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'Cities Today Are Heat Traps, Prioritise Nature': UN Chief Heat Officer
Eleni Myrivili, one of the field's pioneers who currently serves as the Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat, spoke about the urgent need to redesign cities to keep asphalt-riddled areas from turning into impossible-to-escape "ovens".
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Nikhil Kamath Asks Cops Why Bengaluru Traffic Is Getting Worse. Their Reply
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath brought together two of Bengaluru's top police officers and asked them if there was any solution to Bengaluru's traffic problems.
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Pope Leo XIV Begins First Full Week with Global Outreach and Calls for Peace
The pope's inauguration mass at St Peter's Square on Sunday, May 18 will be a far grander affair -- his first public mass as pope, during which he will preside before thousands of worshippers and world leaders.
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Dubai's MBS Global Investments to Build $9 Billion Financial Hub in the Maldives: Report
Dubai-based MBS crypto exchange is set to allocate $8.8 billion (roughly Rs. 74,164 crore) over a period of five years to grow the Web3 ecosystem in Maldives. The creation of the "Maldives International Financial Centre" is the focus point of Maldives' crypto-related masterplan, Financial Times claimed in its report.
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Style Capitals: World's Top 8 Cities For Street Style Fashion
Whether you're a vintage junkie or just like to dress with a bit of edge, these uber cool cities prove that street style fashion doesn't need a storefront.
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How Melting Glaciers Threaten Biodiversity, Lives And Water Resources
Glacial melting can result in nuclear power plant shutdowns, agriculture and water resources being put at risk, and coastal cities being threatened by flooding.
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This City Is The World's Most Polluted. Hint: It's Not Delhi
A small city on the Meghalaya-Assam border, nearly 2,000 kilometres away from Delhi, is the most polluted in the world, according to a report published by a global pollution watchdog.
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Mumbai Ranked 14th Best Food City In The World, Khau Gallis Get A Mention
Popular global publication Time Out recently released its list of the world's 20 best cities for food for 2025. Only one Indian city was featured on it.
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'Climate Whiplash' Hitting World's Cities Amid Rising Temperatures: Study
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday.
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Google Inaugurates 'Ananta', Its Biggest India Office In Bengaluru
Google has inaugurated 'Ananta,' one of its largest global offices, in Mahadevapura, Bengaluru.
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Budget 2025: Tech in Focus With Framework for GCCs, New 'Fund of Funds' for startups, CoE for AI
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a national framework for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), a Rs 500-crore Centre of Excellence in AI for education, and a deep tech 'Fund of Funds' in the Union Budget. The framework will guide states in promoting GCCs in Tier-2 cities, enhancing talent and infrastructure, building byelaw reforms, and f...
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UKs University Of Surrey To Open Campus In Gujarat's Gift City
The project is dependent on regulatory approval from Gujarat International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) under the International Branch Campus Regulations.
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Mumbai Makes It To The World's Best Cities List, Ranks 49th
Mumbai takes the 49th spot in Time Out's global rankings, recognised for its rich heritage, culinary delights, and vibrant energy.
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India Ready For Maha Kumbh Mela, World's Largest Religious Gathering
India is all set to host the world's largest gathering of humanity, with over 400 million people expected to gather in the city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh for the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival.
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Global Power City Index: Dubai Ranks First In Middle East, Eighth Globally
Dubai has been ranked eighth worldwide and first in the Middle East in the Global Power City Index 2024 (GPCI) for the second year in a row.
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'Cities Today Are Heat Traps, Prioritise Nature': UN Chief Heat Officer
Eleni Myrivili, one of the field's pioneers who currently serves as the Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat, spoke about the urgent need to redesign cities to keep asphalt-riddled areas from turning into impossible-to-escape "ovens".
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Nikhil Kamath Asks Cops Why Bengaluru Traffic Is Getting Worse. Their Reply
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath brought together two of Bengaluru's top police officers and asked them if there was any solution to Bengaluru's traffic problems.
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Pope Leo XIV Begins First Full Week with Global Outreach and Calls for Peace
The pope's inauguration mass at St Peter's Square on Sunday, May 18 will be a far grander affair -- his first public mass as pope, during which he will preside before thousands of worshippers and world leaders.
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Dubai's MBS Global Investments to Build $9 Billion Financial Hub in the Maldives: Report
Dubai-based MBS crypto exchange is set to allocate $8.8 billion (roughly Rs. 74,164 crore) over a period of five years to grow the Web3 ecosystem in Maldives. The creation of the "Maldives International Financial Centre" is the focus point of Maldives' crypto-related masterplan, Financial Times claimed in its report.
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Style Capitals: World's Top 8 Cities For Street Style Fashion
Whether you're a vintage junkie or just like to dress with a bit of edge, these uber cool cities prove that street style fashion doesn't need a storefront.
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How Melting Glaciers Threaten Biodiversity, Lives And Water Resources
Glacial melting can result in nuclear power plant shutdowns, agriculture and water resources being put at risk, and coastal cities being threatened by flooding.
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This City Is The World's Most Polluted. Hint: It's Not Delhi
A small city on the Meghalaya-Assam border, nearly 2,000 kilometres away from Delhi, is the most polluted in the world, according to a report published by a global pollution watchdog.
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Mumbai Ranked 14th Best Food City In The World, Khau Gallis Get A Mention
Popular global publication Time Out recently released its list of the world's 20 best cities for food for 2025. Only one Indian city was featured on it.
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'Climate Whiplash' Hitting World's Cities Amid Rising Temperatures: Study
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed on Wednesday.
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Google Inaugurates 'Ananta', Its Biggest India Office In Bengaluru
Google has inaugurated 'Ananta,' one of its largest global offices, in Mahadevapura, Bengaluru.
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Budget 2025: Tech in Focus With Framework for GCCs, New 'Fund of Funds' for startups, CoE for AI
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a national framework for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), a Rs 500-crore Centre of Excellence in AI for education, and a deep tech 'Fund of Funds' in the Union Budget. The framework will guide states in promoting GCCs in Tier-2 cities, enhancing talent and infrastructure, building byelaw reforms, and f...
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UKs University Of Surrey To Open Campus In Gujarat's Gift City
The project is dependent on regulatory approval from Gujarat International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) under the International Branch Campus Regulations.
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Mumbai Makes It To The World's Best Cities List, Ranks 49th
Mumbai takes the 49th spot in Time Out's global rankings, recognised for its rich heritage, culinary delights, and vibrant energy.
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India Ready For Maha Kumbh Mela, World's Largest Religious Gathering
India is all set to host the world's largest gathering of humanity, with over 400 million people expected to gather in the city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh for the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival.
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Global Power City Index: Dubai Ranks First In Middle East, Eighth Globally
Dubai has been ranked eighth worldwide and first in the Middle East in the Global Power City Index 2024 (GPCI) for the second year in a row.
