Rainwater harvesting the most commonsensical action with climate change hammering IndiaThe Bundelkhand region, which straddles Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, is one of the worst drought-prone areas of India. Come summer, pe...
04 Aug, 2023, 01.06 AM IST
Turning a new page: JSW Group completes restoration & conservation of David Sassoon Library in Mumbai's Kala Ghoda in 16 monthsJSW Foundation has restored the David Sassoon Library and Reading Room in Mumbai with conservation architect Abha Narain Lambah to preserve...
14 Jul, 2023, 04.31 PM IST
SC dismisses PIL for 'renaming commission' to restore 'original' names of ancient, religious placesWhile Mughal Garden was recently renamed Amrit Udyan, the government did nothing to rename the roads named after invaders, the PIL said and...
27 Feb, 2023, 01.45 PM IST
JSW Foundation signs MoU with J&K Govt to restore & maintain the Mughal Gardens“We will be collaborating with India’s most-respected Heritage & Conservation Architect Ms Abha Narain Lambah for this project. Through our...
28 Jul, 2021, 10.46 PM IST
What’s common between a medieval necropolis and a modern Hyderabad hotel?Architectural devices used by medieval builders of Hyderabad’s heritage complexes hold lessons modern buildings must emulate.
04 Aug, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
From Taj on, keep it all in good companyThe UP government has submitted a 250-page ‘vision document ‘ to the court that lists measures to help restore the pollution-stricken mauso...
25 Jul, 2018, 10.55 PM IST
Layers of Lalbagh: From rocks dating back to 3,000 mn years and a watchtower built by Bengaluru’s ‘founder’ Kempe GowdaThe Independence Day flower show that opens in Lalbagh today is just one of the several layers of history that this botanical reserve repre...
04 Aug, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
- Rajbaris to come up as boutique hotels
These boutique hotels would come up in 'rajbaris', or old properties formerly belonging to zamindars. Some of these assets date back to the...
14 Feb, 2017, 03.21 PM IST
No garden stone! Sanjay Lalbhai's museum in tribute to his grandfather opens in FebruarySpread over two buildings, the museum will house paintings from Persian, Mughal, Deccan, Pahari and Rajasthani schools.
26 Jan, 2017, 02.08 PM IST
Delhi out of UNESCO tag race in 2015; eyes on Nalanda in 2016The city of Delhi being pulled out of the race for the UNESCO Heritage List was one of the biggest dampeners in the field of art and cultur...
03 Jan, 2016, 11.08 AM IST
- Rare birds return to Sundar Nursery
A little off the beaten track, adjacent to Humayun’s Tomb and next to a busy railway station is Sundar Nursery.
07 Apr, 2015, 03.30 AM IST
Comprehensive plan for beautification of gardens in ValleyThis was stated by Minister for Floriculture, Gardens and Parks Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari after inspecting Shalimar Gardens.
05 Apr, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
97 palaces in Murshidabad to get facelift, place in West Bengal economyCome 2018 and 97 of these palaces, including the reputed Kathgola Palace and Gardens, Naulakha Kothi and Singhi Kothi, will have a new look.
29 Nov, 2014, 05.12 AM IST
Oldest paintings of Indian faces found in Ajanta: William Dalrymple"I saw these extraordinary but unfamiliar paintings. I couldn't recall having seen their photographs anywhere, in any books on Ajanta," he ...
07 Nov, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
'Political President' Pranab Mukherjee to complete a year in office on ThursdayHis first year has given one a feel of his style and priorities as Delhi’s politicians evaluate his Presidency ahead of the 2014 general el...
24 Jul, 2013, 08.27 AM IST
- Kalam's 'thinking hut' demolished
APJ Abdul Kalam's famous "thinking hut" in Mughal Gardens has been removed.
16 Jul, 2010, 11.04 AM IST
- Unusually named 'Ustad-Shagird' tombs in Punjab
That two pairs of tombs in the same geographical region could have the same name seemed incredible. Even given our propensity to give simil...
06 May, 2010, 01.05 AM IST