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Union Finance Minister <keyword id="19916618" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nirmala-Sitharaman" source="keywords">Nirmala Sitharaman</keyword> highlighted India's significant progress in electrification, <keyword id="23692737" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="water-accessibility" source="keywords">water accessibility</keyword>, and <keyword id="20879840" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="economic-empowerment" source="keywords">economic empowerment</keyword> during a fireside chat with John J Hamre, President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in Washington, DC. Highlighting the progress made in <keyword id="23003732" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rural-electrification" source="keywords">rural electrification</keyword>, <keyword id="19916494" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sitharaman" source="keywords">Sitharaman</keyword> highlighted that every village in India now has access to electricity. She noted that in 2014, many villages across India, including those near state capitals, lacked even basic infrastructure for electrification. She said "I don't think any village in India is unelectrified today. Households have received the connections. So, if I remember the situation in 2014, there were still many villages in many parts of India, some even very close to the state capital, provincial headquarters, without even a pole to receive the electric wires. Now, all that has been overcome. Houses have got their electricity." The Finance Minister also discussed the <keyword id="19971121" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jal-Jeevan-Mission" source="keywords">Jal Jeevan Mission</keyword>, a program initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide tap water connections to every household. She explained, "Earlier, one tap water connection was provided to a village, from where everyone would take water to their home. But under the 'Jal Jeevan Mission,' each and every house gets a tap water connection." Sitharaman emphasized the positive impact of this initiative on health, sanitation, and convenience for millions of Indian families. Turning to the economic empowerment of <keyword id="20101496" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="municipalities" source="keywords">municipalities</keyword> and urban centers, Sitharaman noted that these local governments are receiving increased autonomy and financial support. She explained that municipalities receive a portion of taxes collected by the central government, along with additional funds based on the Finance Commission's recommendations. "Over and above, today, we are enhancing their capacities to raise resources from the market. Municipalities are a very powerful instrument of economic development and they, on their own, are raising a lot of resources," she added. Sitharaman also expressed confidence in India's economic growth and its appeal to <keyword id="20632552" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="global-investors" source="keywords">global investors</keyword>. "The policies are working, reforms are happening, and they shall continue to happen," she stated, adding that "greater liberalisation of the economy will be there and, in a way, we are accessing newer markets and speaking about the <keyword id="19948184" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-economy" source="keywords">Indian economy</keyword> in more avenues and platforms that will attract more investors." With ongoing reforms and increased global engagement, Sitharaman noted, India is solidifying its position as a significant player on the world stage, expanding its economic reach and inviting foreign investment.

No village in India left without access to electricity, claims FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Climate Action 15: 2024's top global innovators powering green solutions

India is resolved to lead the world in 6G, communications minister <keyword id="19999763" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jyotiraditya-Scindia" source="keywords">Jyotiraditya Scindia</keyword> said on Tuesday, terming the <keyword id="20434665" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="telecom-sector" source="keywords">telecom sector</keyword> of the country as 'aggressive' and 'ambitious'. Scindia, speaking at the inauguration of <keyword id="21058244" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-Mobile-Congress" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="India Mobile Congress" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="India Mobile Congress">India Mobile Congress</keyword> and World Telecommunication Standardization (WTSA) 2024, said with the <keyword id="22506536" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharat-6G-Alliance" source="keywords">Bharat 6G Alliance</keyword>, India hopes to contribute at least 10 per cent patents to 6G standardisation. "It is our belief and our commitment -- India followed the world in 4G, we marched with the world in 5G, but we shall lead the world in 6G," the minister asserted. With the fastest <keyword id="20366727" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="5G-rollout" source="keywords">5G rollout</keyword> in India wherein 98 per cent of districts and 90 per cent of all villages were covered in a span of just 21 months, Scindia said it is the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effort of not just embracing, but bracing the country to become the first-mover in 6G technology. "It is noteworthy that the Indian Mobile Congress and the International 6G Symposium demonstrates both local and global advancements in 6G, and also design principles that will shape the future of telecom," he further said. The recent changes to the <keyword id="22077688" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Telecommunications-Act-2023" source="keywords">Telecommunications Act 2023</keyword> have been designed in such a way so as to modernise India's telecom framework, drawing light upon hitherto unaddressed areas such as the high potential sector of <keyword id="21282723" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="satellite-communications" source="keywords">satellite communications</keyword>, addressing the challenges of the digital era, the most important being <keyword id="20080676" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyber-security" source="keywords">cyber security</keyword>, Scindia said. "The telecom sector, much like other growth-critical sectors in India, is aggressive, is ambitious, and its outlook in our journey from Amrit Kaal to Shatabdi Kaal is to lead the world," he said. India Mobile Congress (IMC) is an annual event organized by the Department of <keyword id="20204336" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="telecommunications" source="keywords">Telecommunications</keyword> (DoT) and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). IMC 2024 will see participation from over 400 exhibitors, nearly 900 startups, and participation from 120+ countries. About 3,200 delegates from over 160 countries are part of the WTSA assembly. "We are confident that this (WTSA), along with the Indian Mobile Congress in its 8th edition... will serve as a breeding ground for innovation, but also showcase India's impending but inevitable emergence as a global hub for telecommunications across the world," Scindia said.

India set to lead global 6G revolution: Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Wagner Group is linked to a massacre of 500 people in a village in Mali, a UN report found.</li><li>The vast majority of those who were killed were unarmed civilians, The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/20/russian-mercenaries-behind-slaughter-in-mali-village-un-report-finds">reported</a>.</li></ul>The Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization, is linked to the massacre of 500 people in a village in Mali, a recent UN report found. In March of 2022, government forces descended on the village of Moura in the Mopti region of Mali, ordering men into the center of the town and shooting those who tried to escape, according to an in-depth analysis of the UN report <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/20/russian-mercenaries-behind-slaughter-in-mali-village-un-report-finds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">by The Guardian's Africa correspondent Jason Burke</a>. Most of those killed were unarmed civilians and a dozen alleged members of an al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist group.Over five days, hundreds of people were killed in the village during the atrocity. The UN report, <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/mali/20230512-Moura-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published last week</a> after months of research, found evidence that 500 people were killed by the Malian military and foreign Russian troops, underscoring the extent of the human rights abuses at the time. Outside the war in Ukraine, the event is the worst atrocity associated with the Wagner Group, The Guardian reported. According to the UN report, witnesses of the tragedy said they saw "armed white men" speaking a foreign language working with the Malian military. A Malian government spokesperson called the report "biased" and "based on a fictional account."The spokesperson said a Malian investigation found only "armed terrorists" and "not a single civilian in Moura" were killed during the military operation, per The Guardian. The Russian mercenary troops, founded by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-yevgeny-prigozhin-russian-tycoon-and-vladimir-putin-confidant-2022-10?r=US&amp;IR=T">Yevgeny Prigozhin</a>, have supported<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wagner-group-loses-103-soldiers-one-day-mercenary-boss-says-2023-5?r=US&amp;IR=T"> Putin's military invasion of Ukraine</a>. But the military group also has various ties to African countries, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-technology-business-mali-d0d2c96e01d299a68e00d3a0828ba895" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> the Associated Press, and has been accused of supporting other violent military operations in the region, per The Guardian. While in many cases, it is difficult to categorically link the private Russian troops' involvement in these operations, there is exhaustive evidence in the UN report providing an hour-by-hour account of how Wagner Group soldiers were behind the March 2022 attack, per The Guardian."These are extremely disturbing findings," said Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, according to The Guardian."Summary executions, rape and torture during armed conflict amount to war crimes and could, depending on the circumstances, amount to crimes against humanity."In the past few years, Russia has had a <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/more-than-mercenaries-russias-wagner-group-in-africa/a-64822234" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commanding presence in multiple </a>African countries, with the assistance of the Wagner Group, to advance its global power. More than a year ago, the Kremlin-linked military contractor group began working with Malian armed forces to quell Islamic extremism in the country, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-mali-government-russia-violence-10ba966bceb2dc732cb170b16258e5a6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per the AP</a>. Since the Russian soldiers arrived, violence against civilians and human rights abuses have only grown.

Wagner Group fighters implicated in the killing of hundreds of unarmed civilians in West African village: UN report

<keyword id="6367820" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Adani-group" source="Orion">Adani group</keyword> will set up two new cement manufacturing plants, 15,000 MW of renewable power projects and a data centre in Andhra Pradesh as it looks to double down on its presence in the state, <keyword id="1033941" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Karan-Adani" source="Orion">Karan Adani</keyword>, founder family's scion, said on Friday. The apples-to-airport group plans to double the capacity of the two seaports it operates at Krishnapatnam and Gangavaram in the state, he said at the <keyword id="16314204" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Andhra-Pradesh-Global-Investors-Summit" source="Orion">Andhra Pradesh Global Investors Summit</keyword> here but did not give investment numbers. The investments will be on top of the Rs 20,000 crore already invested in the state, which created more than 18,000 direct and 54,000 indirect jobs. <keyword id="76451" type="General" weightage="90" keywordseo="adani" source="Orion">Adani</keyword>, who is the CEO of the group's port company <keyword id="11924019" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="adani-ports" botkeyword="" source="ET" sourcekeytype="COMPANY" meta.keywordsubtype="EQ" meta.aliasname="adani ports" meta.entityname="Adani Ports &amp; Special Economic Zone Ltd." meta.entityid="20316" meta.seoname="adani-ports-special-economic-zone-ltd">Adani Ports</keyword> and SEZ Ltd and the son of group founder and chairman <keyword id="111343" type="General" weightage="90" keywordseo="Gautam-Adani" source="Orion">Gautam Adani</keyword>, said the group will set up cement plants with a total capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum at Kadappa and Nadikudi in the state as well as a 400 MW data centre in Visakhapatnam. This is the first public appearance from the Adani family in the country since a damning report by a US short-seller caused a USD 140 billion rout in shares of the group's listed companies. Senior Adani was a notable absentee at a similar investor summit organised by the Uttar Pradesh government in Lucknow last month. Gautam Adani had attended the previous UP investor summit. Karan Adani said currently, Adani Group operates the two largest private ports in Andhra Pradesh - Krishnapatnam and Gangavaram, with a total capacity of 100 million tonnes per annum. "In the next 5 years, not only do we aim to double this capacity, but also transform these ports into industrial port cities," he said. "By developing industrial clusters at Krishnapatnam and Gangavaram and attracting industries, we will be able to reduce the logistics costs drastically, thus making these industries far more competitive globally." The group is also developing 15,000 MW of renewable power projects over the next few years across five districts of Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram. "Our other investments in the state include cement manufacturing units and data centres. Presently we do not have any cement manufacturing capacity in Andhra Pradesh. Hence, as part of our expansion plans, we will be setting up cement plants in Kadapa and Nadikudi with a total capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum," he said. Also, the group is working on developing a 400 MW of data centre in Visakhapatnam. "These projects will bring further employment opportunities and demonstrate our commitment to the sustainable growth of the state of Andhra Pradesh," he said. He praised Andhra Pradesh for its "excellent infrastructure, large manufacturing base, talented youth, and business-friendly environment." With the second longest coastline in India, the state has been recognised by the World Bank as the No.1 implementer of energy efficiency and conservation programmes. Turning to CSR work being done by Adani Foundation, he said "our footprint in the state of Andhra Pradesh is getting bigger as I speak on this occasion." "We are investing in education, healthcare, nutrition, access to potable water, sports and building an ecosystem of skilling and sustainable livelihood in the state. Our teams are executing programs in Nellore, Tirupati, and Visakhapatnam districts. At present, we have invested over Rs 4200 crore and are touching over 180,000 lives and counting, in the state," he added. Its social intervention and outreach programs across 74 villages include education programs that span across schools, 32 evening education centres with scholarship programs and the distribution of education kits. "We will continue to partner with the government to transform lives &amp; livelihoods in the state. We are honoured to be a part of the sustainable development of the state of Andhra Pradesh," he added. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/people-living-on-footpaths-human-beings-too-cant-just-order-their-removal-bombay-hc/articleshow/98386789.cms">People living on footpaths human beings too, can't just order their removal: Bombay HC</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/tally-health-unveils-innovative-platform-to-enhance-longevity-in-humans/articleshow/98387387.cms">This US-based startup claims to have cracked the process of reverse aging</a>

Adani to set up cement plants, data centre in Andhra Pradesh

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia is building a village for US expats who are tired of liberal ideology, a lawyer told state media.</li><li>The project is approved, and slated to house some 200 American and Canadian families, he said.</li></ul>Russia is floating an idea to build a village for hundreds of American and Canadian families who want to run away from the cultural climate in North America.The village, slated for construction in Moscow's suburbs in 2024, is meant for conservative families who want to "emigrate for ideological reasons," said immigration lawyer Timur Beslangurov on Thursday, <a href="https://realty.ria.ru/20230511/derevnya-1871001155.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to RIA Novosti.</a>Around 200 families have expressed interest in the project, Beslangurov said in a speech at a legal forum in St. Petersburg, the state outlet reported.Many of these families don't have Russian roots but are tired of "the inculcation of radical values" in the US and Canada, Beslangurov said."Today, they have 70 genders, it is not known what will happen next," he added, per RIA Novosti. The same rhetoric has been used frequently by Russian Vladimir Putin as US-Russia relations worsened over the last several years. In December 2021, he<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/23/putin-gender-russia-news-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> compared gender nonconformity to the COVID-19 pandemic.</a>Most of the expats who want to move to the village are Catholics and "strongly believe in the prediction that Russia will remain the only Christian country in the world," Beslangurov said.The village project has been greenlit by authorities, and the new settlers will pay for the construction, Beslangurov added, per state media.Insider could not independently verify Beslangurov's claims. When contacted by Insider, the lawyer said the project is in the works, but declined to share further details.The Russian Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment sent outside regular business hours.Putin has, in recent years, sought to portray Russia as a country that stands for "traditional" moral, social, and religious values.He <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/putins-new-strategy-laying-claim-to-traditional-values-11671253263" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed a decree in September</a> that warned of a "battle for cultural supremacy" on the global stage and cautioned of "the aggressive imposition of neoliberal views by a number of states."It said Russia was in a "unique position" to defend and spread conservative views, which the decree called "traditional Russian moral and religious values."The village project also comes as Moscow's war on Ukraine and resulting international sanctions have sullied Russia's reputation among tourists and expatriates. In February, tourism agencies reported <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/09/tourism-to-russia-plummets-to-4-of-pre-pandemic-levels-amid-ukraine-war-a80181" target="_blank" rel="noopener">business slumping lower than pre-pandemic levels</a> since the invasion began.<a href="https://www.rbc.ru/business/03/05/2023/6450e61f9a794785ea0c23d3?from=from_main_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Federal Security Service, however, claimed on May 3</a> that more foreigners are entering the country this year. The influx of foreign citizens to Russia increased by 17.6% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same time period in 2022, it said.People from China and Central Asian nations, such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, contributed to the most significant increases in trips to Russia, the state agency added.

Russia is floating a plan to build a village for conservative Americans who want to move to a 'Christian country' and are tired of liberal ideology in the US

The traditional <keyword id="653379" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="PC-industry" source="Orion">PC industry</keyword> continued to decline, with worldwide shipments reaching 74.3 million units in the third quarter of 2022, says a new report. According to IDC, cooling demand and uneven supply have contributed to a year-over-year contraction of 15.0 per cent. However, shipment volumes remain well above pre-pandemic levels when PC volumes were driven mainly by commercial refreshes due to the looming end of support for Windows 7. "Consumer demand has remained muted though promotional activity from the likes of <keyword id="6354427" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="apple" source="Orion">Apple</keyword> and other players has helped soften the fall and reduce channel inventory by a couple of weeks across the board," Jitesh <keyword id="909746" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ubrani" source="Orion">Ubrani</keyword>, research manager for IDC's Mobility and <keyword id="15220189" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="consumer-device-trackers" source="Orion">Consumer Device Trackers</keyword>, said in a statement. "Supply has also reacted to the new lows by reducing orders, with Apple being the only exception as their third quarter supply increased to make up for lost orders stemming from the lockdowns in China during the second quarter," Ubrani added. Ahead of Apple, in the top position, Lenovo saw its shipments shrink YoY 16.1 per cent to 16.9 million, HP declined 27.8 per cent to 12.7 million, and <keyword id="28251" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="dell" source="Orion">Dell</keyword> dropped 21.2 per cent to 11.96 million. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/cbi-books-a-mumbai-based-firm-for-defrauding-union-bank-of-india-of-62-9-crore/articleshow/94775199.cms">CBI books a Mumbai-based firm for defrauding Union Bank of India of ₹62.9 crore</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/mulayams-body-arrives-at-native-saifai-village-people-throng-to-pay-tributes/articleshow/94774731.cms">Mulayam's body arrives at native Saifai village, people throng to pay tributes</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12271166" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="aspen" source="Orion">Aspen</keyword> is <a href="https://www.insider.com/aspen-colorado-most-expensive-ski-town-what-surprised-me-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notoriously expensive</a>, especially when it comes to the <a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-aspen-red-mountain-nicknamed-billionaire-mountain-neighborhood-colorado-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local housing market</a>.</li><li>In need of more employee housing, the ski company Aspen Snowmass made its own tiny-house village.</li></ul>Aspen, <keyword id="11918419" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="colorado" source="Orion">Colorado</keyword>, and affordability are practically antonyms.It's the <a href="https://www.insider.com/aspen-colorado-most-expensive-ski-town-what-surprised-me-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">most expensive ski town in the US</a> when it comes to property, according to a 2021 report from <a href="https://www.evrealestate.com/blog/global-spotlight-the-worlds-highest-priced-ski-markets/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Engel &amp; Völkers</a>, a global real-estate company. And the average visitor spends nearly $300 on nightly accommodations and $200 on ski-lift tickets, according to <a href="https://www.hometogo.com/united-states/ski-vacation/#2021-ski-report" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Home to Go</a>. The lack of affordability doesn't just affect vacationers, it impacts the people who keep the town running, operating ski lifts, pouring cocktails, selling designer clothes, and working at hotel concierge desks.<a href="https://www.aspensnowmass.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Aspen Snowmass</a>, the town's largest employer and the name behind four ski areas, found a solution to scarce housing options for its workers in tiny homes. In 2016, Aspen Snowmass placed six 500-square-foot tiny homes in the Aspen-Basalt Campground. The pilot program was such a success that there are now 40 tiny houses and plans for more.<h2>Affordable housing, a must for seasonal workers, is increasingly hard to find</h2>When <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blakegetbackhere/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Blake Sims</a> was hired for the winter season at Aspen Snowmass, he told Insider that finding a cheap place to live was the only way he could take the job."With the salary we get, living here is not doable," the ski-lift operator at Buttermilk said. It's a familiar challenge for ski companies. One way Aspen Snowmass entices low-wage workers is with housing assistance, Philip Jeffreys, a planning and development project manager for Aspen Snowmass, said.Aspen Snowmass has a <a href="https://aschousing.managebuilding.com/Resident/PublicPages/CustomPage.aspx?cp=22" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">portfolio of properties</a> that are <a href="https://www.aspensnowmass.com/employment/frequently-asked-questions">leased to workers</a> and priced below the region's market value, according to its websites.Each season, departments at Aspen Snowmass, like hospitality or ski lifts, are allotted a certain number of beds, Jeffreys said. From there, each department chooses how to use them, whether for new hires or returning workers. When Sims was hired to work the ski lifts, he was given four options: two shared apartments, a room in a tiny house, or whatever housing he could find for himself. The last wasn't viable, "unless I wanted to live out of my car," he said.Sims picked the tiny house, which was the cheapest choice. For $550 a month — between $100 and $200 less than the other options — Sims said he would have his own bedroom and be about an hourlong bus ride from his job.<h2><div type="image" title="Tiny homes owned by Aspen Skiing Company at the Aspen Basalt Campground in Colorado." height="1536" width="2048" msid="88817867" hostid="261"></div></h2><h2>A 500-square-foot solution for affordable housing</h2>In 2008, Aspen Snowmass bought the Aspen-Basalt Campground for worker housing, according to <a href="https://www.aspentimes.com/news/aspen-skiing-co-adding-to-its-tiny-house-nation-in-basalt-campground/">The Aspen Times</a>.One option was to rezone the 6.6-acre lot, but that would be timely and expensive, Jeffreys said. So he turned to tiny homes. In 2016, the company bought six 500-square-foot homes for $100,000 each. Technically RVs since they sit on wheels, they have license plates and traditional RV hookups for utilities and house two people."It's been really successful," Jeffreys said. For Aspen Snowmass, the village cost less than it would to rezone and build an apartment complex.<div type="image" title="Tiny homes owned by Aspen Skiing Company at the Aspen Basalt Campground in Colorado." height="1536" width="2048" msid="88817869" hostid="261"></div>In 2017, Aspen Snowmass bought 34 more tiny homes. Each cost about the same and could house three people, he said. What was once a campground became a tiny-house village for 120 workers.While tiny homes helped alleviate some of Aspen Snowmass' need for housing, it's not enough. The ski company continues to face a shortage, <a href="https://www.aspentimes.com/news/aspen-skiing-co-concerned-that-housing-worker-shortages-will-affect-guest-experiences/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">The Aspen Times</a> reported. This year, Aspen Snowmass rented out a hotel in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, for additional housing. "It is a scarce resource," Jeffreys said. "Even though we have over 1,000 beds in our portfolio, that's only about a quarter of our workforce." Jeffreys said there were plans to add at least 25 larger tiny homes to the village that would have space for four people, which would nearly double the occupancy. <div type="image" title="The interior of tiny homes owned by Aspen Skiing Company at the Aspen Basalt Campground in Colorado." height="1518" width="2024" msid="88817871" hostid="261"></div><h2>Each tiny house has all the features of a small apartment </h2>The tiny homes vary in size, shape, and layout based on whether it's a two- or three-bedroom tiny house, Jeffreys said. The majority are 600 square feet and fit three people with a living area, kitchen, bathroom, extra vanity, one ground-level bedroom, and two lofted bedrooms. <div type="image" title="The interior of tiny homes owned by Aspen Skiing Company at the Aspen Basalt Campground in Colorado." height="1536" width="2048" msid="88817873" hostid="261"></div>"We surveyed folks and the things that came out were, 'We want privacy and affordable prices,'" Jeffreys said. Privacy is what Sims is most thankful for in his tiny house. He said he had coworkers who shared dorm-style rooms or railroad apartments."I honestly think I got the best deal," he said. "There's privacy in the rooms, and I know some others don't have that."<div type="image" title="Sims told Insider that the tiny-house village has provided him with both privacy and community." height="900" width="1200" msid="88817875" hostid="261"></div>Jeffreys said the rent, which is between $470 and $600, was competitive, if not cheaper, than most of the other housing options Aspen Snowmass offered.<div type="image" title="Residents have to climb a ladder up to the lofted bed area." height="900" width="1200" msid="88817876" hostid="261"></div>Outside the tiny house, residents receive access to storage units, a laundry room, a common lounge, and green space for gardening or outdoor activities.<div type="image" title="The communal room for people living in tiny homes owned by Aspen Skiing Company at the Aspen Basalt Campground in Colorado." height="1536" width="2048" msid="88817877" hostid="261"></div><h2>The tiny houses provide more than just a home. There's also a sense of community.</h2>A paper sign posted on the door to the community lounge room reads, "tiny town turn-up Tuesdays." The weekly BYOB event was initiated by residents, Melody Kappeli, the property's community manager, told Insider.For months, every Tuesday, a group gathered to play board games, drink, and, if he was around, listen to Sims DJ.<div type="image" title="The communal room for people living in tiny homes owned by Aspen Skiing Company at the Aspen Basalt Campground in Colorado." height="1536" width="2048" msid="88817878" hostid="261"></div>With "tiny town turn-up Tuesdays" on pause because of COVID-19, Sims and a few of his neighbors recently transformed a green space into a terrain park for skiing. That outdoor area is something Sims and his neighbors wouldn't have access to in a traditional apartment.Overall, Sims said he'd been surprised by the bonds he made."I made some really good friends," he said. "The community is awesome here."

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Social enterprises are fast emerging as sustainability power engines of world economies. They are driven by vision to improve society. They identify and solve societal problems through innovation and technology. They feed the hungry, resolve injustices, educate the illiterate, reach healthcare in the remotest corners of the world to cure the diseases, and protect the environment. Social enterprises are movers and shakers of the twenty first century — they are action oriented, they helped the needy (be it organizations or individuals). They act locally but impact globally. Indian social enterprises have been playing a key role in eliminating societal problems. iKure, an Indian social enterprise delivers primary healthcare, wellness, prevention health services to rural, semi-urban and urban areas and has treated 2.5 million people across 6,400 villages. They reach where no doctor reaches. Similarly, Thaely, founded by Ashay Bhave, 21-year-old former student of Amity University, has been manufacturing shoes from fabric derived from waste plastic bags. Each pair of shoes use a total of 15 plastic bags and 22 bottles that are sourced from scrap processing supermarkets and waste collection zones. Thaely is creating wealth out of waste and solving the societal problem by recycling plastic. Likewise, Dinesh who founded of incrEDIBLE, mass-produces edible from 100 million plastic utensils used every day in U.S. Social enterprises led by social entrepreneurs are solving the problems faced by living beings on planet earth, however they too are faced with one major challenge – and that’s funding. Though most social entrepreneurs self-fund their enterprises during inception, they experience growth challenges due to limited fund availability. As per industry reports, about 50% of all social enterprises have reported that funding is their number one business challenge, while 31% face challenges in attracting senior, and middle management. <keyword id="137810" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="tie" source="Orion">TiE</keyword> Sustainability Summit plans to solve both the problems. TSS 2021 hosted by <keyword id="2688812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tie-hyderabad" source="Orion">TiE Hyderabad</keyword> is being held between Oct 4-6, 2021, through a virtual platform, will leverage its technology platform to facilitate funding of social enterprises. TiE is confident of funding at least 50 to 100 social enterprises during the summit, where the social entrepreneurs will be making a pitch to about 200 global investors. Through its technology platform TiE is confident of facilitating funding to a tune of $20 million in the short-term and about $100 million in the long term to promising social enterprises with ability to create a deep impact on human society, animals and nature. The invested will be made by social impact investors and large businesses who find a social enterprises with a promise of future growth and profits. TiE will play the role of a facilitator to help the most suitable social enterprises meet their potential funding partners. <keyword id="441047" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="manohar-reddy" source="Orion">Manohar Reddy</keyword>, <keyword id="12221455" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tss-global-chair" source="Orion">TSS Global Chair</keyword> and President TiE Hyderabad said, “We see social enterprises as the change agents of the world and will play a key role in shaping the future of world economy. At TSS, we have designed a “Match Making’ Technology Platform for potential social impact investors to meet their prospective investees (social enterprises) who have the capability and promise to not only provide high return on investment, but also create a deep social impact.” This thought was further echoed by <keyword id="3816912" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mahavir-sharma" source="Orion">Mahavir Sharma</keyword>, Immediate past Global Chairman of the Board, <keyword id="12221456" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tie-global-and-co-founder" source="Orion">TiE Global and Co-Founder</keyword>, <keyword id="12221454" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rajasthan-angel" source="Orion">Rajasthan Angel</keyword>, who said, “Social enterprises are the future unicorns of the world. They will be building a trillion dollar economy. At TiE we stay committed to fulfilling the needs of social entrepreneurs who are faced with the challenges of funding, attracting talent – we will be solving both these by partnering with social impact funds and large business to fund them to a tune of $100 million in the long term spread across a few phases based on business viability and ability to create the societal impact and generate high return on investment. Secondly, we will help them find suitable mentors and board members who can act as guiding force by providing strategic inputs, business modelling, go-to-market strategies, connect them with other ecosystem players.” Disclaimer: Business Insider is an insight partner to the event. 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