Yash Pandya

Yash Pandya reflects the changing paradigm of new-age journalism, which is part storytelling, part statistical data and part what the future might hold. Though based in Mumbai, he has traveled abroad extensively and considers himself a “global writer” who is not constrained by geographical boundaries.

“The Transforming Catalyst”

NAREDCO MAHI, the women’s wing of NAREDCO, hosts inaugural convention in New Delhi. The first convention of the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) MAHI was held on February 25...

Real Estate Tops Investment Options

Some 76% in India preferred it compared to systematic investment plans, stocks or gold as per a recent NoBroker report, which represents good tidings for the VT industry in 2022...

Luxury Living in the “Belt of Good Fortune”

Manish Jain (MJ), director of projects, House of Hiranandani, shares insights with your author (YP) about the company’s OMR integrated township in Chennai and its VT system. YP: How has...

Building on Quality

Mitsubishi Elevator India MD K Suresh discusses company’s efforts to provide top-rate VT. K Suresh (KS), deputy managing director (MD), Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd., shares insights with your author...

Initiatives Yield Momentum

Your author examines how recent policy announcements and development-friendly initiatives could provide impetus to property markets in 2021. Despite the ongoing pandemic, most Indian states are looking to property markets...

Bloomdale Gated Community

Amar Tendulkar of Mahindra LifeSpaces shares insights on the company’s 80-elevator project at MIHAN, Nagpur’s rapidly developing technological and IT hub. The Mahindra LifeSpaces project Bloomdale is a gated community...

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Leading real estate developers share their analysis for 2020 and implications for 2021 across different segments of the sector. Shelter is one of the three essentials of life, and COVID-19...

Greener Than Ever

Vasudevan Suresh (VS) shares insights with your author (YP) on sustainable-development-related initiatives and their implications for real estate and infrastructure projects, as well as vertical-transportation-related aspects. YP: Following the recent...

Fueled by Growth

Katsuhiko Sato (KS), managing director, Toshiba Johnson Elevators India Pvt. Ltd. (TJEI), shared his thoughts on his company and its place in the Indian VT industry with your author (YP)....

AFAG, Virgo Join Forces

Partners say exciting announcements are on the horizon. Augsburg, Germany-based AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH and Bangalore, India-based Virgo Communications and Exhibitions are partnering, the trade fair organizers announced in...

photo by Superfast1111 for Wikipedia

New Elevators and Escalators at Southern India Railway Station

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In Memoriam: William “Bill” O’Connor

New installation sales have been driven by TKE’s energy-efficient, digitally native EOX elevator for low- to mid-rise buildings; image courtesy of TKE.

TKE Reports Financial Results With Sales Gains Driven by EOX

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations