The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The contentious Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill, 2011, which was taken up by the Cabinet on Tuesday, had to be referred to a group of ministers (GoM), as several ministries felt their concerns had not been adequately addressed. The Bill, which has far-reaching implications and ramifications, has …
A controversial Bill on land acquisition and the compensation and rehabilitation of those whose land is sought to be acquired ran into opposition in the Cabinet on Tuesday, resulting in referral to a Group of Ministers (GoM). Last week, the Cabinet deferred discussion on the newly renamed Right to Fair …
India's most ambitious urban development plan, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, has run into a wall with the finalisation of its second phase being delayed due to a turf war between the Urban Development Ministry and the Planning Commission. The two sides are fighting over which government agency …
New Delhi The Delhi government is drafting a new legislation that will provide a one-time amnesty to several illegal constructions, currently exempt from demolition on a temporary basis. The Union government had cleared a special legislation in 2006, offering amnesty to thousands of illegal constructions that were in line to …
Petroleum Ministry seeks setting up of an inter-ministerial group to draw up an action plan for pollution issues The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has sought setting up of an inter-ministerial Committee (IMC) with representatives from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Urban Development …
The Union Government on Tuesday approved extension of the Delhi Metro from Mundka to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting of Empowered Group of Ministers headed by Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony here. Construction on the 11.182- km-long route would commence later this year. …
The Union government on Tuesday approved the extension of the Metro connection from Mundka in Delhi to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The approval was made at a high-level meeting of Empowered Group of Ministers, headed by Union Defence Minister A K Antony. This will be the third Metro route to Haryana …
Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Reconstruction Mission (JNNURM), 45 solid waste management (SWM) projects at a cost of Rs 2,086 crore and 70 projects of Rs 409 crore have been approved so far in different states by the Urban Development Ministry, Government of India. JUNNURM has listed 65 mission …
New Delhi Terming water pollution as a ‘‘national crisis’’, a Parliamentary committee has decided to summon officials of at least six central ministries to seek their views to find ways to check the problem. ‘‘Since the subject of water is not restricted to only one ministry, we have decided to …
KOLKATA, 25 JULY: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is planning to construct roads from recycled plastic, said KMDA CEO Vivek Bharadwaj at a session organised by the Indian Plastics Federation (IPF) on the construction of roads made from plastic at the Indian Chamber of Commerce today. “We will ensure …
Referring to the Supreme Court opinion on the scope of judicial review in policy matters, the Delhi Government has urged the Delhi High Court to refrain from interfering with the BRT corridor issue. In an affidavit filed through R. P. Meena, Additional Commissioner of the Transport Department, urging the Court …
New Delhi The government on Monday set up a two-member expert panel to fix responsibility for the defects found in the capital’s Airport Express Line, which was closed on July 8. There is an ongoing dispute between Reliance Infrastructure and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) over the technical problem. With …
Kochi Metro Rail Ltd’s director board would be reconstituted, following which the new board would take all decisions related to the construction of the metro rail. Electricity and Transport Minister Aryadan Mohammed on Tuesday said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will execute the Kochi metro rail project work. …
Suggestions on allowing residences in industrial zones, consolidating plots for group housing to make use of higher floor area ratio and allowing property development along a proposed Metro line are among 20 major “suggested changes” that the Delhi Development Authority has approved in the Master Plan Delhi-2021 review process. “The …
Urban development minister Kamal Nath on Monday made it clear that the work on Kochi Metro will be entrusted with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Talking to the media here, the minister said the metro work would be carried out by the DMRC. He, however, left it to the …
Long wait for home buyers to possess flats may end soon The long wait for thousands of home buyers to possess flats in Greater Noida could finally be nearing an end as a statutory body on Thursday approved the draft Master Plan for Greater Noida-2021. National Capital Region Planning Board …
A Metro Advisory Board has been set up to formulate plans for expansion and financing of Metro rail projects across the country by the Union Urban Development Ministry. The statutory body to be chaired by the Secretary, Urban Development, will be a platform for exchange of ideas, information, planning, technical …
New Delhi Highlighting its inability to support increasing number of metro projects, the Centre has asked state governments to follow the models of Karnataka and Delhi for financing capital-intensive Metro rail projects by levying cess on residential and commercial developments, and increasing house tax. It has also urged them to …
India has sought Japan's assistance in setting up more urban transport systems like monorail projects, intelligent transport networks and the Regional Rapid Transit Systems (RRTS). Japan has already been extending financial assistance for the construction of Delhi Metro. Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, now in Tokyo participating in the …
After a study by the Institute of Urban Transport revealed that the Kolkata tram is a cheaper, environment-friendly mode of transport, the Ministry of Urban Development has asked metropolitan cities to consider re-introducing trams. The ministry suggested that trams could be introduced along Bus Rapid Transit corridors. The Municipal Corporation …
