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India ranks 31st in JLL's Global Real Estate Transparency Index

The consultant noted that "India has made a remarkable leap forward in JLL's Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2024, reaching the transparent tier for the first time"




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MSN Realty, new venture by MSN Pharma promoters, to focus on Hyderabad real estate

The company plans to focus on developing 20 million square feet of residential and commercial spaces in Hyderabad over the next five years.




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Ajoy Mehta leaves behind a more compliant real estate sector in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority’s outgoing chairman did not shy away from wielding the regulatory whip, ensuring that builders realised that homebuyers have the right to expect timely delivery of their houses, with all the promised amenities




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Bengaluru residential real estate soars amid high demand and limited inventory

Areas such as Bagaluru, Hennur, Whitefield, and Varthur-Sarjapur are witnessing substantial price increases, attributed to pent-up demand from the pandemic




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Bengaluru leads retail/consumer packaged goods GCC boom as India sees rapid growth in the sector

The ANSR report anticipates over 25 new GCCs in the sector to emerge in the next 2-3 years, further solidifying India’s position as a global hub




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Signature Global to deliver 16 msf houses over next two years

The real estate developer is targeting collections of ₹3800 crore in the current fiscal year




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Chennai-based realtor Casagrand files DRHP for ₹1,100 crore IPO

The IPO includes a fresh issue of up to ₹1,000 crore and an offer for sale of up to ₹100 crore by Promoter Selling Shareholders.




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Institutional investments in real estate advance 45% in July-September: Colliers

Alternate assets, which include data centres, life sciences and schools, did not receive any funding in July-September.




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Home sales, office leasing show robust growth in 2024 so far

BL Mumbai Bureau Knight Frank India reports 9 per cent rise in home sales and 27 per cent increase in office leasing in 2024




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CREDAI’s strategic collaboration with IIMA unveils advanced real estate leadership programme

This initiative, exclusively available to senior management of CREDAI-affiliated real estate firms across India, aims to provide strategic insights and skills essential for navigating the challenges of the rapidly evolving real estate market.




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KBC Global launches new real estate project in Nashik

The project marks an essential phase in KBC Global’s international ventures, promising residential complexes, low-cost housing and commercial spaces within Liberia’s SEZ




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Real estate transactions drop 71% in Q3 2024, private equity dominates

Despite the overall fall, the number of deals rose 5% quarter-on-quarter and 54% year-on-year, with a potential revival in Q4. 




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Bengaluru Airport City Ltd breaks ground for 2 million sqft Business Park to boost GCC growth

The Airport city is expected to host a network of business parks comprising 52 per cent of its overall development




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Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate launches joint venture luxury housing project in Gurugram

The joint venture with Kanodia Group’s real estate venture KREEVA has an estimated revenue potential of ₹1,200 crore




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Micromitti Real Estate Ventures plans to launch REITs

Micromitti will use technology to enable fractional ownership to provide flexibility and strong returns for retail investors, says Founder & CEO Manoj Dhanotiya




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Hyderabad real estate developers shake off HYDRAA blues

The body said that CM Revanth Reddy’s assurance that buildings with approvals will not be touched has instilled confidence in investors




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Embassy REIT Q2 NOI up 12%; raises leasing guidance for FY25

Over half of its properties across Bengaluru, Mumbai and Chennai saw an average occupancy of around 95 per cent




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DLF's sales bookings rise 66% to ₹7,094 crore from April to September despite weak Q2

DLF's sales bookings jumped over three-fold to around ₹6,400 crore during the first quarter of this fiscal from ₹2,040 crore in the year-ago period




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Realty firms account for 17% of QIP money raised this year

Of the ₹75,923 crore raised via QIPs till September, realty firms raised ₹12,801 crore




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Festive season pushes demand for new houses

There is a growing demand for houses priced above ₹2 crore




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WeHouse streamlines home construction with transparency, expands to Tier-II cities

By dividing the construction journey into 24 well-defined milestones, the startup provides clients with complete visibility into their projects, aligning payments with milestones to build trust




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Realty sector rises 63%, outshining Nifty50; more firms eye IPOs

The sector is attracting new entrants via record IPOs, with seven listings raising ₹13,550 crore in 2024, showing strong investor interest in this thriving market.




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IBBI pushes for land authorities to join CoC meetings in real estate insolvency cases

Releases discussion paper to revamp real estate insolvency, addressing seven key areas




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Call to use of path-breaking technology in construction sector

Adoption of insulation technology is currently delivering substantial benefits, including a massive 80 per cent reduction in energy utilization for homes using air conditioning




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‘India an outlier as global real estate slowly returns to normalcy’

The big difference with India is that we saw when the GCCs retracted for a time, the Indian domestic market filled that void. And we’re about to see the largest take-up in offices probably in 2024. And that is a strong diversified market: William Beardmore-Gray




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Weaving a tradition

The government is developing weaving clusters in Varanasi and organising festivals to boost the handloom industry



  • History & Culture

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Heavenly aromas

This new fragrance boutique offers you scented candles, fragrances and accessories




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Earnest show of talent




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Arundhati Menon: The rich weave of Madras




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Business with a heart

Dharti Jute Emporium rides on the twin causes of women empowerment and spreading eco-awareness




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On wearing a sari

At Whispering Stones, Shilpi from Chennai brings you a collection of saris, each with a unique history




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The season of dolls

Mysore during Dussehra becomes a haven for doll-makers




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Experimenting with beads

IT professional Anitha Sanju makes customised jewellery under the brand Glitter n’ Hues




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All roads lead to Shahpur Jat

Businesses in the area collaborate for an Open House this Sunday




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Magnetic appeal

A.S.R. Murthy’s magnets from across the world are more than just souvenirs. They are a mine of information




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Artisans steal the limelight




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A threadbare existence

Artisans and their indigenous crafts are being pushed to the brink due to fierce competition and lack of cohesive government support




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Creativity in every fold

Their passion for folding paper to create exciting shapes led to their forming the Origami Society of Madras. T. Subash and V. R. Karthik talk about their unusual hobby




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Creative bazaar gets under way

175 artisans across the country take part in the expo




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Homemade treats

A new store in Thiruvananthapuram has hand-made products sourced from different places in India




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Threads of partnership

Friends and collaborators Bina Rao and Villoo Mirza are bound by their passion for handlooms




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Kondapalli toys get a new lease of life

An incentivised training programme is helping a quiet revival of Kondapalli toys, and at the fore are craftswomen



  • Life & Style

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Synthesis of C-glycosides enabled by palladium-catalyzed glycosylation reactions

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01619J, Review Article
Wenli Tong, Jie-Ping Wan, Jianchao Liu
This review highlights the recent progress in palladium-catalyzed C-glycosylation reactions for the synthesis of C-glycosides.
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All-thiophene dendrimers based on cyclooctatetrathiophene: synthesis and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) features

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01525H, Research Article
Pengfei Wang, Chunmei Zhao, Shuai Qiu, Wan Xu, Chunli Li, Zhiying Ma, Wei Cao, Li Xu, Hua Wang
A novel class of all-thiophene dendrimers with obvious AIE emissions was designed and synthesized based on saddle-shaped cyclooctatetrathiophene (COTh) as building blocks.
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State-of-the-art strategies for Lewis acid-catalyzed strain-release cycloadditions of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes (BCBs)

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01741B, Review Article
Xiang Liu, Jiawei He, Keyu Lin, Xingyue Wang, Hua Cao
This review primarily focuses on the latest developments in Lewis acid-catalyzed strain-release cycloaddition reactions of BCBs.
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Visible-light heterogeneous photocatalysis with an ionic porous organic polymer (IPOP): synthesis of β-keto sulfoxides and benzothiophene diesters by tandem radical addition–oxidation reactions

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01382D, Research Article
Ajay Kumar Sahoo, Parag Tamuly, Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy
An IPOP, constructed constructed from cyanuric chloride and the readily accessible 2,5-di(pyridin-4-yl)thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole (BpyTzTz), is shown to exhibit excellent visible light absorption and serve as a metal-free heterogeneous photocatalyst.
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Intermediate diradical character and thermal cis–trans isomerization of near-infrared absorbing thionated squaraine dyes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01722F, Research Article
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Taishi Oka, Takeshi Maeda, Daisuke Sakamaki, Naoya Suzuki, Shigeyuki Yagi, Shintaro Kodama, Hideki Fujiwara
Near-infrared absorbing squaraine dyes incorporating 4-membered thionated oxocarbon and chalcogenopyrylium moieties exhibit intermediate diradical character, which impacts thermal cis–trans isomerization.
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HSAB theory guiding electrophilic substitution reactions of o-carborane

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01546K, Research Article
Yan Wang, Yi-Ge Li, Feijing Chen, Yan-Na Ma, Xuenian Chen
Herein, we systematically compared the reactivity of o-carborane and benzene toward different electrophiles and explained the results with the HSAB principle.
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Mechanistic insight into the dehydrogenation reaction catalyzed by an MLC catalyst with dual ancillary ligand sites

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01767F, Research Article
Gui-Xiang Zhou, Cheng Hou
This study reveals a mechanism in which a ruthenium complex catalyst improves catalytic efficiency and lowers the energy barrier in the dehydrogenation of benzyl alcohol by dynamically switching ligand sites.
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The reactivity of alkenyl boron reagents in catalytic reactions: recent advances and perspectives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01703J, Review Article
Ya-Li Feng, Bo-Wen Zhang, Youzhi Xu, Shengnan Jin, Daniele Mazzarella, Zhong-Yan Cao
Recent advances focusing on novel reactivity of alkenyl boron reagents in polar or radical pathways within catalytic reactions by employing transition metal catalysis, organocatalysis have been summarized and discussed.
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