The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with the government’s Department of Science & Technology has developed novel external shading solutions for windows in residential and commercial buildings under the ‘Habitat Model for Efficiency and Comfort’ project.

With a focus on enhancing energy efficiency and promoting e-mobility, Raj Kumar Singh, Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, on Monday inaugurated India’s first public electric vehicle (EV) charging plaza at Chelmsford Club in New Delhi.

In an important development that is likely to have long-term ramifications for the world’s fifth-largest economy and the South Asian region, India and the US have announced new areas of research on transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).

India’s largest data centre building, Yotta NM1, the largest Tier-IV data centre, certified by Uptime Institute in Asia, and the second-largest in the world was inaugurated in the virtual presence of Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Govt. of India, Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister, Maharashtra and Subhash Desai, Minister of Industries and Mining, Govt. of Maharashtra.

Companies are facing new challenges as they resume normal operations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of preparing for the ‘new normal’, companies must consider additional dimensions of employee safety and measures that address physical distancing requirements.

With a rapid rise in the number of internet users in the country and an exponential increase in the online activity, what is still lacking even after 25 years is good quality internet with consistent speeds.

The show must go on! That/s exactly what happened. The virtual Architect & Builder Awards brought together India/s galaxy of architects and builders and gave recognition to those who have been driving the infrastructure bogie through thick and thin over the past 15 years.

Data centre infrastructure will play a big role in the years to come as more and more stuff will be on the cloud. Customers no longer want a whole lot of building management system (BMS) operators sitting on their premises.

Business parks are among the most vulnerable to the spread of a contagion. Nevertheless, proactive resolution of problems and well-organised risk management processes can ensure reasonable well-being of all in this community.