Municipal Performance Index 2020
The Municipal Performance Index (MPI) was launched as an accompaniment to the Ease of Living Index. It seeks to examine local government practice in municipalities across areas of services, finance, policy,
The Municipal Performance Index (MPI) was launched as an accompaniment to the Ease of Living Index. It seeks to examine local government practice in municipalities across areas of services, finance, policy,
Union ministry ‘abdicated its responsibility regarding environmental clearance of such buildings’: CAG The CAG has found that the urban development department of the Maharashtra government misinterpreted
It can't be any more ironical. Punjab, a state which boasts of an economy that is mostly based on agriculture, may soon turn arid. Reason: More than 65 per cent of rain water that the state gets, goes
<p> CHENNAI: The residents of Avadi Municipality will soon be receiving drinking water to quench their thirst and a sewerage network to dispose off the waste water by November 2011, according to Metro Water Managing Director Dr K Gopal. The water supply and underground sewerage scheme worth `261.89 crore which includes building eight overhead tanks, seven underground tanks, distribution of mainline for a length of 328 km and a pumping main for a length of 19 km will benefit 3.4 lakh people, said Gopal on Thursday.</p>
<p> CHENNAI: The drinking water supplied in several areas of Meenambakkam by the local Town Panchayat is discoloured and muddy. This has left the residents shocked, besides leaving them with too little water for everyday use.</p>
<p> Environmentalists say spill will affect mangroves</p> <p> Authorities said on Monday that the oil spill from the bulk carrier mv Rak that sank recently is a minor incident, but environmentalists nonetheless said that its timing was a cause for concern, especially in the context of mangroves' ecology.</p>
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to develop Cuttack City and its environs with an investment of Rs 18,940 crore. Out of that, the State Government’s share will be Rs 5,000 crore. Vision-2030,
Pune-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Parisar has slammed the Environment Status Report (ESR) of the Pune city prepared by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) terming it an eyewash. In a press
<p> Indications are that it is a local phenomenon</p> <p> Even as the State government attempts to ward off panic related to an oil spill on Juhu beach on Sunday, Coast Guard ship Samudra Prahari
<p> As feared by ecologists, oil has started leaking from the MV Rak, the carrier that sank at the entrance of the Mumbai harbour on August 4. According to officials, the spill is taking place at a rate
Kolkata, 7 Aug: The conventional streetlights in Kolkata would soon be replaced with new-age LED luminaries to reduce power consumption and control carbon emissions while ensuring better visibility after