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Of 6.26 Lakh Heavily Delayed Homes, 1.74 Lakh units Valued INR 1,40,613 Cr Totally Stalled

Heavily delayed – and even worse, completely stalled – housing projects (launched in 2014 or before) continue to plague the Indian residential sector. While stalled or stuck projects have seen absolutely no construction activity, delayed projects have seen minimal progress. Mumbai, 2 Aug 2021: Given the huge funding crunch in the construction industry, the outlook …

IFAD and partners to announce upcoming coalition to support public development banks’ financing of sustainable and equitable food systems

Rome, 27 July 2021 – Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial investments – by some estimates as much as US$350 billion per year over the next decade. Public Development Banks (PDBs) have the potential to help finance this, and generate exponential social and economic returns, according …

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Get intoxicated by the art of writing with these addictive, cocktail-themed inks with merry colours and merrier names. If inspiration is in short supply, reach for the bottle – of ink. Lapis Bard’s addictive, cocktail-themed inks are fun, fierce, and utterly fabulous. These safe-to-use, water soluble inks are carefully formulated with an optimal pH, meaning …

Developing Principles for Regulation and Pricing of Alcoholic Beverages Sectors in India’ by ICRIER and PLR Chamber

‘ ·         The first of its kind report provides how states can implement transparent policies through use of technology. ·         It provides a model for taxation for the state governments that is based on evidence and data and can be customised to meet the objective of different states ·         Alcoholic Beverages are among the top …

ArcelorMittal Sestao to become the world’s first full-scale zero carbon-emissions[1] steel plant

Harnessing green hydrogen and renewable electricity, the Sestao plant will achieve zero carbon-emissions. ArcelorMittal today announces that its Sestao plant in Spain will become the world’s first full-scale zero carbon-emissions steel plant. The development is the result of a memorandum of understanding signed today with the Government of Spain that will see an investment of …

Guiding coal companies to meet the dual challenge of net zero and a just transition – By Noora Puro, Manager – GRI Sector Program

As the build-up continues to the pandemic-delayed UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), all eyes – and hopefully all agendas – are on how to reach net-zero carbon emissions. And as the International Energy Agency (IEA) made clear in its recent Net Zero by 2050 report, this aim will fall short without a radical decrease this …