it is not just beauty

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Berger Paints India is expected to begin commercial production at its manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. The Rs. 230cr project will enhance Berger's capacity by nearly 30%, manufacturing water-based decorative paint products to cater to southern

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