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 …
Who is responsible for the filth in the Yamuna? Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says no work is getting done because too many government agencies are meddling with the river; not to mention the Centre-sponsored delays. Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh says sewage treatment plants are not functioning to …
Mumbai The Centre is ready to bear 50 per cent of the cost of the Colaba-Bandra Metro Corridor project under a joint venture model, according to Union Minister for Urban Development S Jaipal Reddy. He was speaking on Tuesday at the foundation-stone laying ceremony of the 32-km Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Corridor. President …
The Union urban development ministry has questioned the legality of SEZ as notified by the Delhi government in the absence of any provision for the same in the Master Plan Delhi 2021. In a letter to the Delhi government, the ministry has asked the city authorities on what criteria SEZs …
The Ministry of Urban Development has technically sanctioned a water drainage project for Bahini and Noonmati basin at Guwahati under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) at an estimated cost of Rs 125.36 crore. It would be taken up for consideration according to guidelines of JNNURM, said Minister …
New Delhi: The plan of Ministry of Urban Development (MUD) to get exotic plants for Vasant Kunj Biodiversity Park has fallen flat with the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asking the Centre to stick to planting native tree species of the Aravali hills. The HC had earlier put a stay …
New Delhi, June 30 In an effort to bring 28 more cities under the scheme, the Urban Development Ministry on Monday aggressively pitched for an additional outlay of Rs 50,000 crore for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Outlining his 100-day action plan, the Urban Development Minister, Mr …
New Delhi: Mumbai will get 1,000 state-of-the-art eco-friendly buses by December, while its metro project will be put on the fast-track. Union urban development minister Jaipal Reddy has set an ambitious target for the next 100 days. He wants people to leave their cars at home and travel by public …
BANGALORE: There is a likelihood of the country getting a World Bank loan of $5 billion (about Rs. 25,000 crore) for urban development. Talks in this regard have commenced between the Union Ministry of Urban Development and the World Bank. Secretary, Urban Development, M. Ramachandran told presspersons on the sidelines …
Vandana Gombar / New Delhi June 10, 2009, 0:34 IST Negotiating $5 billion loan with World Bank. The government could double the size of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) as it is close to exhausting the funds allocated to the mission. The government
Mandatory For New Buildings To Undertake Energy-Efficiency Measures Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: The construction and housing sector will get a tad greener by the end of the next year. The government has decided to make it mandatory for new buildings to undertake energy efficient measures, rainwater harvesting and …
Starting his election campaign with a padyatra in Shahpur Jat and public rally at Zamrudpur, Congress candidate from New Delhi Ajay Maken claimed that the Congress at the Centre and the Ministry of Urban Development had for the first time taken care of the concerns of the urban villages in …
Chandigarh: Moving a step forward in the proposal to run 100 AC and non-AC buses in the city, the UT Administration has awarded the contract for the project to Tata Motors. Confirming this, Secretary (Transport) Ram Niwas said:
Hoteliers threaten to move High Court PANJIM, MARCH 15 The Panjim Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association today threatened to move the High Court against the Corporation of the City of Panaji as their garbage has been left unattended for over eight days.
Extension likely THE Centre may extend the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (jnnurm) beyond 2012, its current deadline. Planned with the objective of better cities and projects for the urban poor, the Rs 50,000 crore mission applies to 63 cities.
Slum population has doubled in India but their access to basic facilities like water and sanitation has not shown any progress. Among the urban poor, the slum dwellers are the poorest. The very definition of slum points at acute drinking water and sanitation crisis for the slum dwellers. Water Aid …
