Cities
- India
G20 Presidency: India will be hosting around 200 meetings in over 50 cities
New Delhi: During its ongoing G20 Presidency, India will be hosting around 200 meetings across the country in more than 50 cities, the Parliament was told on Thursday. These meetings are being…
- Hyderabad
‘Building child-friendly cities in Telangana’ workshop held by UNICEF
Hyderabad: A one-day workshop on ‘building child-friendly cities’ in Telangana was organised by the Centre for Economic and Social Studies and UNICEF in Hyderabad on Wednesday.The gathering aimed at creating a platform…
- World
UN chief highlights cities’ role in promoting global sustainable development
United Nations: Accounting for a majority of global carbon emissions, cities play critical roles in building a sustainable world for all, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. Guterres underscored the point in a…
- Technology
Reliance Jio to begin Beta trial of 5G in 4 cities on Dussehra
Mumbai: Reliance Jio on Tuesday announced the Beta trial of its True-5G services on Dussehra for Jio users in four cities – Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Varanasi. The invites customers in these…
- Telangana
Warangal added to UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities list
Hyderabad: The city of Warangal has added another feather to its cap by being named a member of UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). Kerala’s Thrissur and Nilambur were also added…
- Featured News
Greening the greyfields: how to renew our suburbs for more liveable, net-zero cities
Perth: Our ageing cities are badly in need of regeneration. Many established residential areas, the greyfields , are becoming physically, technologically and environmentally obsolete. They are typically located in low-density, car-dependent middle…
- Hyderabad
Aim to put Hyderabad among world’s top 30 cities: KTR
Hyderabad: The Telangana government aims to put Hyderabad among top 30 cities in the world, state Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K.T. Rama Rao said on Friday. “We are not competing…
- India
E-commerce in India: Growth in tier-2, 3 cities outpace tier-1 cities
Mumbai: The growth of e-commerce volumes in tier 2 and 3 cities in India is outpacing that in tier-1 cities, according to a recent report. “Smaller Indian cities are now accounting for a…
- Lifestyle
Technology enables fluid lifestyle across cities, generations
New Delhi: With over 50 per cent (564.5 million) of the Indian population connected to the internet, the shift to ‘activity’ as opposed to ‘location’ has become more defined. According to a study…
- News
Sale of residential units up 6% across major cities in 2018
New Delhi: The sale of residential units across eight major cities in the country increased by 6 per cent in 2018 to 2.42 lakh units, a Knight Frank report said on Tuesday.…