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PTI 02:36 PM | November 12,2009
The Rs32,000-crore Slum Redevelopment Authority scheme was introduced in 1995, only 1.5 lakh houses are constructed over the past 14 years against the targeted 8 lakh
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Madhurima Nandy 11:04 PM | October 16,2009
Five consortia have to be chosen to develop one sector each of the 535-acre shanty town in Mumbai, to make it a part of the growing residential and commercial development within Mumbai
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Madhurima Nandy 10:40 PM | August 04,2009
Some of the 14 firms left in the fray may be edgy after cancellation of financial bids by Maharashtra govt
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Madhurima Nandy 10:21 PM | March 04,2009
The 14 consortia, which are now eligible to bid for the project, went through a two-week process of presenting draft masterplans of how they would redevelop the 535-acre shantytown in Mumbai
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Gouri Shah 09:30 PM | February 26,2009
Bunches of hoardings are increasingly being used by advertisers to create a bigger presence for their brands
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Jharna Mazumdar 11:44 PM | February 25,2009
Lower earnings and job losses in the 57,000 or so tiny industrial units that are packed into the slum’s 600 acres have created a steady stream of reverse migrants, who are moving back to their villages
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AFP 11:54 AM | February 23,2009
Some Indian filmmakers said the film’s Oscar success would have an indirect impact on the domestic industry
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Madhurima Nandy 02:00 AM | February 12,2009
Developer Akruti City Ltd has allied with DLF Ltd, after Limitless Llc. pulled out of the Akruti-Limitless consortium
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The Good Life | Shoba Narayan 12:43 AM | October 03,2008
Hotel housekeepers are, in my mind, the unsung heroines of the hospitality business
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11:56 PM | August 27,2008
Slums are also vibrant centres of commerce and industry, as any visitor to Dharavi will know
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Dominic Whiting / Reuters 12:52 PM | June 09,2008
Municipal authorities and developers seek to raze the Dharavi slum area to the ground and replace it with office towers, luxury apartments and shopping malls
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Paromita Shastri 12:52 AM | May 27,2008
World Bank study says poverty line of under Rs12 a day for rural India too low; calls lack of pvt role big lacuna
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Aliyah Shahid 01:41 AM | March 12,2008
Tours to slums, which are getting popular, are being seen as a way to support the needy; but critics say it’s unethical
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Mark to Market | Manas Chakravarty 11:55 PM | December 02,2007
Value of equity shares traded in India in 2006 was 0.9% of world total, up marginally from 0.8% in 1997; China’s share rose from 1.9% in 1997 to 2.4% in 2006
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Gayatri Ramanathan 12:19 AM | October 05,2007
Although the government has asked for a minimum premium of Rs450 per sq ft, builders have bid to pay up to Rs3,500 per sq ft
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