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CAQM sets target of 4.5 crore plantation to improve green cover in Delhi-NCR
Aiming for a larger green area in Delhi and the NCR, Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM) has s…
ANI
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Many cities are fighting the urban 'doom loop' by turning empty offices into 24/7 social districts
Most American downtowns are slowly fighting off the "urban doom loop." Minneapolis is on a good tra…
Eliza Relman
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India Inc’s wage bill growth halves in Q3, close to decadal lows
The age of sharp salary hikes seems to be over. India’s top 500 listed private companies’ wage grow…
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ADB approves $400 mn loan to support govt's urban reform agenda
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 400 million loan to support the Indian governme…
PTI
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India can cut emissions from its buildings to half by 2050 to meet net-zero target: Report
Emissions from buildings are projected to multiply four times by 2050. By implementing a whole-s…
ANI
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Many cities can achieve net-zero emissions within the decade by adding parks, trees and green spaces, study claims
Urban parks, greenspace and trees promote more walking, bicycling and other environmentally positiv…
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Meet the typical HENRY: Urban 32-year-olds with no kids who make a six-figure income and have a college degree
The typical HENRY — high earner, not rich yet — is 32, lives in a city, and makes six figures, thou…
Noah Sheidlower
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Property sales up 20% in Bengaluru, Mumbai & NCR trail in Q1
Pricing of properties in Indian metros has been robust in the first quarter with an average realisa…
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Smartphones are making Indian kids myopic, numbers double in a decade
Myopia or near-sightedness is a condition in which near objects appear clear but objects farther aw…
ANI
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Microfinance lending shows strong growth in 2022, NBFC MFIs dominate the market
Average balance per account witnessed quarterly growth of 0.8% and grew 5.2% Y-oY as of December 22…
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Kotak Mahindra Bank acquires microfinance institution Sonata Finance for ₹537 crore
Kotak Mahindra Bank said on Friday that it has executed a binding share purchase agreement to acqui…
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One mind-boggling chart shows how government stimulus cut poverty by nearly half during the pandemic
New research from the Urban Institute credits stimulus checks, federal unemployment benefits, and b…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Madison Hoff
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Home prices will keep soaring through 2023 as construction will fail to meet demand, study says
The Urban Land Institute sees housing starts at their fastest rate since 2007, but millennial deman…
Ben Winck
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IPCC report a call to action for all, especially countries like India, say co-authors
"This report (Synthesis Report of the IPCC) is a call for action for all countries, especially coun…
PTI
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Most small businesses kept paying their bills during the pandemic. Experts say that can only last so long.
Small businesses have experienced significant revenue drops during COVID-19 but remained able to ma…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus could drastically cut poverty, studies say
Two studies found the stimulus could halve child and shrink poverty rates in 2021 by a third, but a…
Juliana Kaplan
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DMRC set to upgrade its Automatic Fare Collection System
New Delhi, Delhi Metro has decided to upgrade its Automatic Fare Collection System.
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Covishield immune responses against Covid variants higher than Covaxin: Study
The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted on the preprint server MedRxiv on Friday, also found t…
PTI
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Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal joins Urban Company's board
Deepinder Goyal — the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of restaurant aggregator business Z…
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It’s not just Mercedes, even bank deposits are competing with equities
Financialisation of household savings is expected to have a far-reaching impact on the banking …