The Guardian:
Robert Yates returns to the streets of Liverpool, where he grew up, to report on a story of deprivation and hopeIn a parade of shops on County Road in Walton, north Liverpool, a couple of signs compete for attention. "Slip! T (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Aaron Cohen travels the world, rescuing girls sold into prostitution. He tells Carole Cadwalladr why he does it – and how a suburban kid turned heroin addict became a human rights campaignerI don't know where to even start w (Read More)
AME Info Latest News:
The Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP), the European Investment Bank's (EIB) financial arm for the Mediterranean Region, has today provided the Syrian Ministry of Local Administration with a EU (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Once a place to escape to, the suburbs became a byword for conservatism. Owen Hatherley on a surprising exhibition at the London Transport MuseumA couple of years ago, I temporarily moved out of south-east London, where I hav (Read More)
Bangalore-Cities-The Times of India:
Fearing strictures from the Supreme Court, a high-level committee headed by chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has fixed a timeline for implementation of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project. (Read More)
Ahmedabad-Cities-The Times of India:
At least 143 papers discussing Asian cities and the problems they face in terms of infrastructure, planning, increasing population and sustainability will be part of the 10th congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (AP (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Swelling population 'risks demographic disaster'• Cynicism and disaffection among disturbing findingsPakistan faces a "demographic disaster" if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical a (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
• Shortage threatens low-carbon targets, argues business group• Gap comes as demand for scientists and engineers increasingBritain lacks the skills or training facilities to make the successful transition to a low-carbon econ (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
The NHS should be freed from direct government control and run as a separate body without political interference, according to its former chief executive.In an article that will be interpreted as support for Conservative refo (Read More)
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans:
Most traditional wireline data services spending by U.S. businesses has been consistently falling in 2009, according to the latest market study by In-Stat. However, there are a few exceptions to this trend.Overall, In-Stat ex (Read More)
Reuters:
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd said on Friday it received an order worth 8.5 billion rupees from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for upgradation work in Bihar.
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India Times:
Infrastructure firm Nagarjuna Constructions Company (NCC) is set to form a joint venture with an Indonesian coal mining company to aid supply of coal for its Rs 14,000-crore thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Richard Lambert says even the Conservatives are not ambitious enough about cutting the Britain's deficitRichard Lambert can see for himself the hole into which public money is being poured. Outside the CBI's offices in London (Read More)
Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India:
Following opposition to its decision to curtail spending on infrastructure projects at the ward level by 25%, the BMC will now implement it on a trial basis for eight days. (Read More)
Reuters:
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India Infrastructure Finance Co Ltd (IIFCL) is likely to get a credit facility of 80 million euros from Germany's KFW, said a top official at IIFCL.
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Guardian Unlimited: Technology:
A rash of reports from the US suggests that, after 'social', 'local' may be the web's next buzzwordSeveral reports from the US make the point: local is the new buzzword in the land of web entrepreneurship. No wonder. As more (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Marc Bolland says that more customers are flocking to Wm Morrison's stores, as he prepares to move to M&SHe's been dubbed the Flying Dutchman and (more curiously) the Billion Dollar Man, after accepting the chief executive' (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Autocar's Hilton Holloway:The news that BMW has won the bid to become to official vehicle supplier to the 2012 London Olympics is a serious disappointment. Not because there's likely to be much wrong with the next-generation (Read More)
Reuters:
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - General Electric Co expects anaemic revenue growth in 2010 for its technology infrastructure segment, as developed economies such as the United States and Europe remain mired in the economic downt (Read More)
Patna-Cities-The Times of India:
Ahluwalia said that in a backward states like Bihar, the development of infrastructure should be done with the public investment and at a later stage through public-private partnership mode. (Read More)