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A Nigerian engineer built his first model house with 14,800 sand-filled plastic bottles; the experiment later grew into 15 houses, including a five-bedroom duplexNigerian engineer Yahaya Ahmed is building homes using thousands of discarded plastic bottles. His initiative has constructed up to fifteen...
Housing crisis threatens longevity and wealth as affordability gap persists through 2040: WEFHousing unaffordability will remain a defining economic and health challenge through 2040, with the World Economic Forum and Marsh warning ...
Trump’s war means higher global interest rates for years to comeGlobal interest rates are set to remain higher for longer, with Bloomberg Economics forecasting borrowing costs elevated by up to half a pe...
Dubai's top Indian jewellery importer cuts volumes 30% as gold prices soarBafleh Jewellery, a major Middle Eastern importer of Indian jewelry, is adapting to soaring gold prices by shifting towards lighter designs...
Hong Kong, Singapore most expensive cities to live in the world; where do Mumbai & Delhi stand?According to Mercer's cost-of-living data report, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Zurich are the most expensive cities for international workers ...
How a fertiliser shortage is spreading desperate hungerAdding to the troubles around Ukraine's grain exports and world's food supply, fertiliser is also now in short supply and becoming costly.
These families thought food inflation was bad in 2021. It only got worseTo help keep its population fed, India imposed export curbs earlier this year on wheat and sugar to safeguard domestic supplies. Officials ...
NBCC chief recounts how construction business is quickly picking up the pieces after pandemic"In the recent budget, the government has given a lot of incentives to infrastructure development. Because of the 137% spike in health expe...
India struggles to stay cool amidst global warming: Report
India must build new Chicago every year till 2030 to meet its urban demand: Hardeep PuriThe Agenda with its 17 Global Goals was adopted in 2015 by UN member States and aims to protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy...
XRBIA plans Pan-India footprint, in talks for 12 joint venturesIn addition to this, the realty developer is also looking to tap the affordable housing segment in international markets including Dubai, N...
India to become fourth largest infrastructure market by 2030: ReportAt present, India is at sixth position with 5.3% share in the global infra market and by 2025 its share will go up to 9.8 % it will be at f...
Young Indian architect 'Alok Shetty' named 'leader of tomorrow' by TimeAlok Shetty is among "leaders of tomorrow" who are "working hard to change their worlds today," Time said as it named 6 inspirational young...
Four Indians win awards at Harvard competition for start-upsFour Indians are among the winners of a Harvard Business School competition that awards prizes worth over $300,000 to new and innovative bu...
Set own house in order, implement UNSC reforms: India to UNIndia has said the UN should "set its house in order" and implement the much-delayed reform of the Security Council before it seeks to emba...
- Apollo Hospitals signs pact to set up 30 telemedicine units in Africa
The healthcare major today said it has signed an MoU with AfroIndia Medical Services to set up 30 telemedicine units in Africa.
For infrastructure companies, Africa’s a land of opportunitiesLow entry barriers and robust order prospects in roads, urban infra, mining & affordable housing are a big draw for Indian companies.
- Infrastructure firms look for operations in Africa to offset slodown impact in domestic orders
Indian infrastructure companies are increasingly taking up projects in Africa to offset the impact of slowdown in domestic orders.
- Real estate to be prime Godrej asset
Godrej Properties will be raising Rs 500-1000 crore within two years through a qualified institutional placement.
- Oil prices ease below $124
World oil prices eased further on Tuesday, trading near 123 dollars a barrel as profit taking helped to cool a red-hot market, analysts sai...