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in NEWSSmart Cities Mission To Focus On Health Projects To Support Karnataka To Tackle COVID-19
Smart Cities Mission will upscale health projects to handle the COVID-19 situation. Bengaluru: The Centre’s Smart Cities Mission has proposed to upscale its current projects to handle the COVID-19 situation and will help Karnataka government to contain its spread, by focusing on strengthening health infrastructure, among others, officials said. The Smart Cities Mission, which was […] More
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Reliance JioMart Service Officially Rolls Out Across Popular Metro Cities
JioMart has been in the test run phase for the past few months serving in several areas of Navi Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan. News18.com Last Updated: May 23, 2020, 3:04 PM IST With the recent strategic partnership with Facebook, Reliance Jio had announced JioMart, where consumers could get access to the […] More
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From hub cities to reworked Olympic qualifying, Curling Canada looking at all scenarios for sport’s return
As the days get longer and summer heat rises, Curling Canada is keeping an icy stare on the upcoming season, trying to come up with every way imaginable to keep the nation’s teams at peak performance. Both Curling Canada CEO Katherine Henderson and Gerry Peckham, the organization’s high performance director, said they are taking steps […] More
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Swiggy, Zomato start home delivery of alcohol in Ranchi; to add other cities over next couple of days
Swiggy, on-demand delivery platform backed by China’s Tencent has enabled online processing and home delivery of alcohol through the ‘Wine Shops’ category on the Swiggy app. The service went live in Ranchi on Thursday after obtaining necessary approvals from the Jharkhand government, with other major cities in the state launching within a week, Swiggy said. […] More
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in BUSINESSCoronavirus Lockdown: Flipkart partners Vishal Mega Mart for home delivery of essentials in 26 cities
New Delhi: Walmart-owned Flipkart on Tuesday said it has partnered with retail store chain, Vishal Mega Mart for home delivery of essential items in 26 cities in the country, including Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru and Kolkata. Under the partnership, consumers will be able to order products from over 365 Vishal Mega Mart stores and get them delivered […] More
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Snapdeal receives 65% orders from red zone cities on Day one of Lockdown 4.0
E-commerce major, Snapdeal on Monday said that on Day 1 of the expanded operations, the orders grew rapidly and had crossed 2.4 times the average of the previous 15 days by 3 pm on 18th May. The surge in orders started around 10 pm on Sunday and has been growing every hour from 8 am […] More
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Cities grappling with COVID-19 costs call for federal, provincial co-operation for emergency aid
Canada’s cities are continuing to appeal to Ottawa and the provinces for emergency funding to absorb mounting costs associated with COVID-19 — a commitment some mayors say is necessary to avoid taking drastic measures to make up for revenue shortfalls brought on by the crisis. Drops in transit ridership, mounting costs of purchasing new equipment […] More
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US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
If we continue on this path, “cities will become warmer, more polluted and generally more unhealthy for inhabitants,” said David Nowak, a senior US Forest Service scientist and co-author of the study. Nowak says there are many reasons our tree canopy is declining, including hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, insects and disease. But the one reason for […] More
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These Rare Animals Have Been Spotted Since Lockdown in Cities
Image of Civet roaming on a road in Kerala. While the lockdown has pushed the humans indoors, many rare animals seem to have been spotted romaing around freely on roads and through neighbourhoods. Trending Desk Last Updated: May 15, 2020, 11:56 AM IST National Endangered Species Day is observed on the […] More
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Brazilian cities move toward lockdowns as COVID-19 crisis intensifies
Faced with overwhelmed hospitals and surging coronavirus deaths, Brazilian state and city governments are proceeding with mandatory lockdowns against the will of President Jair Bolsonaro, who says job losses are more damaging than COVID-19. The movements of Brazilians have been completely restricted in fewer than two dozen cities scattered across this nation of 211 million […] More
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Our cities may never look the same again after the pandemic
For advocates of walkable, unpolluted and vehicle-free cities, the past few weeks have offered an unprecedented opportunity to test the ideas they have long lobbied for. With Covid-19 lockdowns vastly reducing the use of roads and public transit systems, city authorities — from Liverpool to Lima — are taking advantage by closing streets to cars, […] More
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“No Migrant Should Return On Foot,” Says Yogi Adityanath No migrant labourer should walk back to home in Uttar Pradesh on foot from big cities like Delhi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the state officials on Thur
UP migrants seen sitting on roads after police stopped them. Lucnkow, Uttar Pradesh: No migrant labourer should walk back to home in Uttar Pradesh on foot from big cities like Delhi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the state officials on Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic. The state government “has been actively engaged in bringing them (migrants) […] More
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