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 …
In order to meet the increasing need for urban growth, the urban development ministry today said it planned to include 28 more cities in the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the central government
Fast-growing Guwahati has seen haphazard development and faces a mismanaged network of too many buses. But now three new satellite townships and two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors are set to give its landscape a makeover. "Guwahati's disadvantage is its narrow roads, with the mighty river Brahmaputra on one side …
KOCHI: The failure to implement projects formulated to manage domestic waste at its place of origin has led to the current waste management crisis in the city, former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P C Cyriac said here on Saturday. Inaugurating the public meeting on
Dharavi in Mumbai exemplifies what is most ugly and what is most inspiring about slum life in a city. How should it be redeveloped to remove the ugliness and yet retain its community spirit, enterprise, ambitions and hope? Current plans are focused on profit-making, by developers and government, with the …
New Delhi: The Delhi government has claimed that Rs 1967.51 crore has been utilised by all departments and agencies for various projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the past one year. The status report released by the urban development department on Thursday stated that Rs …
DDA plans to develop land under elevated road as public space with many facilities New Delhi: The basin of Barapullah Nullah, one of the biggest stormwater drains in the city, can hardly be described as a source of beauty. All that
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday sanctioned the release of Rs 271 crore to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) out of the approved budget outlay of Rs 912 crore for roads, urban development and education, including midday meals, for the year 2010-11. Delhi finance minister Dr AK Walia called …
Pune One of the major environmental problems faced in urban India is cutting down of trees and for the construction activities in the cities, trees are being felled in an an alarming rate,said Madhav Gadgil, eminent ecologist and member of National Advisory Council, Prime Minister
SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY NEW DELHI A DTC bus depot being constructed at Yamuna flood plain, near Akshardham temple, to ferry athletes and officials to and from the Games Village to sports venues has come under the scanner of the Delhi high court. Filing a petition on behalf of an NGO, …
Mumbai: The city is taking green initiatives seriously, and in about a month, it may become mandatory for new buildings to have solar panels on their roofs. Even the hoardings will have to run on solar energy. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Mahesh Vyas : Greater urbanisation should be a specific objective of public policy. While more than half of India continues to live in the villages, there is nothing worth even romanticising about rural India any more. The establishment of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) will improve governance at the village …
Bhopal: The development plans of 96 cities of the state will be completed by the month of July while those of ten municipal corporations by December. By the year 2013-14, development plans of all the civic bodies in the state will be completed. Madhya Pradesh is the first state in …
This publication outlines five priority areas and three modalities, giving ADB's approach to climate change are: expanding the use of clean energy, encouraging sustainable transport and urban development, managing land use and forests for carbon sequestration, promoting climate-resilient development, and strengthening related policies and institutions. These priorities will be pursued …
The book provides an overview of the economic, political, and social environment in Nepal and the challenges confronting the country in eliciting its economic growth potential. The book provides an insightful framework of an inclusive development strategy in the context of symbiotic relationships between urban and rural areas as well …
It is observed that in the State of Rajasthan a number of unauthorized slum areas have come up and there are difficulties in proper development of several of these slums. The Urban local bodies have been undertaking slum development and have also rehabilitated some of the slum dwellers to other …
This paper is a scoping exercise to explore options for research on urban poverty in developing countries. Based on a review of the literature and experience, the first part of the paper reviews the changing nature of the urban poverty agenda over the last 30 years by comparing today
This paper overviews the debate on the relationship between the measures of globalization, economic growth and pace of urbanization, and speculates on its impact on the quality of life and poverty in the context of Asian countries. After experiencing moderate to high urban growth for three to four decades since …
Vijayawada, May 30: Land problem for the construction of houses under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in Vijayawada will be solved very soon. The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) proposes to acquire 500 acres of land for the construction of houses in Gollapudi on development basis. Once farmers come forward …
Metropolitan Planning Committee meet in June to set agenda for Pune region Even as the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is keen on reaching a decision on the metro project and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has drawn out plans for Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS), the Metropolitan Planning Committee (MPC) …
Ranesh Nair, Isher J Ahluwalia Magarpatta is a shining example of how urban areas can expand to accommodate the needs of urbanisation without hurting the interests of rural landowners through forced or unfair acquisition. Magarpatta is a 430 acre area located on the outskirts of the city of Pune, which …
