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 …
Under the Unified Building Bye-Laws (UBBL) for Delhi, an environment clearance is required from the Ministry of Environment and Forest for all the buildings with a built-up area of 20,000 square meter and above. There is no need for obtaining sanction of building plan for a residential plot size up …
Opposition questions govt's intent to make it a 'money bill' Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speaks in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday introduced the Aadhaar Bill in the Lok Sabha with Opposition members objecting to the government’s intent to categorise it as a money …
Representatives of 23 cities which could not make it to the first list have a chance to submit revised proposals to the Urban Development Ministry by April 15 Representatives of 23 cities, which could not make it to the first list of Smart Cities, will interact with officials of 20 …
Construction projects spread over 20,000 sq metres will no longer need Centre's clearance, with all stakeholder ministries and government departments agreeing to incorporate a trimmed-down green building code into municipal by-laws. At a meeting held last week between the secretaries of key stakeholder ministries, it was decided that the green …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sobha Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Ors. dated 10/02/2016 regarding pollution of river Satluj by the discharge of untreated domestic sewage, Punjab.
Civil society members have raised questions over selection of the New Delhi Municipal Council, which accounts for only three per cent of area and population of the national capital, for the Smart City project claiming that the actual process differed from the prescribed procedure. Making the cut after a rigorous …
A plan to “scientifically” cap all the garbage in one portion of the 127-hectare wide dumpyard has been under consideration for several years now. After fighting a fire that swept through the biggest dumping facility in the city for nearly five days, the administration on Tuesday fast-tracked efforts to scientifically …
Says protest shouldn’t affect sanitation As municipal and sanitation workers went on strike demanding regular salaries and payment of arrears, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday brought in the “Swachh Bharat” element and directed the police to ensure that there was no hindrance to garbage removal in the Capital by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sobha Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Ors. dated 13/01/2016 regarding pollution of river Satluj due to untreated domestic sewage, Punjab. From the report of analysis filed by the Punjab Pollution Control Board it is very clear that …
Delhi government on Saturday informed the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) that as many as 60,000 cars have converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) since the odd-even restrictions started on January 1. At a meeting called by EPCA to lay out a plan for the implementation …
HYDERABAD: Seventy five major cities in the country will be ranked basing on sanitation and hygiene conditions there. The ranking will come after more than a year of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission in October last year. The Union ministry of urban development has commissioned a survey, Swachh Survekshan, …
Consultants present final draft proposal to the councillors Extension of the underground drainage network of the city will be a major component to be executed under the Smart City Plan for Tiruchi. The salient features of the draft proposal, which is to be submitted to the Ministry of Urban Development …
In the run-up to one year of the Swachh Bharat initiative, the government is planning to grade railway stations, airports, shipyards, hospitals, schools, colleges and tourist destinations based on the degree of sanitation. Such a ranking would motivate higher levels of sanitation in the country, according to a statement by …
Green construction norms include 1% total energy needs to be met from renewable sources States have broadly agreed to ensure compliance with the proposed Environmental Guidelines for construction projects in urban areas stating that the stipulations are feasible for implementation. A broad consensus in this regard emerged at a four …
The HP High Court today issued notices to the Central and state governments on the issue of exclusion of Shimla city from “Smart City Mission”. While issuing notices, a division bench comprising the Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary further directed Secretary, Union Ministry of Urban …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sobha Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Ors dated 15/09/2015 regarding remedial measures for polluted River Satluj. Previous Order
The model relies on high property taxes and expensive public services. At the first-ever workshop on the Smart City Mission hosted for mayors and commissioners, Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said the government’s urban renewal policies were designed to accommodate the urban poor. Yet his views contradicted …
Panaji: Goa's capital city was chosen by the Union government as one of the 100 smart cities to be developed in the country. The list was released as part of the first stage of the smart cities mission by Union urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi on Thursday afternoon. …
Mission a safe bet, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu assures investors. Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday urged local and international investors to put their money on the Smart City Mission, assuring them that it was a safe bet. Mr. Naidu unveiled a list of 98 cities with Uttar …
This year State may get two as Centre plans to develop only 20 cities Officially, the Centre has announced that Tamil Nadu, one of the most urbanised States in the country, will get 12 smart cities. That is all the 12 corporations in the State will get the Smart City …
