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Institutional investment in real estate drops 12% in FY20 at nearly $4.5 billion: Report

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Loknath Das$4.5, 12, at, Billion, Drops, Estate, FY'20, In, institutional, investment, Nearly, Real

Institutional investment in Indian real estate fell 12 per cent to $4.48 billion (around Rs 33,800 crore) last fiscal year on lower economic growth and uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, US-based property consultant Vestian said. “The fiscal year 2020 saw a total institutional investment of $4,480 million. This depicted a decline of 12 percent when compared with the quantum of investment in the previous year fiscal year 2019,” Vestian said in the report. During the fourth quarter of the last fiscal, institutional investment in real estate dropped 44 percent to…

Can institutional safeguards prevent campus sexual harassment?

November 14, 2017 Loknath Dascampus, Can, harassment, institutional, Prevent, Safeguards, Sexual

Students protesting at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) had said that women on campus were constantly subjected to harassment with the administration paying no heed to their complaints. Photo: PTI New Delhi: The last few weeks saw the campus of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) witnessing massive protests by students who felt that the administration’s response to complaints of sexual harassment were inadequate. According to several students, this was not a one-off incident and women on campus were constantly subjected to harassment with the administration paying no heed to their complaints. “Each time…