Jewar Intl Airport, GrNoida, NCR, India
GOI has finally granted in-principle approval for a greenfield airport at Jewar in Greater Noida in view of the rapidly growing flying requirements of the NCR region.
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Centre for Indian Music Experience (IME), Bangalore
[ III ] 01/05/2017A state-of-the-art interactive music museum.
The four-storey building of the museum with a covered area of about 4000 square bmetres has been built at a cost of about Rs 40 crore (6 million USD). The museum is expected a footfalls of around 5 lakh visitors annually.
The museum has been built on a plot of about one hectare located in a posh locality of JP Nagar in Bangalore. The piece of land has been donated by a private developer, Brigade Group, in its sprawling ‘Brigade Millennium Complex’ of apartments.
The museum accommodates an interactive exhibit area consisting of eight thematic galleries showcasing various facets of Indian music, an instruments gallery with 250 musical instruments, and several computer-based interactive installations that allow the visitor to experience the process of music-making.
A Sound Garden is the second major attraction of the IME. It features musical sculptures including reeds, chimes, tubular bells, plate gongs and musical stones that introduce visitors to the principles of sound.
A Learning Centre is yet another important component of the IME. It is planned for delivering curriculum-based music education and development of music teaching aids for schools. The Learning Centre consists of five classrooms, a seminar hall and a library to hold music classes, workshops and lectures on regular basis.
In addition to the above, the IMA comprises a cafe for refreshments and a gift store for music related memorabilia.
The realization of IME has been made possible by the passionate working of committed group of professionals of diverse fields. These include: the architect – Architecture Paradigm Pvt Ltd; the museum designer – Gallagher and Associates; sound garden designer – Svaram Musical Instruments and Research; film maker – Indrajit Nattoji, Director of Blink Pictures; and branding and merchandise – Foley Designs.
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The Architects Act, India, 1972
The Architects Act, India, 1972
An Act to provide for the registration of architects and for matters connected therewith.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
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https://www.coa.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=116&lid=131
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NBC, India, 2016
| From Original source here, read excerpts: |
The National Building Code of India (NBC), a comprehensive building Code, is a national instrument providing guidelines for regulating the building construction activities across the country. It serves as a Model Code for adoption by all agencies involved in building construction works be they Public Works Departments, other government construction departments, local bodies or private construction agencies.
The Code was first published in 1970 at the instance of Planning Commission and then first revised in 1983. Thereafter three major amendments were issued to the 1983 version, two in 1987 and the third in 1997. The second revision of the Code was in 2005, to which two amendments were issued in 2015.
A Project for comprehensive revision of the Code was taken up under the aegis of the National Building Code Sectional Committee, CED 46 of BIS and its 22 expert Panels; involving around 1 000 experts. As a culmination of the Project, the revised Code has been brought out in 2016 as National Building Code of India 2016 reflecting the state-of-the-art and contemporary applicable international practices.
The comprehensive NBC 2016 contains 12 Parts some of which are further divided into Sections totalling 33 chapters (seeAnnex 1).
The Code has been published in two volumes containing all the Parts and Sections.
| The Publication | Price(Rs.) |
| Complete Code in Volume 1 and 2 (Parts 0 to 12 – all sections included) | 13,760 |
The publication is available from Sales Counter at BIS Headquarters as well as various Regional and Branch Offices of BIS.
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Model Building Bye-Laws, India, 2016
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View the Document here : MODEL BUILDING BYE LAWS-2016
Model Building Bye-Laws, 2016
Town & Country Planning Organisation
Revised and Published in 2016.
© Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, 2016.
Material from this publication may be used for educational or other purposes with due credits.
Source Link:
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in – MODEL BUILDING BYE LAWS – 2016
Nakshe Portal
[ I ] 14/04/2017Nashe Portal launched: India’s topography maps now available online
Nakshe Portal : http://soinakshe.uk.gov.in
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