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 …
Karnataka government on Thursday decided to take up the second phase of Chief Minister’s Small and Medium Town Development Programme at a cost of Rs. 1,738 crore, to be spent on road and drainage works in areas coming under urban local bodies (except city corporations). Eight per cent of these …
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) request for land at Millennium Park near Nizamuddin Bridge, for construction of entry and exit structures of the Sarai Kale Khan station, has not gone down well with Delhi Development Authority (DDA). According to sources, the land agency has raised objections to construction of some …
Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, has gone from being the City of Lakes to the city of industries, whether it's electrical goods, medicinal, cotton, chemicals or jewelry. Its Old City has given way to a sprawling new city that is buzz with modern development and a publishing boom, whether …
This new UN report advocates for a 'good', people centred city of the 21st century. It includes a new City Prosperity Index which shows at a glance how a city is faring in productivity, infrastructure, equity, quality of life and environmental sustainability. The city is the home of prosperity. It …
This handbook is a resource for enhancing disaster resilience in urban areas. It summarizes the guiding principles, tools and practice in key economic sectors that can facilitate the implementation of resilience concepts into decisions over infrastructure investments and general urban management as integral elements of reducing disaster and climate risks. …
Since 2009, when a campaigning Rahul Gandhi sold Jaipur a “world-class city” dream, residents had been under the impression that such a city had almost arrived. Touristy Jaipur soon had a Metro system approved; its Jantar Mantar was inscribed on Unesco’s World Heritage Sites list; a new master plan for …
Even as just six per cent of the city’s area is reserved for open spaces as per the development plan, a recent study shows that over 60 per cent of these spaces are in reality not open and accessible to the common man. As per a study funded by the …
Introduction of a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Bhubaneswar has gained ground with the State Government seeking investment from Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), a financial institution of France which extends financial assistance to developing nations. The Housing and Urban Development Department has sought details from the Department of …
Government of India have recently announced Rajiv Awas Yojana under which every citizen is to be provided access to basic civic and social services and decent shelter. Under this Policy, 50% of the cost of providing basic civic and social infrastructure and amenities and of housing including rental housing, transit …
Assam has sought financial assistance from the Centre and multilateral funding agency, Asian Development Bank (ADB), for upgrade of sectors like power, tourism and urban development in the state. A strong request was made by the Assam government to the department of economic affairs (DEA) under the Union ministry of …
GUWAHATI: The first State review of the ongoing externally-aided projects in Assam took place today at the NEDFi House in Guwahati. The discussion was attended by Additional Chief Secretary PP Varma, Government of Assam, Principal Secretary of the Finance Department HS Das, Asian Development Bank (ADB) country director Hun Kim, …
International donor agency KfW-Germany would extend financial assistance of 52.5 million euro (approximately Rs 365 crore) to Odisha for funding urban infrastructure projects. KfW has inked four agreements- two with the Government of India and two with the state government for offering the loan assistance. While KfW signed loan and …
To check illegal use of underground water by builders in Gurgaon, and take immediate action against them, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the Haryana government to constitute a committee of officers, who will visit the construction sites in Gurgaon. “ The direction that no new license …
Cities have largely borne the brunt of the global financial crisis of the last few years, and have relentlessly struggled to keep their heads above water. What does this economic downturn mean for urban infrastructure in India and the world?
The Pink City is now in the midst of an unprecedented level of futuristic infrastructural initiatives, making it not only a tourist’s delight but also an example of urban governance.
The unexpected increase in the number of census towns (CTs) in the last census has thrust them into the spotlight. Using a hitherto unexploited dataset, it is found that many of the new CTs satisfied the requisite criteria in 2001 itself; mitigating concerns of inflated urbanisation. The new CTs account …
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has completed the Field work of NSS 68th round on 30th June 2012. This round was devoted mainly to Household Consumer Expenditure and Employment and Unemployment. The NSS consumer expenditure surveys aim at generating estimates of household monthly …
The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012, the 43rd edition of this series, includes the latest available economic, financial, social, and environmental indicators for the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This publication aims to present the latest key statistics on development issues concerning the …
The Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Project in Bangladesh responds to the growing need for infrastructure and service delivery for the rapidly increasing urban population in Bangladesh by building the capacity of resource constrained pourashavas (municipalities) to deliver services, and by increasing community participation in decision making and subproject implementation, …
Global warming is a cumulative threat not just to the world on the whole, but also to prized natural chains like the Eastern Ghats, said Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah. Speaking at the inauguration of the third regional convention on Eastern Ghats, hosted by the SRM University here on Monday, …
