Airport built on water in Japan is sinking into sea. All about the woes of Kansai International AirportKansai International Airport is an enormous airport, that occupies two artificial islands in Osaka Bay. It serves as a hub for All Nippon A...
09 Jan, 2024, 01.46 PM IST
Explainer-What are China's 'sponge cities' and why aren't they stopping the floods?China's "sponge city" initiative, launched in 2015 to boost flood resilience in major cities, has come under scrutiny following devastating...
10 Aug, 2023, 10.16 AM IST
How extreme weather events like floods and drought are making China stressed?Northern China has borne the brunt of the extreme heat. In June, Beijing logged 13.2 days with temperatures of at least 35C, the highest nu...
05 Jul, 2023, 02.32 PM IST
As climate warms, a China planner advocates 'sponge cities'Yu criticises much of Asia's modern infrastructure for being built on ideas imported from Europe, which he says are ill-fitted to the monso...
15 Nov, 2022, 01.21 PM IST
As China boomed, it didn’t take climate change into account. Now it must.China has always had floods, but as Kong Feng, then a public policy professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, wrote in 2019, the floodin...
27 Jul, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
Pune: 'Nullah parks' can both stop a deluge and delight peopleThe news reports of the disastrous flooding from last year are still fresh in our minds. The floods washed away homes, vehicles and lives. ...
27 Feb, 2020, 05.07 PM IST
World needs 'greener' water policies as demand rises: United NationsAn estimated 3.6 billion people -- nearly half the global population -- live in areas where water can be scarce at least one month per year...
19 Mar, 2018, 02.57 PM IST
Need to promote flexible gas markets: Dharmendra PradhanPradhan said although Asia is the largest natural gas- consuming region and accounts for 70 per cent of global LNG imports, the region lack...
03 Nov, 2017, 12.45 AM IST
Sensex reclaims 28000, rallies over 100 points; ten stocks in focusThe S&P BSE Sensex has reclaimed 28,00 mark, rallying as much as 131 points in trade on Tuesday.
31 Mar, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
Why Gujarat is described as a land of opportunitiesOver the past decade, Gujarat has seen rapid economic growth and has often been described as the red hot economy.
09 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Steel sector is upbeat on budget proposal to develop 100 smart citiesThe domestic steel sector is upbeat on the budget proposal to develop 100 smart cities, a move that is likely to generate demand for key bu...
10 Jul, 2014, 06.50 PM IST
What makes a city unique and special? Check out the best things from food to travelWhat makes a city unique and special? Check out the best things about your city, from food to travel and much more!
16 Jan, 2014, 05.18 AM IST
Now, Monnet Ispat may abort Jharkhand planThe city-based sponge iron and power producer has proposed 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) greenfield steel plant in Jharkhand.
21 Jul, 2013, 01.00 PM IST
Chandy dangles Rs 2.4-trillion investment carrot to India IncKerala CM Oommen Chandy said that labour problem, trade union militancy were matters of the past and there was no place for such issues in ...
15 May, 2012, 11.04 PM IST
- Gujarat — The art of engineering growth
An industrial and economic powerhouse, Gujarat has left its lasting impression in the engineering sector of the country with its impressive...
23 May, 2011, 08.13 AM IST
- Analysts' picks: Firstsource, Tata Steel, Jindal Steel, Apollo Hospital, Jagran Prakashan
JP Morgan has maintained an ‘overweight’ rating on Firstsource Solutions taking into consideration the company’s growth in offshore BPO bus...
05 Jul, 2008, 02.21 AM IST
- Durgapur-Asansol is on an industrial high
With influx of FDI's and many PSU's and private organizations betting big on the region, Durgapur-Asansol is on an industrial high.
30 Jun, 2008, 03.32 AM IST