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CREDAI recently organised BANKCON 2015, a unique Banking, Finance & Home Loan Conclave, covering the entire spectrum of capital providers and re-emphasising its firm commitment towards the government´s vision of Housing for All by 2022. Bridgestone India has launched a road safety education programme in Pune, which aims to raise awareness about road safety among young road-users and community stakeholders, in response to the exponential rise in the number of road deaths in India. Around 1,000 KONE employees participate in a real-time field study across 31 countries at its 6th Annual People Flow Day, focusing on service experience. The 1st edition of the International Real Estate Expo (IREX) 2015 is the first-of-its-kind International real estate show to be held in India, with the aim to present real estate investment opportunities for high net worth individuals who are looking to invest in high-end properties in India and outside. ACC has set up Green Building Material Centres (GBMCs) in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan to provide affordable housing to the rural populace. Wonder Cement has announced the launch of Wonder Cement Saath: 7 Cricket Mahotsav, a tournament that will attract participation of 39,840 cricket enthusiasts from over 249 tehsils across Rajasthan, and is pegged to be a large sports based citizen engagement initiative. UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced UK funding for the India Innovation Lab for Green Finance, an independent Indian initiative endorsed by the government, to bring together the private and public sectors to find innovative solutions to the barriers to clean energy finance in India.