Now, workforce a major bottleneck for realty development (Comment)
August 5th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
The Indian realty and construction sectors, which together contribute 17.5 percent to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and growing at an enviable 35 percent per annum, now face a serious ... Read more...
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Kone Elevators plans to export components from new factory
July 6th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) City-based Kone Elevator hopes to export elevator components in a major way out of its new new factory by 2015 said a top company official here ... Read more...
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Urban renewal mission’s allocation to rise
July 3rd, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission's allocation will be hiked to 0.25 percent of the gross domestic product, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said at ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi police to crack down on noise polluters
June 8th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 7 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Police will launch a campaign starting June 10 to identify violators of laws against noise pollution.The Gulf News daily said in an ... Read more...
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WHO expands steps to fight non-communicable diseases
April 25th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, April 25 (IANS) Aiming to tackle the high occurrence of non-communicable diseases in southeast Asia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said here Wednesday that it would expand technical competence ... Read more...
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Tribal belt in central India not shared fruits of growth: Ramesh
April 21st, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The tribal belt in central India has not shared fruits of high economic growth witnessed by the country over the past few years, Rural Development ... Read more...
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New York-based Indian artist talks of farm distress (With image)
January 15th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Kiran Chandra, a Kolkata-born New York-based artist, uses her multi-media interactive art to speak of imbalances in the pattern of land use in India and ... Read more...
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I would have begged Freida to do ‘Trishna’: Winterbottom
November 26th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) Michael Winterbottom, director of Freida Pinto-starrer "Trishna", said he would have "begged" the Indian actress to play the lead role in his adaptation of ... Read more...
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Freida Pinto’s ‘Trishna’ at IIFI
November 23rd, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) Hollywood-based Indian actress Freida Pinto-starrer "Trishna" will be screened Friday at the 42nd International Film Festival of Indian here.
"Trishna" is about a woman whose life is ... Read more...
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100,000 community foresters to help green India
October 18th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 18 (IANS) India will engage 100,000 educated youths to execute an ambitious Green India Mission (GIM) which seeks to increase the country's forest cover to 33 percent from ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh government slams suspended official
October 12th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) The Mayawati government Tuesday slammed a woman Indian Administrative Service officer for issuing a statement against the state administration after she was suspended for violation of ... Read more...
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100 mn Chinese farmers to migrate to urban areas
October 10th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 10 (IANS) Over 100 million Chinese farmers are likely to migrate to urban areas over the next decade, Xinhua reported.According to the report titled "2011 Report on the ... Read more...
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India lauds China’s economic reforms, progress
September 26th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) India Monday lauded China for transforming its economy and said New Delhi can learn many lessons from Beijing's progress."China's economic reforms began a decade and more ... Read more...
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Finnish business delegation to visit India October
September 20th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) Finland's Minister for Economic Affairs Jyri Hakamies will lead a 60 member delegation to India next month to concide with the inauguration of the Finnish Innovation ... Read more...
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India, China record world’s highest urbanisation
September 16th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Cities in India, China and Africa are recording the world's highest rates of urbanisation, according to a new study.Population growth is driving urbanisation, especially in developing ... Read more...
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China fights rats with stray cats
August 20th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) More than 100 stray cats that used to roam the streets in a Chinese province have now been collected and organised into a team to fight ... Read more...
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Land bill to be retrospective: Ramesh (Lead)
August 20th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Modifications have been made to the draft land acquisition bill by tightening the definition of public purpose and introducing a new clause for its retrospective ... Read more...
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Costly land aggregation can frustrate affordable housing (Comment)
August 17th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
The recent trouble in Noida shows how unfair and opaque guidelines on land acquisition can not only derail real estate and infrastructure development in the country but also sour the common ... Read more...
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Ramesh says draft land bill being modified, lauds Rahul (Lead)
August 12th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday said his ministry is working on some modifications in the draft land bill which will spell out public ... Read more...
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Greater Noida farmers support draft land bill
July 30th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 30 (IANS) Greater Noida farmers agitating over land takeover by the Uttar Pradesh government Saturday supported the central government's draft acquisition bill, and said it would ... Read more...
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China to build economic zone
July 27th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) China plans to build an economic zone in the country's central Henan province to boost development in the region, a media report said.The government will issue ... Read more...
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Economic growth a must for poverty reduction: Montek
July 11th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Although poverty in India had decreased in the last two decades, the access to opportunities still remained restricted for many people, Planning Commission Deputy chairman ... Read more...
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Delhi gears up to check mosquito breeding
May 16th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday instructed all agencies concerned to make full efforts to stop breeding of mosquitoes and sensitise people to drink boiled water during ... Read more...
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Faster and sustainable growth objective of 12th FYP: Manmohan Singh
April 21st, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday said that the objective of 12th Five Year Plan beginning 2012 must be faster, more inclusive and sustainable ... Read more...
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‘Lack of convergence of opinion on Bengal development’
March 17th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Former chairman of Coal India Ltd Partha Bhattacharyya Thursday said lack of convergence of opinion on developmental issues between the political parties in West Bengal is ... Read more...
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Urban housing needs strategy to meet demand: Pranab
January 23rd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) The growth of India's economy would accelerate the pace of urbanisation, requiring a proper strategy to meet the demand for housing as well as quality urban services, ... Read more...
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People face severe water crisis in Ranchi
December 25th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Dec.25 (ANI): People in Ranchi are facing severe water crisis due to the bad climatic condition and drought like situation in the region.Nitish Priyadarshi, an environmentalist, said that due to continuous ... Read more...
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India’s urban population will double in 25 years: Mukherjee
December 17th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) India's urban population will more than double to over 600 million by 2035 as increasing number of people migrate to cities because of better infrastructure and ... Read more...
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City dwelling helped us develop resistance to disease
September 21st, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 21 (ANI): Living in a crowded city may not seem to be the right way to stay healthy, but it did help our ancestors protect their descendants from disease.Some people ... Read more...
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India cannot be made slum-free in five years: officials
August 2nd, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) India's fast urbanisation is also spawning greater numbers of slums, forcing millions of people to live under pathetic conditions.And a year after the government ... Read more...
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Rise in African kids accused of witchcraft
July 18th, 2010 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) The number of children accused of witchcraft in parts of Africa is increasing significantly, with orphans, street children and disabled mostly at risk, Unicef has said.
A new Unicef ... Read more...
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Migrant workers’ condition must be improved: Chinese PM
June 15th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 15 (IANS) Rural workers migrating to cities contribute significantly to the country's economy and deserve better living conditions, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has said.
The living conditions for migrant workers ... Read more...
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Australians asked to partner with young Indian firms
May 5th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Australian entrepreneurs should partner with young companies in India to build innovation programmes, speakers at an emerging leaders' summit here suggested Wednesday.
Australia should look beyond the big ... Read more...
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Dikshit airs concern over lack of amenities in slums
April 14th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday expressed concern over the lack of basic amenities in slum clusters in the city, adding that the process of regularisation of ... Read more...
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880 mn people lack access to clean water: Red Cross
March 22nd, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 22 (DPA) A total of 880 million people around the globe do not have access to clean water, while 2.7 billion lack proper sanitation facilities, the Red Cross said ... Read more...
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