New Delhi: Why does the real estate sector get so many cases of allegations of violating anti-trust principles? The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed another allegation of abuse of dominant position by realtor Supertech, the Press Trust of India reported on Tuesday. Many realtors face complaints of competition ... Read More »
Ten years ago this autumn, a 26-year-old British architect named Scott Kyson opened his own practice, Studio Kyson, in London’s Shoreditch. It was a bold move for a young man who had joined a small architecture practice in Lincoln as an office junior aged 16, but the gamble paid off ... Read More »
Something interesting is happening here. What we might have once described as junk is now fetching large amounts at auction, bought to decorate the thousands of new and renovated apartments built in recent times. Fifty years ago people were picking up similar stuff from op shops like the famous Tempe ... Read More »
Employers want to hire people with 21st-century skills and they can’t find enough qualified candidates. The problem, says Charles Fadel, Founder of the Center for Curriculum Redesign, is that our education system “is biased for college entrance requirements via tests such as the SAT which are partially obsolete, and never ... Read More »
IBPS CWE RRB Officer Scale 1 prelims exam admit card 2016: You will be directed to a new page where you will be required to enter your registration number, password, and a captcha code as shown in the image, on the right hand side of the page in the space ... Read More »
Google parent company Alphabet announced Tuesday it planned to pause expansion of its high-speed fiber optic internet network and shrink the number of people working on the project. Google Fiber will continue to be available in all cities it has been rolled out to, including those where it has already ... Read More »
The developed world may be facing another Malthusian moment. The first came at the end of the 18th century, when Thomas Malthus predicted dire consequences for humanity if population trends continued on their trajectory. But along came something no one predicted: technology that helped humans use resources more efficiently and ... Read More »
It is not peak season in October, but scores of visitors are reaching the temple that touches the clouds in Gangtok. Hanuman Tok is a destination for visitors of all faiths, many of whom also come to take in the 360-degree view of the Himalayas. They are received at the ... Read More »
An investment club for the ultra-rich has revealed its members’ are sticking with real estate and private equity amid a dwindling appetite for hedge funds. A survey by TIGER 21, whose 400 members count a collective $40 billion in assets under management (AUM) between them, shows a 28 percent average ... Read More »
Between Major League Baseball playoff games and the occasional presidential debate, it’s sometimes hard to get off the couch. So hats off to home buyers and all those hard-working real estate agents who continue to keep the housing market humming along. This week’s offerings include a Dodgers pitcher, a billionaire, ... Read More »
More than a space for practising yoga, this clever little pavilion by Folk Architects is also a reminder of the value of nature and a nod to the heritage of the home it’s tucked behind. Life in the Western world tends to be fast-paced and demanding. We are bombarded with ... Read More »
Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. On the contrary, academic ... Read More »
