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 …
Punjab has "failed miserably" to take benefit of the Centre's flagship Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme, as it is yet to avail Rs 470 crore against the seven-year allocation of Central assistance of Rs 538 crore, housing and urban poverty alleviation minister Kumari Selja alleged on …
New Delhi: The government is working on the expansion of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) by including cities having a population of at least 5 lakh, thus expanding into 28 more cities, and is seeking to raise earmarked funds from Rs 1,00,000 crore to Rs 1,50,000 crore. JNNURM …
NEW DELHI: Expressing satisfaction with ongoing work for hosting the first ever green Commonwealth Games here next year, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday said all the new stadiums, buildings and flyovers in Delhi would be eco-friendly. Addressing a conference on
Pune The ongoing controversy over the purchase of Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) buses will finally see an end as the Urban Development Department of the state government has ruled out the possibility of bus purchases by a private player. It has also urged the PMPML administration to speed …
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 …
Rajiv Shah ITNN Gandhlnagar: Despite claims that land acquisition for development is a smooth affair in Gujarat, a top-level policy document has described it as a major problem for developing infrastructure projects across the state and that opposition to the process has increased considerably. Prepared by Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board …
Mumbai Mumbai's developers have set out to create a vision of what the metropolis should look like four decades from now. Its eyes on 2052, the Mumbai Transformation Support Unit (MTSU) has invited consultants to prepare a
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
Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will shortly issue the final notification on land acquisition for the proposed Kempe Gowda and Shivaram Karanth layouts, BDA Commissioner Siddaiah said on Monday The land acquisition process is almost complete. After issuing the final notification, layout development will be taken up, he told reporters. For …
JAIPUR: The Mahindra World City Jaipur is among the 16 founding projects of the Climate Positive Development Program under the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) that will support the development of large-scale urban projects that demonstrate cities can grow in ways that are
Energy Conservation On Agenda New Delhi: On the eve of the World Environment Day, the Commonwealth Organizing Committee unveiled the roadmap for making the 2010 Commonwealth Games the first ever green games. The committee which has a strategic MoU with the United Nations Environmental Programme to fulfil the Green Games …
Neha Sinha Posted: Thursday , Jun 04, 2009 at 0141 hrs IST New Delhi: The good news: L-G has asked PWD to dredge out waste from lake as part of contract The bad news: Civic apathy sees private tanker stealing water from Neela Hauz Vasant Kunj residents Siddharth Varshney, 12 …
Greeshma Gopal Giri | ENS th the plans of developing the high speed corridor taking shape, slum dwellers in about 40,000 settlements ha Wiith the plans of de eloping the high speed corridor taking s in about ave ra sed relocated concern over being relocat aisedi MORE than one lakh …
E Sreedharan's strategy to clean and beautify the Yamuna and release land from its riverbed for development and other purposes is not very practical Busness Standard / New Delhi May 28, 2009, 0:27 IST The strategy mooted by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief E Sreedharan to clean and beautify the …
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and District In-charge Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday said that at least 50 works of the total 137 works planned under the special grant of Rs 100 crore released to Mysore under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) would be completed before Dasara this …
Chennai Corporation holding department-wise review meetings to speed up works SET FOR start: Work on construction of a canal to link the Veerangal Odai with the Pallikaranai Marsh will soon be taken up. CHENNAI: After the mandatory halt during the Lok Sabha elections, work on re-laying a number of roads, …
Kakoly Chatterjee New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) is going to get fresh fund infusion of around $5 billion from the World Bank.
