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The New Tokyo Edition Offers an Urban Hideaway
My Instagram feed started to fill up with pictures of Tokyo weeks before my early November trip there. There were the bright lights of Shibuya Crossing, the dusty art books from Jinbch, and the charred yakitori skewers from a hidden Shinjuku izakaya. It dawned on me that most of the posters were ...
The Seine: carbon-free urban distribution via water
Eighty-five percent of commodities arriving at Le Havre by sea are subsequently carried by road to Rouen and the Paris region. In comparison, a river barge can convey 5,000 tonnes of goods, or the equivalent of 250 trucks. With the rise of e-commerce, which places increasing strain on metropolita...
How's Suburban Healthcare
A recent study found that the distance to a general practitioner (GP) in many urban regions might be more than 9 kilometres. Many experts in the business think that insufficient design is to blame for this issue. According to the findings of a study that was conducted not too long ago by the Aust...
First Health Alliance Of Australia
To promote the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the Research Alliance for Urban Goori Health will bring together a research organization, a health service, and a primary health care provider. Cancer care, rehabilitation programs, and novel modes of treatment, such as hospi...
ADNOC Establishes Debt Issuing Unit for Boosting Oil Production Capacity by 2030
The oil and gas giant of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation, has established a new debt issuing unit in order to assist in funding its projects, including the increase in oil production capacity from the current 4 million barrels per day to 5 million barrels per day by 2...
Dealing with Urban Heat in Singapore
The Singapore Space & Technology Limited (SSTL) and the World Bank have partnered for the second year in a row for the organization of Digital Earth Partnership Technology Challenge that measures and analyzes extreme urban heat. The aim of this partnership is to address the impact of Urban He...
Urban Planning in Singapore
Urban planners in Singapore have been doing their job rather successfully in the last few years.
The urban planning blueprint of Singapore is only reviewed after every ten years to make sure that the infrastructure of the city-state is aligned with its changing demography and needs or d...
Indian government is allotting 50% concession on land for promoting electric vehicles
Highlights
- Government land being allotted on concessional rates
- Officials informed that charging stations will be installed on these lands
The urban development and housing department, will be allotting government land on concessiona...
CHINA TO ISSUE GUIDELINE ON ASSET-LIGHT HOUSE RENTALS
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- China to issue guidelines on asset-lights house rentals.
- The country will also clarify regulatory measures for those engaged in sublease operations.
- Housing rental companies need to set up a regulatory account for rental ...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF 56,368 NEW HOUSES
HIGHLIGHTS
- Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 2021, the Indian government has approved the construction of 56,368 New Houses.
- The progress of Light House Projects was recently reviewed.
- MoHUA has urged the UTs and states to ensure 100% comple...
STUDENTS IN SUBURBAN TOKYO MOLESTED BY TEACHER CAUSING PTSD TO THE FORMER
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- Students in suburban Tokyo molested by teachers causing PTSD to the former.
- The city of Inagi in Tokyo has been sued by an elementary school student and their parents.
- The family has sued the city for 5.5 million yen.
FIRST MAJOR HYBRID URBAN COMPLEX TO BE BUILT IN HELSINKI, FINLAND
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- The construction of the first ever major hybrid complex is all set to take place in the city of Helsinki in Finland
- The new structure will be including a tram dept, a shopping center and also several residential flats
The...
MALTA TO LAUNCH NEW EUROPEAN HUB TO TRANSFORM THE MOBILITY ECOSYSTEM
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- The launch of new European hub will be transforming the mobility ecosystem of Malta
- The EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology
- The main aim of the EIT Urban Mobility is to crea...
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED LIKELY TO ACQUIRE MILKBASKET AND URBAN LADDER
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• As per the reports, Reliance will take over Urban Ladder for a sum of $30 million
• Reportedly Urban Ladder was previously in talks with Flipkart and FabIndia for a potential sale
• Reliance is looking to strengthen its JioMart by taking o...
GREATEST ONLINE MARKET FOR THAILAND FARMERS; URBAN FARMING FOR THAIS
HIGHLIGHTS
- Thailand to grow to sell farm products through online
- It will capture both the national and global market through online selling
- Thailand open for urban farming
Capturing nation online
BANGALORE: KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT PLANNING TO REOPEN LIQUOR OUTLETS FROM MAY 4
Highlights
• All the liquor outlets, malls and other businesses might start again from next week
• Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa expressed his confidence over getting permission from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to restart economic activities
Accor...
JAPANESE SEKISUI WINS MANUFACTURING CONTRACT FOR UK’S LARGEST VILLAGE
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- Inholm, largest planned village in UK has awarded its manufacturing contract to Sekisui
- Sekisui will collaborate with Urban Splash, a developer on this project
The planned village Inholm will have a capacity of 406 modula...
Retail landscape of Buffalo Niagara will be reshaped by the town centers
As it can be seen from the rapid, as well as, drastic decline of enclosed shopping malls, projects relevant to retail struggle heavily in sustaining themselves anymore.
In another place in the country, developers have experienced huge success after they turned conventional shopping mall...
LES BENJAMINS FROM REGIONAL LABE; MAKES ITS DEBUT IN PARIS FASHION WEEK FOR MEN
The streetwear company Les Benjamins is very aware of its national roots, as well as on Friday in Palais De Tokyo it displayed its latest collection at Paris Men's Fashion Week.
While the men's fashion week, both males as well as females have been shown the company's look. T...
1992 Automobile law in Japan has improved air quality
A law passed in Japan in 1992 focused on improving the urban air quality. In order to achieve the purpose, it determined to ban vehicles that violated certain emission standards from being registered in designated areas.
Based on a recent study published in Contemporary Economic Policy,...