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Improve economic opportunities in cities to build sustainable future: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines] May 4 (ANI): Improving quality of life along with social and economic opportunities in Asia's fast-growing cities are instrumental in fulfilling their potential as engines of economic prosperity and hubs for sustainability, according to a report by Asian Development
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Myanmar's civil war spreading from remote frontier areas to urban centres
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chiang Mai [Myanmar], May 3 (ANI): Unclaimed attacks on Myanmar military airbases signal a possible spread of civil war from remote frontier areas to urban centres.
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Cong emerges victorious in Karnataka Urban Local Body polls; wins 7 out of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 30 (ANI): As the counting for Karnataka Urban Local Body polls concluded, Congress State President DK Shivakumar expressed happiness as his party won by gaining seven out of ten Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
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Researchers invent better tool for assessing infant brain health
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a new, open-access tool that allows doctors and scientists to evaluate infant brain health by assessing the concentration of various chemical markers, called metabolites, in the brain.
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Bureau of Indian Standards' new Reference Architecture for Smart Cities ad
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Open Group, the vendor-neutral technology consortium, today announced the adoption of the ArchiMate® Specification, a standard of The Open Group, in the publication of India's ICT Reference Architecture for Smart Cities (ICTRA),
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Report highlights nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 29 (ANI): A new report highlights planting urban trees, increasing community green spaces, utilising brownfield sites and building sustainable drainage systems as effective nature-based solutions in cities to improve wellbeing, bring economic benefit, increase biodiversity
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In urban India, 50 million people in 15 cities have no access to safe, aff
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI/PNN): Healthy drinking water is very important for good health. Safe water supply ensures the health of a country, yet it is woefully under-prioritised, globally. And in India, it's at the lowest echelon.
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City Palace Udaipur celebrates International Day for Monuments and Sites 2
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): In order to commemorate International Day for Monuments and Sites, Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation collaborated with Urban Foundry and organised a virtual Heritage Dialogue.
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Ind-Ra revises FY22 GDP growth forecast to 10.1 pc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Friday revised down FY22 real GDP growth forecast to 10.1 per cent from earlier projection of 10.4 per cent, mainly due to the second wave of Covid-19 infections and slower pace of vaccination.
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KT Rama Rao tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 23 (ANI): Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Industries and Commerce, and Information Technology Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi Working President KT Rama Rao has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Himachal CM urges elected representatives to ensure welfare, wellbeing of
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), April 22 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday urged the elected representatives of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to ensure the welfare and wellbeing of the people of his or her area amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sudden strong demand in housing is structural, lasting: Parekh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, a sudden surge in housing sales is the result of a structural demand, HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh said on Thursday.
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