Articles for Social Infrastructure

Budget: Trade unions seek pay parity, higher pensions, social security
5 days, 1 hour ago

Budget: Trade unions seek pay parity, higher pensions, social security

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Trade union leaders on Monday urged the government to take measures to boost employment and productivity, increase pensions for those covered by the Employees' Pension Scheme, the immediate constitution of the 8th Pay Commission in pre-budget consultations with the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Niranjan Hiranandani, managing director of Hiranandani Group, and Chairman of the National Real Estate Development …

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The way to prepare for disaster is by strengthening democracy: The role of local knowledges and social infrastructure
4 months, 1 week ago

The way to prepare for disaster is by strengthening democracy: The role of local knowledges and social infrastructure

ABC  

As Australia faces increasing climate turbulence in the form of heatwaves, bushfires, storms, floods, and more, the communities whose lives are affected by these disasters find themselves in need of stronger democratic engagement and support. “Local knowledge” “Place-based”, “community-centred” and “regionally driven” disaster adaptation planning sounds great and seems aligned with the desires of communities we have worked with. While …

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Work to begin on Delhi’s Netaji Nagar revamp; 6K flats in 85 towers
9 months ago

Work to begin on Delhi’s Netaji Nagar revamp; 6K flats in 85 towers

Hindustan Times  

Work on housing quarters at Netaji Nagar — under a redevelopment project to be undertaken by public sector enterprise NBCC — is expected to start by June and will be completed in seven phases, officials aware of the matter said. While the total area under the project is about 445,154 square metres, Netaji Nagar originally comprised around 2,700 old quarters …

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Gujarat International Finance Tec-City | Waiting to be Mumbai
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City | Waiting to be Mumbai

The Hindu  

Down the banks of the Sabarmati river, about 10 km from Mahatma Gandhi’s austere ashram where time has stood still, is a city of high-rise, glass-fronted smart buildings. Spread across 1,000 acres, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, or GIFT City, is the current Prime Minister, then Chief Minister of the State, Narendra Modi’s 2008 dream. Amid a slew of incentives to …

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Surgeon general lays out framework to tackle loneliness and ‘mend the social fabric of our nation’
1 year, 8 months ago

Surgeon general lays out framework to tackle loneliness and ‘mend the social fabric of our nation’

CNN  

CNN — US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory Tuesday addressing the “epidemic of loneliness and isolation” affecting the country and laying out a framework for a “National Strategy to Advance Social Connection.” The advisory is part of the Biden administration’s broader efforts to address mental health, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. “Equitable access to …

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Detangling the Urban Paradox in Ulaanbaatar
1 year, 8 months ago

Detangling the Urban Paradox in Ulaanbaatar

The Diplomat  

As first-time visitors to Ulaanbaatar during winter, one of our most vivid experiences in the “world’s coldest capital” was the sudden thawing of the skin as one leaves the freezing outdoors and walks into overheated buildings. Expanding employment opportunities in secondary cities through remote work might be a precursor toward an urban exodus from overcrowded Ulaanbaatar. Reverse migration in this …

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Rich urban elites consuming more than fair share of water, research finds
1 year, 9 months ago

Rich urban elites consuming more than fair share of water, research finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rich elites are overconsuming water for their own personal leisure and leaving poorer people without …

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Valley of Growth
2 years, 2 months ago

Valley of Growth

The Hindu  

When Industries and IT Minister K.T.Rama Rao recently said Genome Valley is running out of space, it was less of a problem statement and more about the success story of India’s first organised cluster for Life Sciences research and development and clean manufacturing. Indeed, it is the nature of work that differentiates the cluster from the rest, which now is …

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The priority sector lending India needs
3 years, 7 months ago

The priority sector lending India needs

Hindustan Times  

The origins of priority sector lending can be traced back to 1966 when Morarji Desai saw a need for increasing credit to agriculture and small industries. Converting some part of priority sector lending to a grant paid directly by the government can unlock large amounts of efficiency in the system, dramatically increase the valuation of public sector banks, and be …

Health Infrastructure Agriculture Credit Loans Social Infrastructure Sector
Amitabh Bachchan Donates Equipment, Infrastructure to Covid Facility
3 years, 7 months ago

Amitabh Bachchan Donates Equipment, Infrastructure to Covid Facility

News 18  

Amitabh Bachchan is donating resources to help set up a 25-bed oxygen facility in Juhu. Pandit, who had already set up a similar facility in Dadar, says: “A 25-bed oxygen facility has been set up at the Ritambhara Vishva Vidyapeeth in Juhu. Mr Bachchan has donated the equipment and infrastructure for the facility and all necessary permissions have been granted …

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Mohali’s Medicity project a laggard
5 years, 1 month ago

Mohali’s Medicity project a laggard

Hindustan Times  

Eight years after the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority launched the Medicity project in New Chandigarh to provide housing facilities for doctors and medical staff, only four hospitals have shown interest in the project to date. HT Image The four hospitals include Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Chaitanya Paediatrics and Gynae Hospital, Grewal Eyes Hospital, and Max Multispeciality Hospital. Social infrastructure …

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India’s march towards SDGs anchored in investing in human capital, inclusive growth: Economic Survey
5 years, 6 months ago

India’s march towards SDGs anchored in investing in human capital, inclusive growth: Economic Survey

The Hindu  

India’s development path is intertwined with investments in social infrastructure and the country’s march towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals is firmly anchored in investing in human capital and inclusive growth, the Economic Survey said Thursday. Stating that India is committed to achieving these Sustainable Development Goals, it said to reap the benefits of demographic dividend, the Centre is committed to …

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Hyderabad: Demand for office space up with increase in firms
5 years, 10 months ago

Hyderabad: Demand for office space up with increase in firms

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad is witnessing strong traction for office space and is expected to deliver 70 million sq. ft of office space absorption and 3,810 units of new launches in the residential market in the October-December period last year. Even in the residential segment, the report says: “The year 2018 inclusively recorded the number of new launches in the city at …

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