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 …
Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Shri Babulal Gaur called on Union Urban Development Minister Shri Kamalnath here today and handed over to him an action plan chalked out for Narmada River’s conservation by the State Urban Administration & Development Department. He demanded funds to the tune of Rs. …
AHMEDABAD: In what may come as a setback for AMC, the union ministry of urban development has sent a report highlighting shortcomings in the JNNURM projects implemented in Ahmedabad city. Union minister Kamal Nath, in his letter of April 25, 2012, has informed the state government to take "immediate actions" …
Decision was taken in response to suggestions given by Disability Rights Alliance – Tamil Nadu Persons with disability will have comfortable access to metro stations and trains, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) said on Saturday. According to an official of the CMRL, all metro stations will have signage within …
The move will improve Mysore's connectivity and spur growth: Chief Minister The high-speed ‘bullet train' service proposed between Chennai and Bangalore will be extended up to Mysore to improve connectivity with Mysore and spur industrial growth in the region. This was announced by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda after inaugurating …
Optimistic about the revival of the ailing Ring Railway, the Ministry of Urban Development last Tuesday asked the Railways to commission a study on how to improve ridership and patronage on the line. The MoUD also promised “substantial funding” for the project and asked Railways to keep all project stakeholders …
India, to put it euphemistically, is awash in its own ‘crap’ — a word derived from old Dutch to mean excrement. While accurate to an alarming degree, coming soon after the euphoria over the Agni missile tests, the discomfiture is evident. Till recently, collective India preferred to do the ostrich …
New Delhi: Keen to ensure that there is no further delay in construction of a multilevel parking in Khan Market, the Delhi high court has asked the authorities to quickly finalize a layout plan. HC asked New Delhi Municipal Council and the urban development ministry officials to meet on April …
Okhla residents accuse BJP and Congress of trying to poison people by promoting waste incineration to generate electricity. The plant is being put through trial runs. Even as candidates contesting municipal seats in the national capital make their rounds of residential colonies to seek votes, citizens and waste-pickers' associations are …
The NCR Planning Board on Thursday gave a conditional approval for Greater Noida Master Plan 2021, which will pave the way for development of Noida Extension without any further delay. ET Realty reports Around 50,000 homebuyers will heave a sigh of relief, as the uncertainty surrounding the fate of Noida …
With an aim to do away with ‘inspector raj’ , Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath said the new Delhi Master Plan should be made user-friendly and futuristic for the benefit of the common man. “Non user-friendly plan perpetuates ‘inspector raj’. As far as allowing high rises in the …
Union Minister for Urban Development, Kamal Nath, on Tuesday said there is an urgent need for mainstreaming public private partnership (PPP) in the water and solid waste management sectors, not just because of capital generation, but also because it brings about greater efficiency and higher levels of customer satisfaction. He …
NEW DELHI: Less than 72 hours after the Supreme Court threatened to scrap the National Green Tribunal as it was starved of office space and residential accommodation for its chairman and members, the Union government on Monday said it would make amends within three weeks. On Friday, a bench of …
The Planning Commission cited shortage of funds as it punctured the Union Urban Development Ministry’s ambitious plans to popularise bicycle usage in metro cities. The Plan panel has refused to dole out Rs 150 crore to the Ministry for the Public Bicycle Scheme, which was proposed to be rolled out …
The state government will follow the public-private partnership (PPP) model for infrastructure development in satellite-township and IT hub. The government, however, will not acquire any land for the purpose. State urban development minister Firhad Hakim said: "It is the policy of chief minister Mamata Banerjee to help entrepreneurs set up …
The Union Urban Development Ministry has agreed to expansion of the first phase of the Jaipur Metro railway from Chandpole to Badi Chaupad in the Walled City here and decided to send the approved proposal to the Public Investment Board. The Ministry has also agreed in principle on the second …
New Delhi: The Delhi government is looking into using the Delhi Metro smart-card as a common transport card for metro, DTC and cluster buses. In a meeting held last week, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was asked to look into the feasibility of merging the Delhi Metro smart-card with …
New Delhi: The government’s ambitious national urban development plan will ease up on the reform agenda for state and municipal governments. This is a major departure from the take-it-or-leave-it set of reforms that stymied them from dipping into the R60,000-crore corpus of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). …
Announcement comes at concluding session of ITS seminar The Union Urban Development Ministry will fund 80 per cent of the cost of preparing master plan/ detailed project report for intelligent transport system (ITS) in important cities across the country, including those in Karnataka. A senior Ministry official announced this at …
Investment to be upped to Rs 2 lakh cr The Centre is working on a new Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) that will see more cities covered by the infrastructure improvement project, with a massive hike in investment. The Union Urban Development Ministry has started working on the …
The Gujarat government has approached the Urban Development Ministry seeking 25 per cent Central funding for the Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Metro Development Project. Though the ministry has generally followed a model as per which it provides 20 per cent of the cost project as financial assistance, it was currently evaluating …
