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 flagship programme undertaken by the BMC along with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) received a green signal as 21 proposed public toilets received location and land clearance. However the capital city with over eight lakh population, is yet to have a decent number of operational public or …
1,000 sq yard residential, 100 sq yard commercial plot for one acre land acquired. Farmers to get part payment of acquired land at time of announcement of award. No stamp duty, registration charges in case farmers sell plots allotted under LPS The scheme is purely at the option of the …
K.P.Munusamy addresses officialsof corporation, 19 municipalities Local bodies should ensure prompt execution of schemes with respect to civic amenities and basic facilities within their limits, said K.P.Munusamy, Local Administration Minister. Addressing the local body officials after reviewing the progress of development works in Tiruchi Corporation and in the 19 municipalities …
In a move to check the rampant mining of underground water in Gurgaon, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday barred issuance of any fresh license for construction activity unless builders give an undertaking that underground water would not be drawn by them. The court also asked the Haryana …
It is not just the bearings of the elevated portion of the Airport Metro Express Line that are troubling the Delhi Metro, another study points to problems with tunnels, that have led to the buildings above developing cracks. After residents of Shahbad Mohammadpur, a residential colony in the vicinity of …
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, …
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah approved a Rs 59.80 crore annual plan for Srinagar district for 2012-13 today. The announcement was made soon after the Srinagar District Development Board meeting chaired by Omar here. “As a result of this decision, the overall availability of resources to Srinagar district for development …
Suggestions on allowing residences in industrial zones, consolidating plots for group housing to make use of higher floor area ratio and allowing property development along a proposed Metro line are among 20 major “suggested changes” that the Delhi Development Authority has approved in the Master Plan Delhi-2021 review process. “The …
JAIPUR: The state cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal for allotting solid waste management contracts to private firms in eight cities. However, this will come with a price as the government has decided to levy user charges on the consumers for door to door garbage collection and disposal depending on …
Morning traffic was brought to a standstill on Tuesday by Gurgaon residents protesting acute shortage of power and water. The city has been battling severe power and water crisis, made worse by the delay in arrival of monsoon and the heatwave. As per official estimates, the power demand in the …
Karur municipality’s civic refuse dumping site euphemistically dubbed the solid waste compost yard on the Vangal Road here is all set to undergo improvements at a cost of Rs.2.72 crore under the solid waste management schedule of Integrated Urban Development Mission. The Vangal Road compost yard is spread over 21 …
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 …
This guide focuses on the effect of unplanned, rapid growth of cities on the functioning of the ecosystems in which they are located. It outlines how development can be guided to ensure the ability of ecosystems to support sustainable human settlement. The pattern of development in a region, properly managed, …
This report presents a framework, the Urban Risk Assessment (URA), for assessing disaster and climate risk in cities. It is intended to assist in decision making, urban planning, and designing risk management programs. The approach seeks to strengthen coherence and consensus within and across cities in understanding and planning for …
The core belief of National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) is that the poor are entrepreneurial and have innate desire to come out of poverty. The challenge is to unleash their capabilities to generate meaningful and sustainable livelihoods. The first step in this process is motivating the urban poor to form …
This document provides an overview of current thinking and emerging good practice related to humanitarian action in an urban environment. It is based on the discussions held at the 27th Meeting of the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) Meeting the Urban Challenge and on …
The interim report submitted by a committee formed to tackle malnutrition among children in the State has suggested several measures, declaring that the present standards were woefully inadequate. The committee headed by Justice N K Patil has advised the government to get medically examined all malnourished children in the 0-6 …
Urbanisation in India is currently marked by two fundamental trends: lopsided migration to the larger cities and unbalanced regional economic development. In this context, this paper makes a case for the concerted development of small and medium cities as the key focus in the strategy to ensure sustainable urbanisation in …
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will provide a special fund for the development of areas under Joka I and II gram panchayats that have come under its jurisdiction. Also, steps would be taken to amend the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 to include the areas under KMC either by extending the …
This paper explores the type and quality of linkages between the objective of achieving sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns, and those of poverty alleviation and sustainable development. The paper constructs a theoretical framework based on the analysis of development specialists, as well as scenarios and empirical data which show …
