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Integrated Townships – Giving The Village Back To Urban India

– Anil Pharande, CMD – Pharande Spaces   While the concept of integrated township living is still something of a novelty in India, the concept of living in integrated residential communities is definitely not. If we look at how configurations like villages work, then it emerges that Indians have been living in integrated residential communities for a very …

Indiscriminate Use of Common Painkillers High among Indians; May Increase Risk of Heart Disease – Dr Upendra Kaul, Executive Director & Dean, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre And Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj

People living with chronic excruciating pains such as arthritis, sinus infections, migraines often consume painkillers regularly over prolonged periods Do you frequently use common painkillers such as Asprin or Ibuprofen without prescription to treat everyday stomach aches, frequent migraine headaches or joint pains? Have you been doing it for years? If yes, you might be …

RBI KEEPS RATES UNCHANGED, SECTOR NOT SATISFIED

In its fifth monetary policy of the calendar year and third of this fiscal year, the RBI announced that there will be no change in the rates in this policy review. With this decision, the repo rate stands unchanged at 7.25 percent, reverse repo rate at 6.25 percent, Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) at 21.5 percent …

New-Age Sectors Begin To Dominate Office Space Occupancy

While the share of dominant sectors like IT/ ITeS and manufacturing has continued to decline, the share of emerging sectors like eCommerce, healthcare and bio-tech increased. BFSI has returned to its long-term average share   Anuj Puri, Chairman and Country Head at JLL India JLL Research’s latest report ‘Is Indian Real Estate Heading Towards A …

Solar Power: A Homebuyer’s Perspective

Ashwinder Raj Singh, CEO – Residential Services, JLL India   Solar power promises to change the way electricity is generated in the country, and it has an impact on the real estate sector as well. With Mr. Narendra Modi raising the target of solar electricity generation from 20,000MW to 100,000MW by 2022 at a cost …