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QCI awards ODF certificates to 20 institutions in Gujarat, Karnataka, AP a
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): The Quality Council of India (QCI) has awarded open defecation free (ODF) certitifcates to 20 urban local bodies in Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Involve NDMA in smart cities project to make them disaster safe, says MoS
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Wednesday called for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to be involved in the smart cities project right from the conceptualization stage to help avert disasters such as the urban flooding ph
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Urban Development Ministry, EESL to promote energy efficiency at no cost t
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): The Ministry of Urban Development today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a public sector enterprise, to promote energy efficiency programmes in cities at no extra cost to the latter.
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Ayushman Khurrana "in love" with Bengal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): Actor-cum singer Ayushmann Khurrana, who plays an urbane Bengali gentleman from Kolkata in his upcoming drama film 'Meri Pyari Bindu', said that he has a special connection with the Bengali culture.
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Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017 delegation receives overwhelming respon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 22 (ANI- Business Wire India): As part of the international outreach programme for the eighth edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017, a high-level delegation led by Punamchand Parmar, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development and Urban Housing Departmen
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Centre to announce new set of 27 smart cities today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 20 (ANI): Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will announce the next set of 27 cities for financing under the Government flagship Smart City Mission today.
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Indian electronics products to touch USD 75 bn by 2017, says ASSOCHAM-EY s
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): The Indian electronic products industry in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.1 percent to reach USD 75 billion by 2017 from USD 61.8 billion in 2015 with increasing penetration across consumer products especially in semi-urban and rural markets, along
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Three-day BRICS Urbanisation Forum Meet to begin in Vizag today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam [India], Sept. 14 (ANI): The Visakhapatnam district administration and the city police are geared up for the smooth conduct of the Third BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Urbanisation Forum Meet with the theme- "Building responsive, inclusive and collec
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Bengaluru image among Fortune 500 firms sullied by Cauvery related agitati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 13 (ANI): With widespread damage to the vital urban infrastructure, interruption in the transport including, roads, rail and air and inability of the workforce to safely move to and from offices and factories, Karnataka, particularly Bengaluru city, is estimated to hav
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India needs to work apace on climate change obligations; G-20 relief tempo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): India may have succeeded in getting the December 2016 deadline for ratification of Paris Agreement on Climate Change put away at the recently concluded G 20 Summit, New Delhi would have to reduce dependence on coal fired electricity and work on climate friend
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Spruce Shave Club to launch American quality razors at affordable price po
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI-NewsVoir): The Indian FMCG market and interestingly the long ignored men's grooming market is seeing a huge spurt in demand. Rising consumer lifestyle expectations and increasing disposable incomes in urban areas coupled with growing image and appearance a
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UrbanClap launches first TV commercial in association with Publicis Ambien
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 9 (ANI): India's largest mobile services marketplace UrbanClap has announced the launch of its first TV commercial in association with advertising giant, Publicis Ambience.
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