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MMR Unsold Housing Stock Falls 8% Y-o-Y Despite New Launches

• MMR’s y-o-y decline in unsold housing highest among major 7 cities in Q1 2021, – from 2,13,180 units as on Q1 2020-end to approx.1,97,040 units by Q1 2021-end • Despite ample new supply, MMR’s unsold stock decline amidst robust sales - approx. 14,820 units (highest of top 7 cities in Q1 2021 • Of approx. 20,350 units sold in MMR in Q1 2021, 68% in Mumbai, 18% in Navi Mumbai & 14% in Thane • Developers demand extension of stamp duty cut to sustain ongoing sales momentum

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22 Routes Inaugurated Under UDAN in 3 Days--6 Routes Operationalised in North East

The first direct flight from Shillong (Meghalaya) to Agartala (Tripura) under the UDAN scheme was flagged off yesterday after the successful commencement of the flight operations on the Shillong (Meghalaya)- Silchar (Assam) route on Monday.

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NDMC with Ministry of Finance introduces Nature Based Classroom “Srishti” in its school under Swachhta Action Plan

With the aim to connect the school children with nature while learning, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in association with the Directorate General of Human Resource Development wing of the Ministry of Finance has introduced a project “Srishti-Learning about Nature Class”- in its school.

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34 green zone sites approved for NPNT compliant drone operations

Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted permit to "No-Permission-No-Takeoff' (NPNT) compliant drone operations at 34 additional green zones to facilitate, smoothen, and promote drone operations in the country. The approved sites allow drone usage up to 400 ft Above Ground Level (AGL).

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GRAM UJALA expands its footprint; Launched in Varanasi

• Crosses 6,150 distribution mark in Arrah, Bihar in 2 days, says Power Minister • 1 crore 50 lakh LED bulbs will be distributed in phase 1 resulting in energy savings of 2025 million KWh/year and CO2 reductions of 1.65 million T CO2/year

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Technology for Planned Urbanization

An Oxford Economics' Global Cities report predicts that India will be home to 17 out of 20 top cities of the world between 2019 and 2035. Cities are powerhouses of economic development, fostering innovation and employment generation.

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IBM Launches Fourth Annual Call for Code Global Challenge to Tackle Existential Threat of Climate Change

New partners including Heifer International and charity: water join IBM developer ecosystem and open source community to take on climate threat

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Top trends for Smart Cities in 2021

The increasing technological knowledge of consumers and the availability of real-time data will accelerate the process to a large extent. Sectors such as healthcare, public sector, and utilities, transport are set to be revolutionized with equal stress on security systems to ensure a safe environment alongside a seamless one.

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NET ZERO EMISSIONS IN INDIA’S ENERGY SYSTEM BY 2050 TECHNOLOGICALLY POSSIBLE BUT HIGHLY CHALLENGING

A recent modeling report jointly undertaken by TERI and Shell maps out an illustrative technological pathway for India’s domestic energy system to move towards net-zero emissions by 2050 while delivering sustainable economic growth.

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Adoption of digital technology to transform India's healthcare post-Covid-19: Jyoti Arora, Special Secretary, MeitY

NASSCOM CoE for IoT & AI organizes Healthcare Innovation Challenge (HIC) for the digital transformation of healthcare providers in India

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