Sharad Pawar claims he is not in a position to name the organisations behind the violence at Bhima Koregaon, 'though active role of right-wing forces behind the violence cannot be ruled out.'
Jayaraj gets back into his groove with this Malayalam film.
Strong risk management systems, a diversified loan portfolio and an impeccable track record make HDFC a safe bet.
Redevelopment schemes take a static view of slums, whereas they are really evolving ecosystems, says Sanjeev Sanyal.
Smart Cities can be a success depending on the basic amenities it manages to provide citizens.
Projecting that the number of urban poor in the country will nearly double in the next two decades, the Centre said on Monday it was working to meet their housing needs.
Shahid Jameel, recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, also said that the country had already reached community transmission a long time ago.
Almost all the big mall developers/investors - such as Raheja-owned Inorbit Malls, Xander-APG joint venture Virtuous Retail South Asia (VRSA), property developer Prestige Estates Projects, and Blackstone-owned Nexus Malls - are looking to double their space in a year or two.
Our new cities need to be dense and walkable
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday announced that American Paul Krugman has won the Nobel economics prize "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity."
The NPR data will be used for schemes such as Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Ujjvala and Saubhagya for identifying the intended beneficiaries.
A steady demand environment, prudent debt management and faster absorption of office space gave them an edge over others.
The cities for which the CTTP is being framed are Mysore, Mangalore, Belgaum, Hubli- Dharwad, Bellary and Gulbarga, which are administered by municipal corporations. The plans are being drafted on the directions of the Directorate for Urban Land Transport. According to a recent study, urbanisation is going on at a fast pace. The urban population has risen 30 per cent.
A framework agreement on Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) is expected to be signed between the two sides during the visit.
'The Indian State needs to focus on healthcare, education, infrastructure and law and order, and get out of all these regulatory cholesterols.' 'Then, India will fly.'
Church spokesperson Father Paul Thelekat says that like nuns are becoming extinct as a social species in European countries, the same situation may be seen in India soon, as young women are being drawn to more 'worldly' professions. Nuns feel women are given 'second class' citizen status in the Church and are considered emotional and lacking objectivity and reasoning. They feel that this needs to change for the situation to improve.
Water shortage is likely to lead to political tensions and instability in the future, warns Simon George, President, Cargill India.
According to market research firm ORG-MARG report, the sale of anti-obesity drugs in 2006-2007, prescribed by doctors, has grown by around 44 per cent compared to 2005-2006.
Unprecedented torrential downpour in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu brought the whole state to a grinding halt.
The world goes on a shopping spree and urbanised Indians simply set out to have a good time. But there is bleakness in the air this yearend, marked not so much by muted shopping as the foreboding that the next year will be worse than the terrible one just gone by.
People are interested in the strength of India's economy, the country's stability, and the opportunities, says Stuart Tait, regional head of commercial banking, Asia-Pacific at HSBC.
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section.
By 2026, India will add 220 million to its urban population. That is, about 30 Bangalores!
The elevator industry in India today is approximately 26,000-27,000 elevators per annum. There are players like Mitsubishi, Kone, Schindler among others in the organised sector, and many regional players that constitute the elevator market.
Rapid urbanisation must take into account environmental issues and make use of technology to provide better amenities in cities, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Friday.
Currently pegged at $1 billion, the growing need for advanced technological solutions to tackle pollution could turn India's environment industry into almost $20 billion market by year 2020, according to a Canadian official.
The politics of Deve Gowda and that of the bureaucrats who badmouthed and helped kill a remarkable public-private initiative like the Bangalore Agenda Task Force have been the city's nemesis.
"The people have voted in large numbers for Congress and the policies of the DF governments," Deshmukh said in a official release.
People with low incomes will keep visiting local grocery stores for the credit facilities, whereas the middle and upper income households would love to do their monthly shopping from the modern format retail stores.
Most are focussed on developing mega-cities, but the real growth will come in small and mid-sized cities.
With experts concurring that India and China are lucrative markets for real estate, a comparison between the two countries is inevitable, writes Ravi Teja Sharma.
Correa played a defining role in developing architecture of post-Independence India and has designed some of the most outstanding structures.
Road ministry identified bike-sharing, carpooling and e-rickshaws as ways to deal with rising pollution in major cities.
With this rapid urbanisation, one of the biggest challenges will be providing affordable housing to citydwellers, especially the poor.
New Delhi is approaching Gota with an open mind, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
CM makes 'Make in Maharashtra' pitch to China.
'Disparity is not only in Mumbai; you see it in every city. The other day, I saw right next to the mansion of Mukesh Ambani worth Rs 5,000 crore for one family, thousands of people sleeping on the pavement. This is the urban India you have created!'
Modi, however, admitted that both countries face numerous economic challenges in the current global environment which directly affect trade and commerce
'He always avoided eating non-vegetarian food in presence of his deputies if they were fasting for the month of Shravan.' 'There were no Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Swaminarayan festivals he would forget.' 'He was a conservative Muslim and therefore could get along well with conservative Hindus.'
Experts believe MNCs, which look for a strong foothold in the Indian kitchen appliances space, target the leading organised players in the industry.
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