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Sensor-packed smartphones can read your mood, guard data

Newer smartphones can measure temperature, humidity and even barometric pressure. A combination of these readings could offer a secure way to log in to your computer and make passwords obsolete

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Housing Sector: Affordable homes, procedural delay major concerns

Huge financial investments are required to overcome the urban housing shortage, at 18.8 million units, of which 95.6 percent is in EWS/LIG segments

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PM asks IT industry to develop security solutions, new ideas

PM Narendra Modi has asked the Indian IT industry to work on pathbreaking ideas like 'cloud godowns' and 'cloud lockers' to help keep data secure

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Tax sops may help REITs attract $ 1bn funds in 2015: JLL

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has rationalised the capital gains tax regime for the sponsors of newly-created business structure REITs

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Centre to delink eight schemes in 2015-16

These include the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) and Modernization of Police Forces, while about 24 CSS will continue to run with a changed sharing pattern and 31 programmes will get full support of the Centre

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MoUD to re-assess DDA's role in development needs of Delhi

A 14-member Committee to revisit and redraft the Delhi Development Act 1957 has been set up under retired IAS officer Madhukar Gupta, who was also a former Vice-Chairman of DDA

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Bring local bodies under cooperative federalism: Eco Survey

The government had recently decided to increase the state share in taxes from 32 percent to 42 percent as recommended by the 14th Finance Commission

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#Budget2015: Mixed reaction from the real estate sector

The industry has welcomed some of the proposals of the Finance Minister, but bemoaned the omission of incentives to boost the sector and lack of clarity on smart cities

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QR codes and 'smart' signages for heritage sites in Delhi soon

This will enable the visitors to use their smart phones as a guide, as detailed information will be available on scanning the Quick Response (QR) codes printed on new sign boards

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A look at smart cities around the world

"While the combined Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region represents the largest number of smart cities at present, within a decade Asia-Pacific will take the lead"

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