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 …
Phase IV will cover about 440 km by 2021 With work beginning on Phase III of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the Central Government has decided to expand the metro network further, and DMRC has already been directed to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for Phase IV, which is likely …
Even as the Delhi Metro awaits the requisite nods to begin construction work on the upcoming Phase III project, the Central government has asked the DMRC to start preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for Phase IV. The DMRC is now evaluating seven corridors for the fourth and final phase of …
New Delhi: Commuters in cities with 20 lakh population can hope for more comfortable journey if state governments are willing to choose modern Metro for intra-city transportation. The union urban development ministry has decided to consider the proposal for Metro in cities with 20 lakh plus population. With this announcement, …
NEW DELHI: If the Union Finance Ministry does not scuttle it as it had done in 2009, then Kochi Metro will get the Cabinet approval soon. The Urban Development Ministry has finalised the Cabinet note on the Kochi Metro and it is expected to be taken up for consideration in …
Agartala: Ministry of Urban Development has held up the installments of fund under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) of Agartala city for non-compliance of conditions set for Urban Infrastructure and Governance sub-mission. Urban Development Minister Manik Dey said here despite several persuasions Centre has stuck to the …
Multi-level, automated, open round-the-clock; capacity 824 cars With the number of privately-owned vehicles in the Capital going up sharply every year, parking has become an issue at every major market place. To address this problem, Delhi got its first automated multi-level car parking lot at the Sarojini Nagar market on …
The city’s development road map, the Delhi Master Plan 2021, is disconnected from ground realities and it will be revised next year, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said on Thursday. The process of revising the document has already begun to make it more accommodating, Nath said, promising the changes will …
The first fully automated, multi-level car parking facility, which has a capacity for 824 cars, was inaugurated on Thursday in Sarojini Nagar market. The facility was inaugurated by Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Union Sports Minister and area MP Ajay Maken. Developed at a …
New Delhi: Union urban development minister Kamal Nath has said 50-60% of the Master Plan of Delhi 2021 has become irrelevant as it does not take into account the ground realities. This comes nearly 5 years after the plan has been implemented. Speaking at the inaugural function of the city’s …
Funds for four more nullahs in phased manner JAMMU: In a step aimed at ensuring that flash floods don't cause devastation in future, the Planning Commission has cleared investment of ` 35.83 crore for flood protection and training works on one major nullah in Leh district of the Ladakh region. …
Delhi is all set to get its first fully automatic multi-level car parking lot, with Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath slated to inaugurate the facility at Sarojini Nagar Market on Thursday. Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will be present at the opening. Developed by …
On the basis of the findings of the four-member committee constituted to decide on the infrastructure that would be allowed to come up in and around farm houses, the Delhi Government would submit its views to the Union Urban Development Ministry for formulation of a farm house policy. This was …
The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) would soon undertake a survey for preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to make the chief minister's dream project~ beautification of banks along the river Hooghly~ successful. The state urban development minister, Mr Firhad Hakim, today held a meeting with the mayor and officials …
The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) would soon undertake a survey for preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to make the chief minister's dream project~ beautification of banks along the river Hooghly~ successful. The state urban development minister, Mr Firhad Hakim, today held a meeting with the mayor and officials …
The Andhra Pradesh Government through Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is preparing a comprehensive transport plan for Hyderabad metropolitan development area with the assistance of Canadian consultant LEA International Ltd. This plan will be prepared with the support from the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. A Comprehensive Transportation …
SHILLONG: Commissioning of the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme (GSWSS) Phase III is likely to be delayed since only 35 per cent of the work has been completed till date. The phase III, which is expected to ease the water scarcity problem in Shillong, was earlier scheduled to be commissioned …
New Delhi: Four of MCD’s ambitious projects, which were funded by the Central government’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme in December 2009, to upgrade the city’s infrastructure have been scrapped. The decision was taken at a meeting held on Wednesday at the Union urban development ministry to …
The National Green Tribunal’s desire to have an address in the heart of the city got a boost after the Supreme Court on Friday advocated that the first-of-its-kind Green Court should have a regal presence as other tribunals existing in the city. Referring to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), housed …
The below poverty line (BPL) census, which is expected to put the issue of poverty in perspective, will be a scientific exercise of counting the poor, the Planning Commission believes. Embarrassed by the debate on whether its suggestion that a human being can live on Rs 32 a day in …
Services likely to run from early morning till late in the night Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday announced that Reach -1 (Baiyappanahalli-MG Road) of Namma Metro will be open to passenger traffic on October 20, a relief for thousands of Bangaloreans fed up with missed deadlines. Speaking …
