India is expected to have an urban population of 590 million by 2030 with 68 cities having a population of more than 1 million (India’s Urban Awakening: Building Inclusive Cities, Sustaining Economic Growth, McKinsey Global Institute). In the last few years, India’s focus on the urban sector has undergone a paradigm shift with urban planning […]
India is expected to have an urban population of 590 million by 2030 with 68 cities having a population of more than 1 million (India’s Urban Awakening: Building Inclusive Cities, Sustaining Economic Growth, McKinsey Global Institute). In the last few years, India’s focus on the urban sector has undergone a paradigm shift with urban planning […]
Iconic Tower, Marine Park at Chilika to attract tourists The Tourism Master Plan for Chilika, which has been placed before the State Government, has drawn up massive projects to cash in on the USP of the brackish water lagoon and the ecological resources the region has to offer. A flagship Iconic Tower and Marine Park […]
Tourism master plan has 10 projects to boost infrastructure Chilika lagoon, Asia’s largest brackish water lake with opening into the Bay of Bengal, may leave its mark on the tourism map of the country as the Odisha government is pushing for massive infrastructure improvement around the waterbody. Photo Courtesy: The Hindu Newspaper Impressed with the […]
The partnership between the Royal Norwegian Embassy and IPE Global was further strengthened with the signing of the contract with enhanced terms for the administration of projects under Norway India Partnership Initiative. This project supports the collaboration between the Government of Norway and India, to reduce child mortality in India. The program supports interventions both […]
IPE Global continues to expand its international urban development capability with the appointments of Jamie Simpson as Global Lead for Infrastructure and Urban Development and Dr Richard Slater as Director of Research, Development & Learning. IPE Global’s Vice Chairman & Managing Director Ashwajit Singh commented, “IPE Global has worked closely with both Jamie and Richard over […]
IPE Global has been partnering governments at central, state and city level across India to help design, operationalize and implement a wide range of urban investment programmes, including AMRUT, SBM and the Smart City Mission. Manish Arora of BW Smartcities in conversation with Richard Slater, Director Research, Development & Learning, IPE Global What are your views […]
IPE Global Limited in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) hosted an Action Meet to catalyse market based health systems to promote“Equitable Health for Urban Poor”. The Action Meet was organized as part of Project ‘PAHAL’ (Partnerships for Affordable Health Access & Longevity), […]
Shailja Dutt, the founder and chairperson of executive search firm Stellar Search is a staunch proponent of rehiring. But not before she asked a head honcho of a top-notch global company why he took old employees back. His perspective had a radical effect on her opinion. “They want to come back home with greater experience, […]
The Ethiopian government is so impressed with the India Education system that they flew all the way to India to study the Indian policies and later, implement them in their country. While we, the people of India, always criticise the education system, the Ethiopian government is so inspired by the same, that they came all […]
“Society that fails its women and girls, ultimately fails itself. Women’s social and economic empowerment is critical for gender equality and for achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Women make up one half of the world’s human capital and yet women continue to be denied control and access to resources and […]
Budget 2017: ‘Achhe Din’ (Good Days) for the poor expected Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present the Union Budget 2017 on Wednesday, February 1. This is his third Budget but uncertainty prevails due to the sudden death of MP E Ahamed. Also, President Pranab Mukherjee will address both Houses of Parliament on the […]
