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‘Freeports’ to boost trade in post Brexit Britain
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Adulterating groundwater in UP will now entail heavy fines
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Australian bush fires doused by heavy torrential rainfall
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Britain, parts of Europe hit with Storm ‘Ciara’
LONDON: Parts of Northern Europe and the United Kingdom are…
Walled city of Jaipur awarded World Heritage certification by UNESCO
JAIPUR: The walled city of Jaipur has been awarded the…
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Reforming India’s Urban Governance
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Public Transport Planning for Small, Medium and Large Cities
Bangkok Declaration 2020, which was released during the Fifth Regional…
‘Biosolar Leaf’-Air purifier equivalent to 100 trees
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Beta.ray – A leap in the solar energy sector
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Smart benches-next step towards smart public spaces
Dublin, the capital city of Ireland is bringing the future of smart technology to our…
‘Heaven on earth for cyclists’
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‘Goa’s development plan focuses on opportunities beyond tourism’
Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa, speaks about his plans for development of Goa, job…
“Ganga clean-up is not possible without citizens’ support”
The Government of India launched Namami Gange under the National Mission for Clean Ganga in…
‘Civic services rendered in Goa are satisfactory but can improve for better’
Mridula Sinha, Governor Goa, in an interview with Kumar Dhanajay, Consulting Editor at Urban Update…
We can’t stop development so adopt sustainable models: Nina Vaskunlahti
In an interview with Nina Vaskunlahti, Finland’s Ambassador to India, Kumar Dhananjay discusses the Smart…
Answer to mobility woes lies in mass transport
BRTs are cost effective, metros are not. The cost of metro is ten times more…
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