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 …
The city's development authority has sought central government funding for setting up an infrastructure project to allocate water from Surya dam in Thane to areas such as Vasai, Virar and the Mira-Bhayander belt. The MMRDA wrote to the Union Urban Development ministry last month requesting for 35 per cent funding …
After repeated complaints by the three Municipal Corporations about the absence of any new sanitary landfill site besides the existing ones which have been exhausted, some good news for them is in sight. The South, North and East Delhi Municipal Corporations have been offered a list of 10 possible sanitary …
New Delhi: A controversy seems to be in the making between the urban development (UD) ministry and the road transport ministry on specifications of low-floor buses with both coming up with their own norms for “commuters’ convenience”. Recently, the UD ministry came out with a fresh set of specifications for …
New Delhi: In a bid to deliver on its promises to residents of unauthorized colonies, the Delhi government is seeking relaxation in Master Plan 2021 and building control norms so that regularization becomes possible for the 1,639 colonies that do not meet town planning and fire safety criteria. The state’s …
The Jawaharlal Nehru Urban National Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has been extended by two years allowing municipal bodies to take up infrastructure development projects. The scheme will now remain in force till March 2014. An official from the Goa state urban development agency (GSUDA) confirmed receiving a letter from urban development …
Almost five months have passed since the UT Administration submitted the detailed project report (DPR) for the Metro Rail to the Ministry of Urban Development (MUD) for its appraisal, yet a green signal from the MUD is still awaited. The ministry had filed some queries in February, which the UT …
Lakhs of trees in Delhi are in grave risk of dying due to concretisation around their trunks and though the Delhi High Court had way back in 2007 directed the various public utility department to comply with the guidelines issued by the Central Government for greening of urban areas and …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices to 14 authorities directing them to remove all boards, nails and advertisements from trees falling under their jurisdictions and has directed the authorities to de-concretise the trees. Following a petition filed by Aditya N. Prasad and others, the Tribunal issued notices to …
Cough up more tax for registering second vehicle Going for a second car? Think again. For, once the “congestion tax” comes into play, not only will one be required to cough up double tax during the registration of the second vehicle, but also show additional parking space to obtain vehicle …
In the absence of comprehensive plans for traffic movement and decongestion of cities, the Union Urban Development Ministry is looking out for agencies to draw up a comprehensive mobility plan for cities. The burgeoning population and increasing traffic volume have been a cause of concern for the Ministry. It has …
In order to solve the parking woes at CGO Complex on Lodhi Road, where several government and public-sector undertaking offices are located, the Urban Development Ministry has proposed the construction of a multi-level parking lot at the complex. The proposal has been sent for Cabinet approval and is presently being …
As many as 47 real estate projects, mostly residential, have been stalled in Mumbai over the last 12 months for failing to adhere to a Union environment ministry office notification that links the height of a building to the width of the road on which it is located, and to …
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday said the Delhi Government was eagerly awaiting the commissioning of Munak Canal, which will result in saving 80 MGD raw water, to help the city meet its demand for drinking water. Moreover, three water treatment plants lying idle at Dwarka, Okhla and Bawana are …
The new land pooling policy, which will encourage active involvement of the private sector, is likely to be tabled for approval at a meeting of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday. Land pooling is being seen as an alternative to land acquisition by government agencies. It is based on …
New Delhi: States from southern and western India like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra seem to be taking the lead in getting approval for more projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). While these states have sent dozens of proposals to the Union urban development ministry, there …
With the Union urban ministry emphasizing the funding of major transportation projects in the country, Gujarat's cities have readied teams to lobby for multi-crore BRTS projects to be taken up on priority basis in the coming JNNURM committee meeting. The Union budget has made provisions for almost Rs 14,873 crore …
Faced with an acute shortage of parking bays near the CGO complex on Lodhi Road, which has in its perimeter several office complexes, the Union Urban Development Ministry has proposed a multi-level parking with commercial spaces that can be let out. The proposal, which will be put forth before the …
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra would have maximum urban population by 2026, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Quoting the population projection by the Census of India, the Union urban development ministry in a reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday stated that country's urban population will reach 53.48 crore in …
Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, who is known to have an eye for design and detail, is not pleased with the slapdash and sloppy finishing work seen in most government owned buildings and wants India to borrow from China where construction work is known for its flawlessness. On Tuesday …
The second edition of the Indian Sustainability Conclave, to be held in the capital today and tomorrow, promises to make the dialogue more vibrant and the outcomes meaningful Globally, an increasing number of companies are making strategic investments into sustainability and are also reaping significant value from such investments. However, …
