April 2011
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Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Urban Age →
a world wide investigation into the future of cities
Apr 21st
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“My government’s effort would be to create a slum free India in five years...”
– President of India, Pratibha Patil’s address to the Joint Session of 15th Lok Sabha in New Delhi, June 2009
Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
“Mumbai’s Dharavi slum is the most entrepreneurial place I’ve ever...”
– “New Land of Opportunity” by Ed Glaeser, Forbes Magazine
Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Apr 20th
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in·for·mal·i·ty
noun /,infôr’malitē/ informalities, plural 1. Relaxed, friendly or unofficial style of nature; absence of formality - INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT It is estimated that over 90 percent of India’s workforce is employed in the informal sector.  ~ approx 370 million workers, i.e. > population of the United States. - INFORMAL HOUSING One fifth of India’s urban population live in...
Apr 20th