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KEEP YOUR WORKSPACE
ORGANISED

N ot everyone has the luxury 2 Undertake regular 4 Get creative
of having a large Audits
workstation. For those who Plastic organizers to hold papers,
work in open-plan offices To keep a regular check on your documents and files can be a great way
and have smaller desks, keeping the workplace cleanliness, inspect items on to keep your desk clean. "Employees can
workspace clean is not only the basic and around it. "Dispose redundant also get creative and use plastic cups to
courtesy towards co-workers but also a things and follow this process hold stationery. Instead of using
must to avoid clutter. So here are the 5 frequently to maintain a clean desk", multiple notebooks and diaries, keep
ways to keep your workspace organized: said Jagadeesh V. Vice President one notebook handy to ensure that all
facilities at Bosch. your information is stored in a single
1 Go Paperless place," said Manuel D'Souza, director,
3 Avoid eating/snacking at HR at Serco Global Services.
Wherever and whenever possible, make your workstation
optimum use of the digital medium said 5 Clean up at the end of
Smita Saha vice president-HR at Plastic wrappers from a bag of biscuits the day
AstraZeneca. "Not only is it a great way and the box your takeaway sandwich
to be environmentally more came in, among other things, all add To ensure that you don't have to return
sustainable, you're also reducing up to make your desk look messy. to a messy desk in the morning, spend
clutter,thanks to less paper on your "Employees should be encouraged to a few minutes cleaning up the evening
desk. You can go a step further by avoid eating/snacking at their before. "It's prudent to have a fresh
cancelling magazine subscriptions and workstation," said Saha. Head for the slate to start work every day" said
opting for online ones instead", she said. office cafeteria instead, she said. D'Souza. This makes you more
productive as well, he said. (Source: ET)

Smart cities to encourage use of public transport

Urban planning needs radical changes to ensure reliable, efficient and affordable public transport, Minister of Urban
Development M. Venkaiah Naidu has said. "Mobility in urban areas is the key determinant of quality of urban life. For
many, life in urban areas is a nightmare. People move out of homes, mostly to make a living and this is turning out to be
harrowing experience," he said at the 'Urban Mobility India Conference' in New Delhi.

"We have to plan ahead keeping in mind the pace of urbanisation. Smart cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and
Urban Transformation aim to achieve this," he said. The objective of developing smart cities, the government's flagship
mission, is not to encourage use of private cars but to see that even car owners use public transport, the Minister
said. The lack of first and last mile connectivity is affecting use of public transport. To address congestion issues, the
Minister suggested policy interventions like imposing deterrent congestion charges, tax measures to restrain owning
and using personal vehicles, promoting vertical construction for dense living, effective parking policies etc.

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