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Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik approves policy to remove rural-urban divide
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"This is a first-of-its-kind policy that intends to introduce a series of progressive and pragmatic measures to address the challenges of unplanned and unregulated urbanisation," said the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) press release.
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PM Modi's US State visit: "India could really show world how to do it righ
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The American economist said, "It was a great meeting. We talked about the importance of successful urban development. He understands these issues very well. PM articulated it very well that urbanisation is not a problem. It's an opportunity. I take this as a slogan. India can show the way
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Hindustan Zinc Nurturing Biodiversity with Miyawaki Plantation
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 22 (ANI/BusinesWire India): In midst of rapid urbanisation and its impact on the environment, Miyawaki Plantation has emerged as a beacon of hope. On this Biodiversity Day, delve into the ingenious technique that is transforming barren land into thriving gree
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World Earth Day: Bal Raksha Bharat launches report to examine disaster ris
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Megacities have drawn much of the attention when it comes to urban disaster risk. Mapping the terrain of interaction between disasters and at-risk children, Bal Raksha Bharat (globally known as Save the Children), launched a report - Child-centred
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Indian commercial real estate to witness steep growth in the coming decade
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's fast-growing economy has created significant demand in commercial real estate comprising office, retail and co-working spaces, among others. While the growing urbanisation has already generated high demand in all these segments,
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Be the Angel for senior citizens and invest in Maya CARE
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 30 (ANI/PNN): There are more than 138 million Indians aged over 60 in India; according to the NSO data in 2021, it will touch 194 million in 2031. While many of these senior citizens are cared for by their families, the country's rapid urbanisation and e
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With increased urbanisation, pertinent to integrate natural infrastructure
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Nature Conservancy India hosted an event at the India Pavilion on the sidelines of COP27. The topic of discussion was "Climate Smart Urban Development: An Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) for Enhancing Climate Resilience in India."
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Rapid growth of urbanisation in India not matched by urban infra developme
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the 'Report on Municipal Finances' by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released recently, it said while the size of the municipal budgets in India is much smaller than peers in other countries, revenues are dominated by property tax collections and devolution of taxes and grants from upper
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'Urbanisation', 'Ease of Living' essential for ensuring economic growth: U
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the National Urban Planning and Management Conclave in Lucknow emphasised the need for urbanisation and proper urban planning in the state on Friday.
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Govt proactively expanding mass transportation, including Metro connectivi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the government is proactively working on enhancing the means of the mass transport system at a rapid scale as India undergoes rapid urbanisation, stressing that Metro rail services which had been c
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Study finds urbanisation not always bad for food, land use diversity
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): A team of researchers developed a framework for evaluating if urbanisation negatively impacted food and land use biodiversity.
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Rustomjee Group and Keppel Land unveil Uptown Urbania, a World-Class Integ
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], December 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Rustomjee Group, one of Mumbai's leading real estate developers, and Keppel Land Limited (Keppel Land), a Singaporean urban space solutions provider for sustainable urbanisation, are pleased to announce the launch of the f
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