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Developer’s Credibility Matters In Uncertain Times

Om Ahuja, CEO – Residential Services, JLL India   We are currently witnessing a market scenario wherein inflation and interest rates will taper down even as the GDP growth rate picks up, and selective asset classes are becoming increasingly attractive for investment. International market dynamics suggests that gold and crude oil will continue to weaken, …

Essel Group eyes West Bengal for Smart City Projects, Bets Big on Integrated Smart Utilities Model

Model proposes to offer multiple utility services under one roof, slated to be first-of-its kind Kolkata December 10, 2014:Essel Group, India’s leading business conglomerate is making big strides towards realizing the Smart City dream of India and will bank on its flagship single-window utility offering, ‘Smart Utilities’ to set the pace for building integrated smart …

Green Light For Sustainable Development In India?

Anuj Puri, Chairman & Country Head, JLL India   The real estate sector in India is one of the largest drivers of the country’s economic growth. Real estate in India provides large-scale employment and contributes massively to the country’s GDP.  While real estate is vigorously driving growth, it is also true that it is adversely …

GOLD REPORT-DEC 2014: Umesh Shanmugam

The technical structure of the gold chart also isn’t pretty. Despite last Monday’s huge upside reversal the daily chart is still exhibiting a bear flag pattern as price remains below a declining 50-day simple moving average and has consistently demonstrated an inability to maintain rallies above the $1200 level: A couple of other headwinds face gold …

And God created Packaged Drinking Water – Chawm Ganguly

Water,water,everywhere Ever wonder how the multinationals and trans-nationals  of the world (not to forget our own walking-talking advertisements for Make in India) have already converted an “ubiquity” (something that is omnipresent) into a “commodity” that can be commercially exploited. Yes, we are talking of water here – packaged drinking water, if you may. I know …

Investment In Residential Or Commercial Property – Which is Better?

Arvind Jain, Managing Director – Pride Group Residential and commercial property investment is the obvious choice for most property investors, but there are essential differences between these two asset classes. When the choice falls between either residential or commercial property investment in India, residential does have certain advantages. In most Indian cities, there is usually …

Solar can contribute 10%-13% to India’s grid power supply by 2024: Dr. Tobias Engelmeier Founder and Director, BRIDGE TO INDIA

There is no doubt that the Indian energy industry (much like other industries) is currently undergoing a phase of massive change.India’s power requirement has been growing at a CAGR of 5.2% for past seven years.[1]Applying the past growth rate to the future, BRIDGE TO INDIA estimates the power requirement in India by 2024 is likely …

Beware Of Fly-By-Night Real Estate Developers

Kishor Pate, CMD – Amit Enterprises Housing Ltd. The daily papers are replete with complaints by buyers who had been led astray or otherwise victimized by fly-by-night developers who specialize in launching small one-off projects and then wash their hands off the project. In a market environment where the exists a high degree of customer …

Do Not Ignore Bad Breath: Axiss Dental

Bad breath is enough to shoo away people from you. If it is persistent, do not ignore seeing a dentist, writes Dr Neha Kanwar, Senior Dental Consultant, Axiss Dental, India’s leading multi-specialty chain of dental clinics   Somebody screams at you to ‘shut your mouth’ and you find the sudden explosion inexplicable. But when the …

Had Coal Not been there – Chawm Ganguly

As the world grapples with the twin menace of Global Warming and Climate Change, Coal is increasingly becoming a dirty word. From Polar bears suffering due to the melting ice caps, to Climate Refugees in Bangladesh waiting for the deluge brought about by the rising sea levels that will spell their doom, everything is traced …