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by Priya Jadhav Contributed by  Dr Hirenappa Udnur,  Consultant - Pulmonology , Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Breathing is the most basic essentiality that we need to be alive but at times due to outside sources or internal reasons even that can become a struggle. One such situation arises in the case of thunderstorm asthma which is a weather-based condition that can turn wind and pollen into a dangerous combination. A person is told to have asthma when the person's airways become inflamed, narrow, swollen and produce extra mucus, leading to a struggle while breathing. Asthma is known to affect a person’s bronchial tubes, where the air goes in and out of the lungs. When a person gets an asthma attack, bronchial tubes narrow and that creates difficulty in breathing. A mild asthma attack can last just a few minutes, but stronger ones can go on for hours or even days and require serious medical intervention. HOW DOES IT HAPPEN? While thunderstorm asthma occurs when heavy

by Priya Jadhav  ~ Inching closer to ‘Housing For All by 2020’ mission, PMAY–U sanctions 1.03 crore houses ~ From a mark of 7.26 Lakh houses sanctioned in 2015, the mission recorded a growth of 1418% in 2019 with 1.03 Crore houses sanctioned ~ Maharashtra sees a sanction of 11.57 Lakhs houses under PMAY–U while Andhra Pradesh tops the chart with 20 Lakh houses Mumbai, December 31, 2019:   One of the world’s ambitious and the biggest housing schemes ‘Housing For All by 2020’announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in 2015, has accomplished a milestone of sanctioning one crore houses under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana – Urban category. In a short span of four years from 2015 to 2019, the PMAY–U has witnessed sanctions of 1.03 crore houses, revealed  Mr Rajan Bandelkar, President, NAREDCO Maharashtra and Vice President, NAREDCO West  at an event organised by NAREDCO, Maharashtra region to commemorate the milestone. Interestingly, in the period between the years 2004 to

by Priya Jadhav  A total of 15,978 residential units have been sold in 12 months starting January 2019 in  Mumbai  alone,  Western Suburb  of the city contributes 51% of the numbers and 41% to the revenue. Mumbai, the maximum city as they call it, has been a magnet of sorts for real estate investments in the country for several years now. Every Indian and especially the residents of Mumbai dream of owning a home in th e heart of the  starry city. The city that saw unprecedented rise in property prices between 2003 to 201 6  by as much as 700-800% has over the past couple of years been facing it’s own share of challenges. The Real Estate market of Mumbai, like all other metros suffered  from a slowdown  because of  the multiple reforms undertaken by the government  over the past 3 years starting with Demonetisation, GST and RERA.The unprecedented rise in prices and never ending demand came to a sudden halt  as a result of the liquidity crisis and the various measures introduced fo

by Priya Jadhav After registration of an FIR for committing fraud and forgery by Kotak Mahindra Bank and others including Uday S. Kotak and Anand Mahindra, Bagla family has also filed a complaint with the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi, under Section 200 r/w 190 Cr. P.C. for taking cognizance of offences Committed U/s 211 (IInd Part), 499/500, 501, 502 r/w 120B/34 IPC, against Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd & others.  In the complaint apart from one Virendra Kumar Sharma, Kotak Mahindra Bank and its Directors & Company Secretary and other officers namely Mr. Uday Suresh Kotak, Managing Director, The Regional Manager, Kotak Bank (Delhi & NCR), Mr. Anand Mahindra, Mr. Shivaji Dam, Mr. Chengalath Jayram, Dipak Gupta, Ms. Bina Chandarana, Company Secretary, Mr. Chandra Shekhar Prasad (The Then Deputy Manager, Legal),  Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Officer, Kotak Bank and CVIL Infra Limited and  Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd., were made accused. It has been all