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India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. While the expansion and improvement of road transport improves socio-economic development, they have also brought significant environmental challenges in India, including a sharp rise in CO2 emissions and air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOX) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5).

In the race against climate change, nations worldwide face a monumental challenge: balancing the urgent need for sustainable development with the financial resources required to implement transformative solutions. This is where blended finance emerges as one of the tools in the fight against climate change with the strategic use of development finance and philanthropic funds to mobilise private capital flows to emerging markets.

Any organisation that constantly interacts with its customers to ensure a steady source of revenue, requires a customer-centric approach.  This necessitates putting the customer at the centre of all their decisions related to delivering products, services and experiences.

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities IBM.

The people of Kodungaiyur, living under the shadow of mountains of waste, yearn for one thing - for the dumpyard that blights their neighbourhood to be gone. They have been promised this and more - a park where the dumpyard now stands is one of these promises. Generations have come and gone, but the dumpyard remains. 

பல வருடங்களாக கொடுங்கையூர் மக்கள் இந்த ஒரு வாக்கியத்தை கேட்டு கேட்டு அலுத்து விட்டார்கள் - அதாவது, கொடுங்கையூர் குப்பைமேடு சுத்தமாகிவிடும்; மேலும், அந்த இடத்தில் பூங்கா அமைக்கப்படும். இதை கேட்ட பிள்ளைகளின் பிள்ளைகள் இன்று பள்ளி செல்ல தொடங்கிவிட்டார்கள், ஆனால் அங்கே மாற்றம் ஏதும் நடந்திடவில்லை. இன்று மீண்டும் அந்த வார்த்தைகள் கொடுங்கையூர் வீதிகளில் உலாவருகிறது. இம்முறை கொஞ்சம் மும்முரமாக வேலைகளும் நடந்துகொண்டு இருப்பதால், அங்குள்ள மக்களும் மிகவும் நம்பிக்கையாக உள்ளார்கள்.

Two-wheelers are the preferred mode of transportation for many Indians. They are certainly more affordable than a car. It is no wonder then that, globally, India has the highest number of registered two-wheelers and they account for nearly 75% of all vehicles registered in the country (Road Transport Year Book 2020, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways).