At a glimpse...

Udaan 2015-16, recently organised by Aditya College of Architecture and Aditya College of Design Studies, in Mumbai, inspires Indian architectural educational for academic excellence. CREDAI Conclave 2015 closed with some breakthroughs for the real estate sector, with Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister of Haryana, agreeing to consider the sector´s demand for keeping ongoing projects out of the purview of the proposed Real Estate Regulatory Authority of India (RERA) and agreeing to look into the demand for providing a Single Window Clearance for real estate projects across Haryana. Allcargo Logistics, through its in-house NGO Avashya Foundation, has successfully inaugurated a skill development centre in Uran, Maharashtra, and launched an extensive environment conservation project ´Maitree´, for planting 10 lakh fruit bearing trees, as part of its CSR initiatives. CREDAI has introduced skill development training programme for construction workers across the country, in line with the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). Gangavaram Port has provided school infrastructure to Gangavaram Elementary School at Gangavaram village, as part of its CSR activities, to promote education in the neighbouring villages and create a healthy environment for the students. Omkar Foundation, the CSR arm of Omkar Realtors & Developers, has launched its skill development programme from Parksite, Vikhroli, through which more than 1,200 slum youths will get skill development and employment opportunities across all sites. Cairn India, in association with NASSCOM Foundation, inaugurated the Cairn NASSCOM Knowledge Centre (CNKC), at Gollavilli village in Uppalaguptham Mandal of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, through which the youth from under-privileged communities will get jobs in reputed companies. The Andhra Pradesh Construction Expo, focusing on construction equipment, building materials and allied sectors, will be held at Loyola College Grounds, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh from March 4-6, 2016.