“Not many architects think that climate change is something that they need to think about, but we’re trying to change that,” says Rosie Paul, co-founder of Bangalore-based architecture firm Masons Ink. “For us, it’s obvious that climate change directly affects the shelter that you’re going to live in, and you need to start building resilient…
With a new area the size of Paris under development around the globe every week, the construction industry contributes heavily to climate change. However, the sector has received only a fraction of environmentalists’ attention and of the funds allocated to combat emissions compared with other industries. Until now, most of the focus has been made on…
Saudi Arabia is considering an offer from China to build a nuclear power plant. According to the report of the American newspaper Wall Street Journal, the National Nuclear Corporation of China has offered to build a nuclear power plant in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia near the border of Qatar and the United Arab…
Australian Parliament Australia passes new law to block Russia from building new embassy Russia leased a plot of land just 400 meters from the Australian Parliament in Canberra where it was building a new embassy. The government tried to stop the construction work of the Russian embassy by approaching the court, but the court did…
Bhagalpur: An under-construction bridge in the Indian state of Bihar has collapsed for the second time in a year, which was being built at a cost of crores. According to local media reports, a part of this bridge, which was being prepared for the movement of large vehicles, suddenly collapsed, in which fortunately no one…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media The alleged forgery of a road construction contractor in India has been exposed by local citizens. According to Indian media, poor materials were used for the construction of the road in Maharashtra state. According to reports, a video is going viral on social media in India in which some villagers…
File photo Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of the accident during the construction of Bhara Kahu Bypass Flyover in Islamabad area. The Prime Minister has also formed a committee to inquire into the accident that took place on Thursday. The inquiry committee headed by former interior secretary Shahid Khan will examine the accident from…
