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 …
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 …
The state government has prepared a Rs 250 crore action plan to develop infrastructure in all the town and city municipalities in the State, disclosed district in-charge and Muzrai minister S N Krishnaiah Setty. Speaking after launching development works taken up at a cost of Rs 6 crore in the …
Roads, as much as any form of geological life, are inevitably subject to wear and tear. Just six years ago, the Delhi-Jaipur highway symbolised India's aspiration to join the league of developed nations with smooth grey runways that made cruising at over 100 km or more a reality. Today, the …
Impressive economic gains in Asia and the Pacific have been accompanied by a decline in the region's natural capital and unprecedented levels of air and water pollution. Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of people in the region are still not enjoying the benefits of recent economic expansion. Disparities in incomes and …
Replicating Manhattan with all its imposing skyscrapers in Mumbai does sound like a dream come true. But do highrises offer a sustainable solution for our land starved metros that are rapidly suffocating under the weight of an ever increasing populace and a crumbling infrastructure?
New Delhi: Industry chambers Ficci and the CII both announced their respective 100-day agendas for the new government. Expressing satisfaction with the new government, Ficci
Rely on self-regulation for green clearance: Panel New Delhi: A report of the department of economic affairs, which had industry representatives besides government officials as members, has recommended that parts of the environmental clearance process be outsourced by the government to hasten setting up of industrial and infrastructure projects. Surprisingly, …
NEW DELHI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to expedite infrastructure and social sector projects needed to develop the State. Task force Congratulating Dr. Singh on his assuming office , the Chief Minister, in a letter on Saturday, sought his assistance and support in the …
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.
May 21: With the UPA and the Congress retaining power at the Centre and the state respectively, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority hopes to complete many infrastructure projects
AHMEDABAD: For war-ravaged Afghanistan, resettlement issues and need for planned civic infrastructure have become immediate concerns. In fact, a 14-member delegation from that country is in the city on a three-day visit to study sustainable informal urban settlements, or slums, and issues regarding affordable housing for the poor. Says deputy …
IVRCL, Nagarjuna Construction & Lanco Have Orders Worth Rs 8k Cr Trushna U & Sai Deepika Amirapu HYDERABAD JUST two days after returning to power, Congress government in Andhra Pradesh has started releasing funds to infrastructure companies implementing big-ticket irrigation projects in the state, valued at over Rs 1.2 trillion. …
Bengaluru needs a little political will and a lot of community-level initiatives Many years ago, weather used to be the icebreaker in conversations in Bengaluru. Traffic and its interminable snarls is the only subject every Bengalurean or visitor to the city talks of now. There are 3.5 million vehicles in …
Agencies sanctioning construction projects in Delhi are at loggerheads Government agencies like the Public Works Department and the Delhi Development Authority are expected to construct buildings and roads to develop the city. Normally such infrastructure projects are considered essential to public interest. Recently, however, media reports suggest differences between and …
Mumbai Over 3,000 trees are facing the axe across the city to make way for public and private infrastructure projects. Facing the greatest damage to its greens is the Bhandup Water Complex area that may lose more than 2,300 trees to make way for the upcoming water supply project. In …
