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 …
Union human resource development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday announced that health and wellness clubs will be set up in all the schools of the Central Board of Secondary Education as part of the
Actor Aamir Khan was on Tuesday declared the brand ambassador for the National School Sanitation Initiative launched jointly by the Human resource Development Ministry (HRD) and the Urban Development Ministry (UDM). HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said that health and wellness clubs would soon be set up in schools to instill …
Ahmedabad: Pleased with the progress Jnnurm projects have made in Gujarat, Union urban development secretary M Ramchandran said the state was ahead in terms of certain key reforms and some cities have met their deadlines for projects. Ramchandran was in Ahmedabad on Monday to review the progress of JnNURM projects …
The Ministry of Railways is planning a special scheme to improve connectivity in far flung areas of the country. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Thursday that she would soon write to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to launch Pradhan Mantri Gram Rail Yojana. This would be on the lines …
THE urban development ministry is readying an improved second phase of its flagship urban infrastructure scheme that will be targeted at states that agree to a stepped up urban reform agenda. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission or JNNURM has drawn flak for under utilisation of funds, but part …
Delhi Government on Monday cleared a proposal to set up an umbrella body for the transport sector in the Capital which will take care of all issues related to infrastructure development as well as managing traffic. The proposed Delhi Urban Mass Transit Authority (DUMTA) is envisaged to function as a …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development (2009-2010) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in their Thirty Seventh Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject "Urban Transport" relating to the Ministry of Urban Development, which was presented to the Lok Sabha on …
NEW DELHI , March 31: A ratings exercise carried out by the Union urban development ministry (UDM) to assess the performance of 441 cities in the country on sanitation has indicated towards appalling neglect of cleanliness issues by cities. The findings of the survey, initiated in December, are in the …
Minister Was To Share Dais With CM Buddha New Delhi: With Trinamool Congress objecting to any sort of cohabitation with the Left Front government in West Bengal, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has deferred plans to travel to Kolkata for a programme related to the Ganga basin project initiated by Prime …
The idea of groundwater recharging by harvesting rainwater is gaining ground in many cities and it is the only way to address the global water crisis After an extended winter, a scorching summer is setting in and one can feel the heat, literally. And, like in the past, we may …
This report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development deals with action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their 38th Report(Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on "Solid Waste Management
The Centre, on Monday, criticised the slow pace of reforms in urban project implementation in States and said it would not release further installments for projects financed under the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) scheme, until reform milestones are met in totality. Dr M Ramachandran, secretary to …
The State government will buy 850 MW of power for two months from March 1 to mitigate the power shortage in the State, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa announced in Bangalore on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Yeddyurappa said the gap between the demand and supply of power exceeded nine …
The Union urban development ministry has approved a major interceptor sewer project for the Yamuna under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The Rs 1,358 crore interceptor project, which is the largest ever under JNNURM for Delhi, aims to trap untreated sewer in Najafgarh and Shahadra drains. "The …
The Urban development ministry will look into the alleged irregularities in executing work under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). The minister of state for urban development, Mr Sougata Roy, has recently asked the ministry to look into the specific complaints of …
8 Rapid Rail Projects Planned To Check Permanent Migration Dipak Kumar Dash | TNN New Delhi: To check influx to the capital of vehicles as well as migrant families from nearby districts, the government plans to put in place eight suburban rail projects aiming to provide fast mass connectivity to …
Kakoly Chatterjee, Yogima Seth New Delhi: As part of its wishlist for the Budget, the urban development ministry has sought excise duty waiver for buses purchased by the state governments under the stimulus package. On-road prices of these buses range from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 70 lakh. The excise …
