ow Throwback: Victoria's Secret Angel Izabel Goulart goes showers in public in sultry snap (Photo) By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 02:23:08 +0530 In this particular snap, Izabel can be seen showing off her incredible figure in a two-piece bikini while taking a shower in public. Full Article
ow Happy Mother's Day: Everything you need to know about mother's nutrition through the decades By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 10:36:47 +0530 Mothers, are you looking after yourself? Is your health your priority? A mother's nutrition at any given age whether in the '20s, '30s or '50s, her nutrition plays a vital role. A woman's health is unique in many ways. Scroll down to know more. Full Article
ow Happy Mother's Day 2020: Bollywood moms then vs Bollywood moms now By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 10:45:00 +0530 Happy Mother's Day: A look back at how our mothers in the Hindi film industry have become relatable, flesh-and-blood characters. Full Article
ow Confused about what to watch during lockdown? LetsOTT might be your destination [Exclusive] By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 11:18:03 +0530 During an exclusive conversation with International Business Times, India, founder of LetsOTT, Sunita Kumar shared her ideas about the co-existing nature of theatrical releases and OTT releases. Full Article
ow Four Indian Army & seven Chinese PLA soldiers injured as blows exchanged in North Sikkim By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 11:28:09 +0530 The Indian and Chinese Army were also engaged in 73-day Doklam stand-off along the Sikkim border between June and August 2017. Full Article
ow Chennai bakery owner arrested over controversial advertisement: 'Made by Jains, no Muslim staff' By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 12:16:48 +0530 Bakery owner of 'Jain bakeries and confectionaries' in Chennai's Mahalakshmi Street in T Nagar, has been arrested for an advertisement of his store which read "Made by Jains on orders, No Muslim staffs". Full Article
ow Stability And Growth: What Role For EU Cohesion Policy? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The European Union faces serious challenges today, with public finances in poor shape, weak long-term growth prospects and an unemployment level close to 10%. In this context, the regional policy can play a crucial role to unleash the growth potential of our economies, says OECD Secretary-General. Full Article
ow Governance: The Chicago Tri-State metro area is a powerful region – policy makers must work together to maintain a global pole position and fully realise the region’s potential By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Chicago is at a tipping point: despite economic strengths, it faces considerable challenges to compete in the “Premier League” of world-class cities, warns the OECD’s review of the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Region. Full Article
ow Korea: a strong national urban strategy could drive resilient economic growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Korea has weathered the shocks triggered by the global recession and its economy is recovering more quickly and vigorously than most other OECD countries. Full Article
ow Workshop: Indicators of local transition to low-carbon economy (Regional Growth Core Schönefelder Kreuz, Germany) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Regional Growth Core Schönefelder Kreuz and the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau in partnership with the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development Programme (LEED) are working on defining and collecting measurable indicators at the regional/ local level that can inform over time of transition to low-carbon economic and industrial activities. Full Article
ow Measuring the potential of local green growth: An analysis of Greater Copenhagen By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:42:00 GMT Secretary-General Angel Gurría addresses the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen and others to discuss highlights of the forthcoming OECD report on local green growth, as part of our efforts to develop more effective tools for measuring cities’ progress and monitoring the impact of green policies. Full Article
ow Workshop: Measuring the potential of green growth in Chile (Santiago, Chile) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Chile's OECD membership presents challenges both in the context of changing patterns of production and consumption, and in the framework of a more sustainable economy. Specifically, green growth emphasizes improving growth rates, particularly through greening existing industries, as well as through new eco-businesses. Full Article
ow Growth, skills and education are the keys to inclusive regional development, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:00:00 GMT Vibrant and dynamic urban centers are among the main drivers of national growth and employment, but OECD’s new report Promoting Growth in All Regions highlights that even less wealthy regions have the potential to bolster stronger, greener, and more inclusive economies. Full Article
ow Report: Measuring the potential of local green growth - An analysis of Greater Copenhagen By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:37:00 GMT This report presents, for the first time a local ‘green growth’ indicator framework. This indicator framework was developed from the OECD ‘green growth’ strategy at the national level, but modified to highlight issues of transition that are most relevant for local areas. Full Article
ow Report: Delivering local development - New growth and investment strategies By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:41:00 GMT The OECD LEED Delivering Local Development work stream examines the local and regional framework conditions and instruments for intervention to achieve successful local economic development in participating countries and localities. It covers strategic themes encompassing finance and investment, building the knowledge base, delivery vehicles and economic strategies (including the local development impacts from global events). Full Article
ow Report: An international benchmarking analysis of public Programmes for High-growth firms By www.oecd.org Published On :: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:54:00 GMT High-growth firms (HGFs) – firms able to grow fast over a short period of time – contribute to most new jobs in advanced economies. Full Article
ow Brazil: better co-ordination needed to support sustained and equitable growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT Brazil’s economic growth has been supported in recent years by important government investment and social programmes that mobilise resources across the country. These programmes could help Brazil to meet its goals of sustaining economic growth and fostering social development, while reducing regional disparities. Full Article
ow Cities and Green Growth – Urban Evolution By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre 23 – 24 May Full Article
ow Urbanisation and Green Growth in China By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2013 19:40:00 GMT This working paper assesses national policy and governance mechanisms that can influence green growth in Chinese cities. Full Article
ow Ports: How to Get More Value for Money? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:00 GMT Ports are the nervous system of global trade. Over 80% of world cargo (by volume) is transported by sea. Our efforts to raise the efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability of ports can help boost trade, growth and jobs. It can also help us to promote green growth and development in the poorest regions, said OECD Secretary-General. Full Article
ow Cities: green policies can contribute to growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT Cities can generate growth and jobs while becoming greener – this is the message of the OECD’s new Green Growth in Cities report. Drawing on case studies of Paris, Chicago, Kitakyushu and Stockholm, the report identifies green policies that can respond to urban growth priorities and suggests how to implement and finance them. Full Article
ow Green Growth in Cities By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2013 13:20:00 GMT Green Growth in Cities presents the OECD Green Cities Programme’s main findings and policy recommendations, and provides a preliminary approach to measuring green growth in cities Full Article
ow Report: Green growth in the Benelux - Indicators of local transition to a low-carbon economy in cross-border regions (Benelux) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2013 13:21:00 GMT This paper discusses the results of the 2011-2012 OECD LEED study of measuring green growth in the Benelux countries (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg). The study paid particular attention to the challenges of measuring the transition to a low-carbon economy in cross-border areas as they have additional levels of complexity when it comes to measuring and monitoring their low-carbon transition. Full Article
ow Report: Local Job Creation - How Employment and Training Agencies Can Help - United States By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:15:00 GMT How to stimulate growth and support job creation are two critical challenges that countries and localities confront and limited resources require lateral thinking about how actions in one area, such as employment and training, can have simultaneous benefits in others, such as creating new jobs and better supporting labour market inclusion. Full Article
ow Workshop: Knowledge-Based Entrepreneurship, the Triple Helix and Local Economic Development (London, UK) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:12:00 GMT The creation of innovative new firms and the development of SME innovation are strongly influenced by the extent to which localities offer environments that favour the transfer of knowledge to local business and provide the other resources required for innovative firm development, including skills, finance, advice, and supply chain partners. Full Article
ow Irish recovery underway, but more inclusive growth and job creation needed, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMT Ireland’s economy is now showing encouraging signs of recovery from the financial crisis, but more must be done to reinvigorate growth and create the jobs that will get the country back to full health, according to the OECD. Full Article
ow Project: Measuring the potential of green growth: Indicators of local transition to a low-carbon economy By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:21:00 GMT This LEED project aims to to define key indicators of area-based transition to a low-carbon economy. The objective is to define measurable indicators at regional/local level that can inform over time of transition to low-carbon economic and industrial activities. Full Article
ow Workshop: Potential of social enterprises for job creation and green economy - how to stimulate their start and development? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 08:00:00 GMT The last decade has seen considerable policy attention to the social economy and its contribution to employment, in particular as regards the inclusion and empowerment of vulnerable workers and the provision of appropriate working conditions. Full Article
ow French capital should prepare now for risk of a costly Seine flood By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:00:00 GMT A major flooding of the Seine River similar to the flood disaster of 1910 could affect up to 5 million residents in the greater Paris area and cause up to 30 billion euros worth of damage, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
ow Netherlands: Make economic, innovation and territorial reforms work together to boost growth and competitiveness, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:00:00 GMT The Netherlands is gradually emerging from a double-dip recession with strengthened public finances and reforms on track to improve the labour and housing markets and the health care and pension systems. These reforms are paying off, says the OECD. Growth is expected to reach 1% this year and 1.3% in 2015. Full Article
ow Paris Policy Forum - Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia: from concept to implementation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:00:00 GMT The policy forum officially launches the conceptual framework to the public and offers an opportunity for participants to discuss the key issues for emerging Asia: housing, buildings and energy, land use and transport, water and waste management, green goods and services. Full Article
ow Japan-OECD Policy Forum on Urban Development and Green Growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:00:00 GMT The Japan-OECD Policy Forum on Urban Development and Green Growth will address cities’ unique role in creating synergies between environmental and economic objectives to advance green growth. Asian cities in particular are at the centre of this challenge. This event is organised as a commemorative event for the 50th Anniversary of Japan's Accession to the OECD. Full Article
ow Korea: Promote inclusive growth through greater employer involvement in the employment and skills system, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 09:00:00 GMT Korea has made significant progress towards decentralising the management of employment and training programmes, but can still do more to create stronger links with employers at the local level, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
ow Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia: Knowledge Sharing By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMT Knowledge sharing is critical in fostering urban green growth. Cities in dynamic Asia urgently need to adopt and strengthen green growth models that take into account rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, and motorisation. Full Article
ow Urban Mobility System Upgrade: How shared self-driving cars could change city traffic? By internationaltransportforum.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:21:00 GMT This report explores this question on the basis of detailed mobility data including origin, destination and timing of all trips for a mid-sized European city. ITF developed a model to test various alternative transport system configurations that would provide the same level of mobility (locations and timing) as today. Full Article
ow How shared self-driving cars could change city traffic By oecdinsights.org Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 09:37:00 GMT In 2011, TIME Magazine named collaborative consumption (or the sharing economy as it is often called) as one of the top 10 ideas that will change the world. Four years on, this prediction seems to be holding true. The number of companies operating in the sharing economy is rising rapidly in the transport sector alone. Full Article
ow Africa: making growth more inclusive hinges on unlocking potential of local economies, says the African Economic Outlook 2015 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 25 May 2015 11:54:00 GMT With Africa’s population set to double by 2050, modernising local economies will be vital to make the continent more competitive and to increase people’s living standards, according to the African Economic Outlook 2015, released at the African Development Bank Group’s 50th Annual Meetings. Full Article
ow Global mayors join forces to address inequalities and foster inclusive growth in cities worldwide By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 20:50:00 GMT Mayors from cities across the United States, Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America gathered in New York to launch a global campaign to address rising inequalities and foster inclusive growth in their cities, in their countries and worldwide. Full Article
ow Japan will need reforms to ease economic blow of a shrinking workforce By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:00:00 GMT Japan must make revitalising growth its number one priority with reforms to boost productivity and encourage more women and older people into jobs to compensate for its rapidly shrinking labour force, according to the OECD. Full Article
ow Local growth and development: An era of new priorities By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:37:00 GMT Not so long ago, “globalisation” was a favourite paradigm in international business. It was a trend that began in the late 1970s and accelerated in the 1980s, when corporate takeovers were the order of the day and multinational companies fixated on maximising short-term profits and boosting share prices. One approach was “global sourcing”, also called outsourcing or offshoring. Full Article
ow Local logic: How cities can make a difference By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:04:00 GMT The world cannot resolve today’s development challenges with purely national approaches. We need to complement them with local approaches, too. We live in an era of enormous transformations, in which our traditional political structures and forms of democratic participation must adapt. That means casting a bigger focus than ever on the important role of local power and communities. Full Article
ow Inequality and urban growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2016 12:34:00 GMT This year London’s population overtook its historical high of 8.6 million reached at the outset of the Second World War, bucking the trend of many European and North American cities, which have experienced only slight, or even negative, growth. Full Article
ow How to implement Social Impact Bonds (SIB) in Poland? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 31 May 2016 12:13:00 GMT The purpose of the seminar is to provide the practical information about how to implement SIBs in Poland using international experiences. The seminar is addressed to the potential applicants interested in the implementation of SIB within the call for proposals planned to be launched by the Ministry of Economic Development. Full Article
ow Playing the Long Game: Urban Green Growth, Spatial Planning and Land Use - Insights Blog By oecdinsights.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Sep 2016 12:39:00 GMT Imagine you have an important decision to make. Do you carefully consider the long-term implications of each possible option or do you act impulsively? Would you approach the decision-making process differently if the consequences stretched out to 30 or even 50 years? Full Article
ow Urban green growth is about asking the right questions at the right time - Insights Blog By wp.me Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:23:00 GMT Are you a city-dweller, concerned about the challenges of urbanisation, resilience and inclusiveness? Cities and urban areas represent unrivalled concentrations of people, economic growth, commercial networks, and innovation – and have the potential to make a significant contribution to the transition towards a low-carbon world. Full Article
ow Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum 2016 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Nov 2016 11:32:00 GMT This year's Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum (GGSD Forum) focuses on the theme “Urban green growth, spatial planning and land-use”. Land use and spatial planning policies have implications for both the environment and the economy. Overall, consideration will be given to the potential for regional, rural and urban policy to contribute to green growth. Full Article
ow 2nd Meeting of Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:12:00 GMT The OECD, the City of Paris and the Ford Foundation will host its second meeting in the fight against rising inequality in cities. The event will include sessions open to the public, drawing Mayors, business leaders, experts and policy makers, in addition to thematic workshops where our Champion Mayor will take to the stage to discuss subjects from affordable housing to integrating migrants and refugees. Full Article
ow Mayors can play a key role in making inclusive growth a reality By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:28:00 GMT Mayors and local leaders from around the world launched today a plan of action to help tackle inequality, boost job creation and harness economic development. Full Article
ow U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs’ Aquatic Life Benchmarks now available on eChemPortal By www.echemportal.org Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:29:00 GMT The aquatic life benchmarks (for freshwater species) are based on toxicity values reviewed by EPA and used in the Agency's most recent risk assessments developed as part of the decision-making process for pesticide registration. Each Aquatic Life Benchmark is based on the most sensitive, scientifically acceptable toxicity endpoint available for a given taxon of all scientifically acceptable toxicity data available to EPA. Full Article
ow Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides (EPA HHBP) now searchable on eChemPortal By www.echemportal.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:20:00 GMT US Environmental Protection Agency derived the Human health benchmarks for pesticides by applying the health effects data from pesticide registrations to the typical methods used for developing drinking water health advisories. It was developed to enable states, water systems and the public to better determine whether the detection of a pesticide in drinking water or source waters for drinking water may indicate a potential health risk. Full Article