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Saudi’s $63 billion ‘City of Earth’ giga project attracts Indian giants including Tata & Oberoi groupsIndian firms are showing strong interest in investing in Saudi Arabia's USD 63 billion Diriyah project. Key participants include the Tata a...
09 Feb, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
'Saudis to prioritise sports plans for NEOM project as costs balloon'Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into development projects through the kingdom's PIF sovereign w...
14 Nov, 2024, 11.06 PM IST
The Executive Centre (TEC) forays in Saudi ArabiaThe Executive Centre has opened its first office in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District with a $30 million investment. The new worksp...
23 Oct, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
Dubai’s infrastructure may not be able to support its plans of alluring more expatsDubai's post-pandemic recovery is evident with an influx of high-paying expatriates bolstering its nearly $115 billion economy. The city's ...
14 Oct, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
Saudi Aramco's Amin Nasser: homegrown engineer who reached the topAramco CEO Amin Nasser's leadership pivotal for Saudi's stability. Managed response to 2019 attacks, restoring operations swiftly. Supports...
30 May, 2024, 04.09 PM IST
Spot the meta city lightsResurrected residentials During Covid, many predicted the death of global cities because many residents retreated to suburbs and small town...
25 Jan, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
From grey to green: Are all urban replanting projects worthwhile?Green spaces have also been shown to improve health and wellbeing, including by reducing stress.
04 Aug, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
India joins global alliance on responsible use of smart city technologiesThe G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance will create global norms and policy standards for the use of connected device...
11 Oct, 2019, 11.44 AM IST
Saudi Arabia announces investments to build $500-billion mega cityThe project will be backed by more than $500 billion from the Saudi government, the country’s sovereign wealth fund and local and internati...
12 Mar, 2018, 09.33 PM IST
20 billionaires who believe in giving back to the societyScores of the world's wealthiest people have donated their riches to hundreds of causes. Here's a look at some of them.
13 Oct, 2015, 06.30 PM IST
- Will global hunt for arable land lead to neo-colonialism?
Land is today redefining the political economy of agriculture, a sector that has seen stagnant growth, and also the growth-hungry manufactu...
22 Sep, 2008, 05.13 AM IST