Kochi index

Home prices in the country have gone up – albeit at a slower pace — if data collected by the Reserve Bank of India is any indication, signalling that higher interest rates have not made much impact in the sector till now. The RBI’s All India Home Price Index (HPI) recorded a 2.79 per cent growth (year-on-year) to 302 in the third quarter (ended December) of 2022-23 as compared with 293.8 when it showed a 3.1 per cent growth a year ago despite the rise in interest rates. On a quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) sequential basis, the index rose from 298, an increase of 1.34 per cent, from September 2022, according to the latest RBI data. The Y-o-Y movements in HPI varied widely across the cities, ranging from a growth of 7.1 per cent (Kochi) to a contraction of 9.0 per cent (Jaipur), the RBI said. While Lucknow, Kolkata, and Jaipur recorded sequential Q-o-Q contraction in the index, it rose for the remaining cities. In Mumbai, the HPI rose to 292.9 from 286 a year ago, Delhi from 327.7 to 336.8 and Bengaluru from 315.9 to 331.1. Kochi index shot up from 310.1 to 332.3. “Though at first it seemed to be an issue of concern when the banks started increasing the home loan interest rates, the surging demand witnessed over the last 2-3 quarters has opened a completely new perspective. Almost in all major cities and their respective micro markets, sales across segments like premium, mid-segment and affordable, picked up,” said Sankey Prasad, Chairman & Managing Director, Colliers India. The...

(i) The primary causes of outdoor air pollution are solid, liquid particles called aerosols & gase from vehicles emissions, construction activities, factories, burning stubble & fossil fuels and wildfire, etc. (ii) Main causes of indoor air pollution are harmful gases from cooking fuels (such as wood, crop wastes, charcoal, coal and dung), damp, mould smoke, chemicals from cleaning materials, etc. In Kochi , you must use an air purifier or fresh air machine at home or office indoor and close all the doors, windows and ventilations when the outdoor air quality index (aqi) in Kochi is very high. Proper ventilation is highly recommended only when outdoor air quality is improving and moderate AQI range.

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Kochi has been ranked 39 in the Ease of Living Index among cities with population less than a million. The city topped the ‘governance’ vertical under the Municipal Performance Index by scoring 61.39 points. It is ranked 12 in the overall municipal performance, according to the report released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Thursday. As many as 111 cities had participated in the assessment that was conducted before the lockdown in March last year. The Ease of Living Index evaluates the quality of life and the impact of various initiatives for urban development. The parameters assessed include Quality of Life, Economic ability, Sustainability, and Citizen perception. Kochi won the third rank under the economic ability category, while it was ranked 52 in terms of quality of life. The city was placed 48 in the citizen perception vertical that is evaluated based on a survey among the public. The elements assessed under the Municipal Performance Index include local governance in delivery of services, finance, planning, and governance. Kochi was ranked 36 in the services category, while its rank in the finance category was nine. The city won rank 18 in the planning category, while the rank in the technology vertical was 33. Both indices represent an attempt to gauge the performance of Indian cities on various parameters of urban living. The indices provide a holistic assessment of cities based on their efforts to cultivate better quality of life, create infrastr...

By Express News Service KOCHI: Kochi became the first city in the state to be included in the biodiversity index. The index is part of the ‘INTERACT-Bio’ project implemented with the help of the Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development through ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability. It aims at developing the city’s biodiversity index and estimating the green cover in urban areas. The results will help the Kochi Corporation to plan and better conserve urban biodiversity. The project was executed with the help of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Mayor Soumini Jain unveiled the index on Friday in an event held in adherence to the Covid protocol. An ‘Illustrative Natural Asset Map’ was also unveiled. “As the first year of project review, our backwaters, Mangalavanam, mangroves and variety of plants helped us in obtaining a relatively higher biodiversity index (45/72). Still, the study pointed out the need to preserve green pastures inside city limits,” Soumini said. Natural Asset Map The index was prepared on the basis of natural asset map based on variety of land uses. room to improveLand Area Tree cover Coconut cultivation 38 38 Mangrove 119 119 Mixed cultivation 234 234 50% open green spaces 34 17 50% open ground 11 5.5 50% sparse vegetation 106 53 Tree patch 199 199 KOCHI: Kochi became the first city in the state to be included in the biodiversity inde...

Summary of cost of living in Kochi, India: • A family of four estimated monthly costs are 1,007.4€ (89,600.9₹) without rent (using • A single person estimated monthly costs are 290.0€ (25,795.0₹) without rent. • Kochi is 69.7% less expensive than Frankfurt (without rent, see our • Rent in Kochi is, on average, 84.8% lower than in Frankfurt. Restaurants Edit Range Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 125.00₹ 60.00 - 300.00 Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 750.00₹ 500.00 - 1,200.00 McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 300.00₹ 250.00 - 400.00 Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 120.00₹ 70.00 - 250.00 Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 200.00₹ 120.00 - 350.00 Cappuccino (regular) 107.50₹ 40.00 - 190.00 Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 37.71₹ 25.00 - 50.00 Water (0.33 liter bottle) 14.23₹ 10.00 - 20.00 Markets Edit Milk (regular), (1 liter) 54.35₹ 30.00 - 60.00 Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 43.45₹ 30.00 - 60.00 Rice (white), (1kg) 47.38₹ 35.00 - 60.00 Eggs (regular) (12) 78.62₹ 60.00 - 108.00 Local Cheese (1kg) 678.33₹ 450.00 - 1,200.00 Chicken Fillets (1kg) 237.69₹ 100.00 - 450.00 Buffalo Round (1kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 372.50₹ 250.00 - 600.00 Apples (1kg) 175.38₹ 80.00 - 250.00 Banana (1kg) 54.26₹ 40.00 - 70.00 Oranges (1kg) 82.50₹ 30.00 - 150.00 Tomato (1kg) 41.56₹ 20.00 - 80.00 Potato (1kg) 37.92₹ 20.00 - 50.00 Onion (1kg) 37.50₹ 25.00 - 50.00 Lettuce (1 head) 42.00₹ 15.00 - 100.00 Water (1.5 liter bottle) 26.82₹ 15.00 - 35.00 Bottle of Wi...