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 …
In spite of rapid urbanisation, the government today said that Delhi has the largest forest cover out of three metropolitan cities while the country’s green cover is over 23 per cent. As per the masterplan of the city provided by Urban Development Ministry, Delhi has 180 sq kms of green …
The Delhi Development Authority on Monday saw approval of chapters on environment and transport in Master Plan 2021 in its board meeting chaired by the Lieutenant-Governor. This is in keeping with the DDA’s emphasis on transit-oriented development (TOD), green buildings and rain water harvesting to improve quality of life in …
Govt. has submitted a detailed project report and affidavit to National Green Tribunal After trying out several municipal solid waste (MSW) processing technologies in the past, the government has identified incineration as one of the suitable methods after taking into consideration of land scarcity and other factors. A detailed project …
Union government has released the first installment of Rs 30 crore to Chhattisgarh under its Swachh Bharat Mission for constructing individual and community toilets and implementing solid waste management. A four-year target (October 2019) has been fixed by state to make it open-defecation free. Talking to TOI, Raipur municipal commissioner …
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) commitee has consented to revive Solid Waste Treatment Plant (SWTP) at Patvi. The project is expected to be revived by next month. Deputy Commissioner (DC) MS Brar today said he had put forth a case in favour of the SWTP’s revival before the EIA committee. …
Project Can Be Fast-Tracked As River Leg Is Shortest Government is likely to take up cleaning and rejuvenation of Ganga in Jharkhand as a “priority stretch“ since the total length passing through the stretch is shorter than the other four states -Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttarakhand.This has been …
Taking forward the agreement signed, India and the United States on Tuesday decided to constitute three task forces for the setting up of as many smart cities; the task forces would focus on city-specific features, project requirements and appropriate revenue models for enabling flow of investments. The decision was taken …
Brushing aside concerns raised by environmentalists, the Narendra Modi Government on Tuesday announced its intent to go ahead with interlinking of rivers “come what may” by removing or addressing “obstacles” that may come in the way of executing the ambitious project first conceived by BJP veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), which is on a spree to construct flyovers and new roads to solve the city's traffic problems, will have to reconsider its strategy if it wants Pune to be a part of the 'Smart City' programme planned by the Centre. The Union urban development (UD) …
After Dwarka, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is planning to further its cycle-sharing project across the national capital. Officials said the authority expects to install over 1,600 cycle stations by 2018 to improve last-mile connectivity and ensure mass transit through cheap mobility. The project will cover main arterial roads, West …
India faces a shortage of urban planners and with the NDA government envisaging building of 100 Smart Cities, the urban development ministry is mulling establishing institutions to train and build capacity of individuals in the field of town planning and urban mobility that in turn would help develop these hi-tech …
Some farmers have dragged the Union government to the court challenging the validity of the century-old acquisition of land by the erstwhile British Raj in New Delhi for the Presidential Estate, Parliament House, and government offices. These buildings were constructed on the land acquired from 150 villages, including Malcha, during …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Urban Development Ministry to identify parameters like basic infrastructure, quality of life, and citizen-centric services that would be essential to developing 100 cities under the Smart Cities project. Chairing a high-level meeting with officials on Monday, he said one of the aims of …
Cycle Tracks, Walkways, BRTs Among Decongestion Measures For Delhi. Government agencies have lined up a slew of initiatives to decongest Delhi, including construction of cycle tracks covering over 200 km, walkways, five major rapid bus corridors, more number of buses for public transport and construction and improvement of about two …
The central government may be left with no option but to introduce penal provisions, including levying congestion tax, if the traffic gridlock on roads grows further or continues like as it is now. Urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu said this on Tuesday while emphasizing the need to have an …
The ministry of urban development has accorded an ‘in-principle’ approval to the Tamil Nadu government for taking up the Chennai Monorail Project (CMP) phase-1. Under the project, monorail services will be provided between Poonamalle and Kathipara with a link from Porur to Vadapalani with a total length of 20.68 km, …
The task of getting approvals from different civic agencies for buildings is likely to get easier with new and dynamic building bye-laws in the offing. The Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday organised a workshop where experts, architects, consultants, and citizen bodies gave …
Germany has agreed to provide 4 million euros and services of international experts to help the ministry of urban development in effective implementation of sanitation programmes in urban areas of the country. India and Germany signed a “Implementation Agreement on Support to National Urban Sanitation Policy” on Tuesday by urban …
Stress On Local-Level Planning As the Union government unfolds its long-term plans for planned development of urban centres, experts warn that poorly managed urbanization can be detrimental to sustainable development of cities like Pune. The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) and The Forum of Environmental Journalists in India (FEJI) held …
The much-awaited simplified Delhi building bye-laws are to be unveiled soon with the Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu seeking its early notification to replace the current bye-laws which have been in force since 1983. The proposed bye-laws seek to simplify the procedure for obtaining sanctions for construction of buildings …
