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Times of India – World · India
Engineers have developed new solar panels inspired by bee honeycombs. This innovative design significantly improves sunlight absorption and power generation. …
Your Story · India
India's first bullet train: 357 km of viaduct built, tunnelling under Mumbai begun, first section 2027, cost near Rs 1.98 lakh cr.
South China Morning Post – World · China
Some restaurant operators and residents expressed disappointment after the fresh water supply in Hong Kong’s Eastern district was not restored as promised on M…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Around 10,000 homes in Hong Kong’s Eastern district face a 24-hour fresh water supply disruption following a sudden pipe burst, with authorities expecting serv…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong’s development minister has vowed to tighten monitoring of contractors and explore harsher penalties for industry misconduct following criticisms that…
BBC News – World · Europe
Footage shows a rescuer reaching a family of three stranded by floods that destroyed their house in Uvalde county.
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hundreds of rescuers are racing against incoming thunderstorms in southwestern China after a landslide struck Chongqing’s Pengshui county on Friday morning, de…
The Guardian – World · Europe
Businesses and traffic in West Hollywood doused after century-old pipe bursts belowgroundA century-old water pipe buried below a bustling boulevard in a Los An…
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
The former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator has been given 12 years in prison.
The New York Times – World · US
Giovanni Castellucci oversaw a company that managed the Morandi Bridge in Genoa when it fell down in 2018, killing 43 people.
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
The collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa in 2018 killed 43. The court found the former Italian highway CEO guilty of neglecting maintenance despite prior wa…
South China Morning Post – World · China
An Italian court on Thursday sentenced the former head of motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia to 12 years for his role in a deadly bridge disaster eight …
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong’s construction sector has rolled out a unified blueprint to enforce a strict, site-wide smoking ban taking effect on Friday, a major safety overhaul …
BBC News – World · Europe
A large section of the giant Morandi motorway bridge crumbled and collapsed on to the railway tracks below.
South China Morning Post – World · China
It is part-boat, part-bridge and part-life raft – and in the massive floods in southern China, it has been all rescue vehicle. The foldable, self-propelled pon…
Times of India – World · India
The Union Cabinet is expected to approve two major elevated road projects in Varanasi. These projects, the Ganga and Varuna Corridors, will cost nearly twenty-…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Five traffic accidents have occurred on Tsuen Wan Road within the first three days of the launch of a new overpass, prompting Hong Kong transport authorities t…
Times of India – World · India
Seven more bodies were recovered from the collapsed building at the Moshi waste-to-energy plant. This recovery brought the total death toll from the incident t…
South China Morning Post – World · China
James Bernardo, 30, was delivering food on Teodoro street in Angeles City in the Philippines when a nine-storey building under construction on the opposite sid…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation will largely complete the main structure of a new station on the Tung Chung line by the first half of 2027, using “community-friend…
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Germany's government wants to spend €10 billion to better protect its population in case of emergencies. The backlog is huge.
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong authorities have prepared 50,000 sandbags and several sets of water-filled flood barriers to brace for the coming typhoon season, while enhancement w…
South China Morning Post – World · China
A horrific train crash that killed 16 passengers on the outskirts of Jakarta has prompted Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto to pledge 4 trillion rupiah (U…
Times of India – World · India
A 20-year-old maritime student in Maval taluka tragically died after a basketball hoop collapsed on him during exercise. The student, Vishal Verma, was holding…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Once dubbed the world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper, Goldin Finance 117 in northern China appears to be in the homestretch of a marathon construction effort –…
Times of India – World · India
A 60-foot-high swing ride at the Bhainsaha Mela in Kushinagar collapsed mid-operation, injuring at least 30 people, including women and children. The overcrowd…
Times of India – World · India
Pune witnessed widespread commuter inconvenience as 97 PMPML buses broke down during sudden heavy showers. Officials admitted unpreparedness, citing unexpected…
The New York Times – World · US
In Kuwait, an Iranian attack on Friday damaged a power and water desalination plant, officials said. Both sides in the Iran war have ramped up strikes on civil…
Times of India – World · India
Jammu and Kashmir is reviving the historic 10.5MW Mohra Power Project, dormant since the 1990s. This century-old facility, crucial for Jhelum River dredging, i…
Wired · Global
Putting together a relaxing backyard retreat is not always as simple as you might think.
South China Morning Post – World · China
China has finished digging the underwater section of a high-speed rail tunnel stretching more than 14km (9 miles) under a busy segment of the Yangtze River, as…
The Guardian – World · Europe
Heathrow wanted changes to fund multibillion-pound upgrade, but airlines had warned steep rises would be passed on to passengersBusiness live – latest updatesT…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong’s top decision-making body has approved plans for an elevated smart mass transit railway system in Kai Tak that will connect the cruise terminal and …
Times of India – World · India
- Technical committee of BIS formed to address fatal building fires in Delhi, Odisha, Goa. - Reviewing safety standards for construction to prevent future in…
Times of India – World · India
The draft notification also proposes that devices such as rear-view mirrors, indirect vision systems, guard rails, direction indicator rub-rails (rubber beadin…
Times of India – World · India
India last year placed the IWT in abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack as part of a series of measures announced by PM Narendra Modi, including the suspen…
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Engineers are refurbishing 80-year-old airstrips on the islands of Tinian and Peleliu as a strategic rivalry in the Indo-Pacific continues to grow.
Times of India – World · India
Recent lift accidents across India, including tragic fatalities in Kolkata and Hyderabad, highlight critical safety lapses. Mechanical failures, negligence in …
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Germany has a desperate shortage of affordable housing. The government's modernization of the construction law seems to be failing to get more homes built at "…
Times of India – World · India
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will develop infrastructure along the 1,600 km Indo-Myanmar border to bolster…
South China Morning Post – World · China
A section of Hong Kong Island’s southwest coast at Aberdeen will be revamped into a new marina with 200 berths, a clubhouse and about 250 private flats by 2032…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation will carry out overnight signalling upgrade works on Sunday as part of preparations for the partial opening of the Tung Chung line …
The Guardian – World · Europe
Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launchMinisters have told High Speed Two to consider running its …
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
National Guard assist recovery efforts as Hawaii suffers worst flooding in 20 years.
South China Morning Post – World · China
Residents of a housing complex destroyed in one of Hong Kong’s deadliest fires were misled into picking a convicted contractor for the estate’s renovation proj…
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