India

Possible Reason Given for Continued Elevator Issues in Hyderabad

Jugaad, a Hindi word that can be used to refer to a quick fix or workaround, seems to be a factor in repeated lift accidents in Hyderabad, India, The Times of...

Delays in Elevator Registration in India

Nearly two months after the Uttar Pradesh government in India introduced the Lift and Escalator Rules, 2024, for elevator safety, none of the 80,000 lifts across 350 Noida high-rise building...

KONE India Launches Smart Elevator Series at ISEE Event

KONE India unveiled its I MonoSpace® SMART, KONE I MiniSpace™ and KONE A MonoSpace SMART elevators at the International Sourcing Exposition (ISEE) for Elevators in India, Realty+ reports. These models are the...

India’s Senior Living Housing Sector to Rise Over 300% by 2030: JLL — Asli Report.

India’s senior population — defined as individuals age 60 and above — is poised to more than double, from 156.7 million in 2024 to 346 million by 2050. This demographic...

India’s ECE Elevators Launches New Ad Campaign

ECE Elevators, a division of the Birla Group, has unveiled its latest advertising campaign, consisting of four engaging short films that showcase the brand’s commitment to providing comfort, sustainability, zero...

NAREDCO Maharashtra and 1 Finance Unveil Comprehensive Study

1 Finance, a financial services institution focused on the personal finance space in India, collaborated with National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) Maharashtra NextGen as the Research Partner for Excelerate 3.0....

Elevator Incident in Hyderabad Apartment Building

A serious incident involving a lift crash occurred on November 24 at an apartment building in Chandulal Baradari, located in Hyderabad’s Old City in India, The Munsif Daily reports. Six...

One Dead, One Injured in India Elevator Incident

A 31-year-old senior mechanical engineer working near the Hairderpur Metro Station in Delhi, India, was killed and a foreman (supervisor) was injured on November 20 after the wire rope of...

New Escalators at Two Bengaluru, India Railway Stations

The Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti V Somanna recently unveiled new escalators at KSR Bengaluru and Kengeri Railway Stations, Hans India reports. Two new escalators, one for upward movement...

Key India Rail Hub Opens Escalators and New Booking Office

Newly constructed booking office and escalators at the second entrance of Kottayam Railway Station in India were inaugurated and opened to the public on November 12 by the Union Minister...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

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Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus