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 …
Guwahati: The North East has the potential to become the largest producer of organic foods in the world, Union minister Vijay Kumar Singh said on Saturday. Singh, the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region said, “Potential in North East is very high as it is already an organic …
Citing various lapses and irregularities in JNNURM works taken up by the Pune Municipal Corporation, the Nagrik Chetna Manch has demanded that all instructions and guidelines be followed to ensure success of the projects. In letters sent to Union minister of urban development Venkaiah Naidu and the state government, the …
The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Centre on a plea requesting a stay on commercialisation and redevelopment of East Kidwai Nagar area here being undertaken by the Ministry of Urban Development. A bench headed by U D Salvi sought response from Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of …
Sets up Cabinet sub-committee to take final decision Despite the stand taken by Irrigation and Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes on getting drinking water for Shimla from the Pabbar in Rohru, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said the government could not waste more time in taking the final decision which …
Urban governance and housing for all are a challenge and states and union territories need to work together to achieve this goal, said Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. Slum-free plan of action is the need of the hour, he said. The Minister was addressing the Conclave of Ministers of …
To kick-start the ambitious project of “Housing for all by 2022”, the government will be holding a meeting of housing and urban development secretaries and ministries to take stock of the schemes in this area. The two-day meet from July 2 is to be presided by Union urban development and …
PUNE: A World Bank report has pushed for wider network of bus rapid transit system (BRTS) across the country to save fuel cost, cut down on pollution and save thousands of lives lost every year in road accidents. Projecting the benefits of the Pimpri Chinchwad BRTS in the years to …
In a move aimed at giving fillip to overall development of Amritsar, the Centre on Thursday agreed to develop the holy city as a ‘Smart City’ under its ambitious program to refurbish the country’s major cities on modern lines. The decision was taken by Union Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation …
The Chhattisgarh Government has added another feather in its cap by receiving the Centre’s nod for developing a ‘Smart City’ between Raipur and Naya Raipur on Thursday. The approval is being considered as a major boost to the State’s ongoing developmental push for taking up a large number of infrastructure …
From pruning trees to cleaning statues and building toilets for women — the Ministry of Urban Development has decided to beautify the capital after Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his intentions on the subject. Though a routine job for civic agencies, it is for the first time that the UD …
‘Poor response’ from the two Corporations to request for plan erala Monorail Corporation Ltd. (KMCL), the Special Purpose Vehicle set up to execute the Rs.5,581-crore monorail project in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, will rope in a multi-disciplinary consultancy to prepare the Comprehensive Mobility Plan for the two cities. The decision was …
PUNE: The slums in the city will promote the use of unconventional energy if the civic body's plan to use solar energy to power lights is approved. A proposal to fit solar street lights in the slums has been tabled before the standing committee. The Shivajinagar assembly constituency has been …
Developers have demanded lower borrowing cost for the housing sector as well as reduced taxes to promote affordable housing The Budget is expected to have incentives to the real estate sector as well as a vision for affordable housing. Monday’s Presidential address to the joint session of Parliament focused on …
It’s curtains for the UPA government’s flagship programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The new Union Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister (HUPA), M. Venkaiah Naidu, who assumed office on Wednesday, said a new mission would be launched soon in place of JNNURM. The …
The Haryana government has started the process of measuring the Mangar forest area in Aravali amid reports of it approving the sub-regional plan. Sources said forest department teams were busy carrying out the ground work on Monday. "They told us that there was an order from Chandigarh," said a villager. …
The Mangar Bani grove in Haryana will be out of bounds for tourism activities and the entire forest earmarked as “no-construction zone” by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB). The move comes following strong protests from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest , the Delhi Government and environmentalists. …
Royal HaskoningDHV to prepare sanitation plan for the capital city, which would be later implemented in other parts of the State With Goa striving to meet the target of providing 100 per cent sanitation to the entire state by 2014 end, the Union Urban Development Ministry has come to the …
Soon it will not be the city corporation alone involved in supplying water in the city as the Coimbatore municipal corporation's ambitious 24X7 water supply project will also have a private collaboration in its execution, maintenance and operation. The project will be designed to cater to the residents of the …
The long-awaited Metro rail link between Noida and Greater Noida has got a green signal from the urban development ministry. In a board meeting held on Wednesday, the ministry approved Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) appointment as a consultant for the project on a turnkey basis, sources said. The 30km …
Wants construction within permissible limits in NCZs & no tourism activity In what has elated enviornmentalists across the state and left realtors frowning, the NCR Planning Board has asked Haryana to rework its sub-regional plan to ensure that construction is within permissible limits in natural conservation zones (NCZs) and there …
