tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55874270208383545312011-11-28T06:01:31.428+05:30Our views on Construction Industry of India are shared here. Though they are intended to bring our point of view and in the process bring positive change but certainly not to hurt the people who are living this industry with right and moral conduct.ContractorIndia.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00368310157193979076noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587427020838354531.post-85052342110249436472010-05-19T10:43:00.000+05:302010-05-19T10:43:05.538+05:30

Mon, May 17 04:30 PM Backstabbing at workplace certainly devastates individuals, especially when a person doesn't know ho to deal with it. Now, career guru Kepcher has offered some advice on how to identify and cope with backstabbers at workplace. Credit Stealer Seemingly helpful team player who will enthusiastically support your suggestions and work to make the project a big success -

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With the overwhelming response from the users of ContractorIndia.com, the very own website of all construction related people we were bound to upgrade the website and make it more interactive. Still we are in the modification stage and comments on this site is welcome from all the corners positively. Awaiting the response, suggestions and relies. Regards for Team ContractorIndia Creating a

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Staircase requirementsAs per factories Act, 1948, staircase requirements are as follows:(y)Where stairways discharge through corridors and passageways, the height of the corridors and pasageways shall not be less than 2.4 metres.(aa)A staircase shall not be arranged round a lift shaft unless the latter is totally enclosed by a material having a fire-resistance rating not lower than that of the

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How much sleep do you needWed, Feb 17 07:38 PMLess is more: Do you need eight hours of sleep to maintain good health? Scientists are not too sure. It's possible that sleeping too much, like eating too much, is bad for you. An American study on 1.1 million people shows that those who sleep for eight hours a day are 4-5 per cent more likely to die than those sleeping 5-6 hours. And those sleeping 9

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Email from the boss Mail sent by Narayan Murthy to all Infosys staff: It's half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on... PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing... And who's at work? Most of them ??? Take a closer look... All or most specimens are ?? Something male species of the human race... Look closer... Again all or most of them are bachelors...

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What killed Ranjan Das and Lessons for Corporate India A month ago, many of us heard about the sad demise of Ranjan Das from Bandra, Mumbai. Ranjan, just 42 years of age, was the CEO of SAP-Indian Subcontinent, the youngest CEO of an MNC in India. He was very active in sports, was a fitness freak and a marathon runner. It was common to see him run on Bandra's Carter Road. Just after Diwali,

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The topic sounds strange in real estate and in the field of construction related to buildings. I was talking to various architects and all of them showed a common constraint and that is the mind of owner and so many fears architect and owner posess. But one question remain and that is what about the detailed drawings of features. There are some areas which are very much common like stair case

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Are we still living in Jungle days, meaning are we ready to learn?Why so many worker/ front line engineers only has to die in this kindof mishap?Why Our politicians were so promt in announcing 1lakh rupee supportafter death of a person?Let us ask our concerned fraternity that oor politicians should immediatelyimpose 1 crore penalty on owner/ principal employer of that establishment.Do you agree

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Are we ready to change?Are we ready to learn from our mistakes?Are we serious enough to find the root cause of construction accidents?

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This is a long pending question unanswered by the tycoons of construction Industry. Sometimes we feel amazed on the instance of this question - "What long working hours? Who cares? If we have to live we have to work! Isn't it?" Same answer from all those who are afraid of talking on this issue. Afraid of? What is the fear? No not only loosing the job. Then? The fear of getting harrased by

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October 24, 2008 22:19 ISTLast Updated: October 24, 2008 22:59 ISTCometh the hour, cometh the man. It was the word-class economist Manmohan Singh who hogged the limelight at the Asia-Europe Summit in Beijing on Friday.Such was the effect of the speech -- the prime minister spoke last at the 45-country session-- that a normally reticent Chinese premier Wen Jiabao complimented Dr Singh in his

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Recession and responsibility of HR department in Real EstateFew years back when construction Industry was going through major recession it was difficult for Engineering colleges to sustain Civil branch due to no-availability of employment in the field. Then came boom in the industry and every tom-dick & harry started demanding exhorbitant price with literally no skills. HR was given the task of

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I was just going through the archive section where I found this interesting article on Mr. K. P. Singh the Young Old Man of Real Estate Business. Thought why not to share with my readers.You can also read this article at http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/apr/08forbes.htmMeet KP Singh, India's richest realty developerNaazneen Karmali,, ForbesApril 08, 2006Jack Welch wasn't the first tough character

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Engineers and Contractors: 17 tax-free incomes for you - http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/apr/02tax.htm

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PERSONAL TAX RATES For individuals, HUF, Association of Persons (AOP) and Body of individuals (BOI):For the Assessment Year 2008-09Taxable income slab (Rs.)Up to 1,50,000 (for Men)Up to 1,80,000 (for Women)Up to 2,25,000 (for resident individual of 65 years or above) --- Rate (%) ----- NIL1,50,000 – 3,00,000 - 10%3,00,001 – 5,00,000 - 20%5,000,001 upwards - 30%*A

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We often excuse Delhi walas for not following road rules and regulations and we curse each other for accidents as well. The Honorary High Court and Supreme Court of India has levied high penalty for law breakers.But how often do we ask ourself that where are the training schools to train traffic rules?What's happening to the extra money generated by traffic department through heavy penalty?Is

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PRICE ESCALATION CLAUSE1. If during the operative period of the contract as defined in condition (I) below, there shall be any variation in the consumer price index ( new series) for industrial workers for center as per the Labour Gazette published by the commissioner of Labour., Govt. of Maharashta and / or in the wholesale price index for all commodities prepared by the officer of Economic

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We receive various queries about "How much should be paid to a civil or construction engineer to both fulfill his / her requirement and to retain the talent as well?"This is a difficult question being posed to the both HR and Owners of construction Industry. We have become typed and we think that any amount being paid to an engineer is more that what he deserves. There is no justification of this

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Undue pressure or a genuine one - What happens to management at the time of approaching deadline of projectThis is often seen that the management wants to create pressure at the time when the project deadline is approaching. Forget all your festivals, holidays and social commitments. The question is why?Why during the full length of project the critical works cannot be taken care on due time with

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Traffic management at NH-8 Delhi-Gurgaon-Manesar Strech seems to be more a mismanaged project in terms of traffic management. There are various reasons for this.1. At the time of crossing toll at Delhi border towards Gurgaon the Tag lane for people going towards DLF and for people climbing on flyover is same. That means if one has to go towards DLF city then the person has to cross diagonally

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Cover StoryBuilding on InnovationWill the much vaunted real-estate boom sustain itself? Will property prices bottom out across major cities? Will supply overshoot demand? CONSTRUCTION WORLD analyses these questions and more.Techniques, procedures and tools for construction project management have evolved appreciably during the past decade. Where do Indian construction project management companies

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Its a major question in todays construction Industry that why our managers do not want to manage and just wants to behave like highly paid, highly empowered engineers.

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