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Forest cover declines in 12 states and UTs

The Forest cover has been declining due to various reasons such as encroachment, open cast mining, shifting cultivation practices among others

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Maharashtra to develop 21 airports

The airports will be developed as a part of 'Make In Maharashtra' campaign to connect industrial cities and district headquarters with air services, says Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar

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Delhi Police PCR to have 500 more policewomen

The aim is to ensure the greater presence of women police personnel on the streets for the safety and security of women in the national capital

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Centre wants states to set goals on 'ease of doing business'

The Centre desires the state governments to set up goals to woo private investors in all sectors and bring India among top 50 ranks on the global index of ease of doing business

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Guidelines for implementation of Smart City project soon

Details of first-stage recommendations and guidelines for 100 Smart Cities have been finalised in consultation with states & UTs, says Urban Development Secretary

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Amaravati planned on demographic analysis, economic drivers

The focus of planning the state’s proposed capital Amaravati is on providing “tailor-made solutions” to fit the local environment and culture, says master planner

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Smartphone-driven shopping may cross $40 mn by 2016: Study

An additional 200 million Indians will access Internet in the next three years, with majority of them coming online through smartphones, according to a joint study taken by Assocham and Grant Thornton

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Mumbai: Expert panel to lend technology suggestions for housing projects

The state plans to set up a panel of technical experts to make suggestions on the use of latest technology in the construction sector for large-scale housing projects

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Change on two wheels

A bicycle is no longer a poor man’s ride. Alternative mobility solutions like cycling are gaining ground in India and are a growing part of the urban Indian’s daily activity

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NDMC, EDMC to launch special sanitation, cleanliness drive

The drive would put emphasis on "micro-level monitoring over day-to-day cleanliness of all areas, lifting of solid waste, cleanliness of public urinals", says NDMC mayor Ravinder Gupta

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