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Real estate blues
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/01/2018
» Real estate, the second largest employer in the Indian economy, has been hit badly by reforms including demonetisation, the crackdown on "black money", tax changes and new consumer-friendly regulations intended to hold developers more accountable.
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Connected at last
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 16/05/2016
» There are dark circles under his eyes. His smile displays teeth stained by constant chewing of betel leaves. His vest hangs out from under his shirt along with an evident paunch. Open buttons under the collar expose a gold chain he proudly flaunts.
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For god's sake
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 04/07/2016
» The first thing you notice about Devmali, a village in Ajmer district of western Rajasthan, is that everyone lives in houses made of mud. Using cement and bricks, local residents explain, would anger their local deity Devnarayan and bring bad luck. Only he deserves a concrete temple.
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Money mess
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 05/12/2016
» Saurabh Goyal is facing the worst time of his life. The director of BD Green Homes, a New Delhi real estate company, he has not made a single property deal since the government launched its surprise demonetisation campaign.
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Fast track to India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 31/10/2016
» India has made significant strides under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to position itself as more friendly to foreign investment, but the actual process of getting a new business off the ground is still not as smooth as investors or authorities want it to be.
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River rescue
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 19/09/2016
» Every time Ramesh Sharma crosses a bridge over the Yamuna River to get to his office in the centre of New Delhi, his heart aches and his stomach churns.
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'No minimum wage, no emigration,' says India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 18/05/2015
» The Indian government may deny emigration clearance to Gulf countries if the latter do not agree to pay recommended minimum wages prescribed by its embassies for different categories of Indian workers in those countries.
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Migrant workers finally getting respect in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/06/2020
» The images of millions of Indians walking, cycling or packed into the backs of trucks, concrete mixers or goods train coaches headed back to their home towns are still fresh in everyone's memories.
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Migration mess
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 06/04/2020
» When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown on March 24, it was aimed at ensuring social distancing and giving authorities time to ramp up facilities including testing kits, hospital beds and ventilators in the fight against the new coronavirus.
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Clean transformation: Indian city winning war on waste
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/02/2020
» Fruit seller Neeraj Karat is proud of his city. This was not the case just four years ago, when a large heap of garbage was part of the landscape just a few hundred metres from his stall in Jabalpur.
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