Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Lok Prahari Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 21/11/2016 regarding the legality of the Vidhayak Nidhi Scheme in the State of Uttar Pradesh which provides for annual budgetary grants to Members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative …
Annual technical inspection report on panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies for the year ended 31 March 2013 (Manipur). This report has been laid on the table of the State Legislature Assembly on 16-07-2014.
Kerala's decentralised experience has demonstrated that democracy is more than just balloting. But deepening democracy is a continuous quest for justice and freedom. While participatory democracy has powerful theoretical arguments, its empirical basis continues to be weak. This article explores how far local governance in Kerala has deepened democratic practice …
The government has undertaken an ambitious integrated programme to develop four Districts, Ampara, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa, as part of the seventh Deyata Kirula exhibition to be held at the Hardy Technical Training Institute, Ampara on Feb. 4. The government had allocated Rs. 45.3 billion for selected projects in the …
GUWAHATI, Sept 14 – A fresh survey of the Greater Guwahati areas should be undertaken and a drainage master plan or a detailed project report should be prepared, basing on the ground realities like the existing and proposed land use patterns, present topography etc to save the city from the …
The State Government, which is finalising its first ever parking policy for urban centres, is contemplating to tax multiple vehicle ownership as part of a host of enforcement and interventions it has planned. As the number of vehicles has witnessed a sharp rise in the last one decade after the …
It is now a well established fact that real estate development contributes immensely to the growth and development of the nation through the numerous forward and backward linkages with the economy. It also a business which provides employment to construction workers who are mostly from the rural areas. The sector …
Nod Only For Builders Who Agree Not To Use Groundwater. The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday restrained the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) from issuing new licences to developers in Gurgaon unless they give an undertaking that groundwater would not be consumed for construction work. In a potent, …
Based on Gujarat’s town planning schemes, Ahmedabad’s Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (Cept) University has prepared a master plan for Patna’s town planning scheme. The draft, which has been approved in principle, will guide planned urban development in Bihar. AHMEDABAD: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar may have whipped up …
Board Likely To Give Nod In A Fortnight. In a big step towards resumption of work in the stalled housing projects of Noida ‘Extension’, a statutory committee of the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) on Thursday approved the revised draft Master Plan-2021 for Greater Noida and recommended it to the board. …
A bottom-up view of the health conditions and services in six states – three performing and three not-so-well performing ones – was arrived at through a study by a multidisciplinary team with varied experiences in health research. This paper presents the results of a Public Report on Health that was …
The amended draft of the Dehradun Master Plan is replete with the mistakes which were expected to be corrected. In the amended draft, the land use of residential areas in different parts of the city has been shown as used for Government offices. Anomalies in the land use shown in …
With pressure mounting on the government to grant “limited” relaxations for new constructions in Shimla’s green belt — where construction work was banned in 2000 — Himachal Pradesh government may waive off certain restrictions for the residents affected by the ban. At least six dozen plot holders, who could not …
In face to face, an election special programme by sister publication Navshakti, we spoke to local residents regarding the issues in the ward as well as what promises the contestants have to make. Ward profile : Ward name : Kamgar Krida Kendra - Dadar Railway Station Ward No. 184 Reservation …
KOCHI: The attempt of the Kochi Corporation to set up a bio-gas plants for decentralised treatment of biodegradable waste has failed to yield results despite spending Rs 61.61 lakh. This was owing to the lack of proper monitoring and timely remedial action. This was stated in the Comptroller and Auditor …
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) from taking any coercive steps against five telecom companies. The companies have not paid the corporation the premium amount demanded by the civic body for regularizing cell towers put by the companies on roof tops of private buildings. …
The District Planning Committee has given approval in principle to the project District Collector P.I. Sheikh Pareeth has said that a final version of a district level project, to be included in the comprehensive health programme that will be implemented in the State during the 12th five year plan starting …
After a delay of six years, the state government at last approved the development plan (DP) of 23 villages merged in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), but the decision on the controversial proposal of biodiversity park (BDP) on 2,416 acres would be taken after two months by choosing one of …
The city’s development road map, the Delhi Master Plan 2021, is disconnected from ground realities and it will be revised next year, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said on Thursday. The process of revising the document has already begun to make it more accommodating, Nath said, promising the changes will …
More than four years ago, the Capital’s biggest land-owning agency, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), enforced a policy document called the Master Plan Delhi 2021 (MPD) to rapidly upgrade the city’s infrastructure. The policy, which was to regulate Delhi’s infrastructure development between 2001 and 2021, was notified seven years late, …
