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 …
The Delhi High Court today directed the authorities to file affidavits detailing the action taken to implement its earlier order calling for removal of unauthorised structures on the Yamuna riverbed as well as on its embankments.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice B. C. Patel and Justice B. D. Ahmed directed …
The Delhi High Court pulled up the civic authorities in the city for failing to file any report on the status of the demolition of slum clusters in Yamuna Pushta. A bench comprising Chief Justice B.C. Patel and Justice B.D. Ahmed observed that despite court orders last year,
Pakistan government may spend Rs 500 billion on hydel electric power generation during next five years and it is expected to launch at least three large-scale power projects. The Power Plan 2005-09 prepared by the Water and Power Ministry for initial consideration proposed to the government that at least Rs …
Hundreds of crores of rupees spent on relaying and repairing of roads seem to have gone down the drain. Crores earmarked for cleaning of sewers and drains have been spent only on papers with virtually nothing on the ground. Flyovers overshoot their deadlines by years but no one is held …
The Cauvery river water dispute is again to the fore, belying the hope that the good rainfall in the State this year had ended the recurring stand-off between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over water- sharing. However, Karnataka is up in arms against the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal and not against …
Some good news for foreign tourists with anthropological inclinations. Foreign tourists could soon be allowed to visit areas of the state where primitive tribes reside. This would enable them to get glimpse of the lifestyle of tribes such as Didayi, Lanjia Saura, Juang, Kutia Kondh, Bonda, Chuktia Bhunjia, Saura, Paudi …
India 's largest slum relocation project, which involves 42,000 dwellings, is all set to take-off. The group of ministers (GoM) cleared the proposal to reclaim salt land in Mumbai to build seven-storied buildings to relocate these slums. The proposal is now likely go to the cabinet for final clearance by …
This report contains information on ownership, area type, structure, living facilities like electricity, drinking water, latrine, sewerage, drainage, garbage disposal, distance of the slum from nearest primary school and government hospital/health centre. It also provides information on the change in the condition of the urban slums during the last five …
The Union Urban Development Ministry and the Delhi Government finally looked to be moving towards a consensus on the vexed issues of regularisation of the unauthorised colonies and conversion of certain residential areas into industrial estates. Urban Development Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had an hour-long deliberation with Chief Minister Sheila …
Stepping into the role of a facilitator, the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department is rolling out a red carpet welcome to entrepreneurs, including big industrial houses and NRIs, to invest in over 100 properties in the state with good tourism potential, as joint ventures with the government or private individuals.
Anti-social activities of a section of Nagas have created a fear-psychosis among the people living in the A, B, C and D sectors. Encroachment along the E sector in Mariani in Assam engulfing Gabharu, Dessoi, Sonowal and Khermia has been going on unabated as the Nagas have taken over more …
The Sahara group signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the West Bengal government for implementing a tourism project in the Sundarbans that with make it a global destination.
A pet project of the Prime Minister conceived to create "slumless cities" - VAMBAY (Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana) - today received a fillip when the Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Ministry hiked the subsidy given to the states for the project from 50 to 75 per cent of the total …
In a major attempt to regulate water supply and recover costs from the users, the Gujarat government is considering putting up meters in the rural areas, to begin with.
The state government has directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to carry out a fresh appraisal of the report prepared by a non-government organisation SPARC on the rehabilitation of the slum dwellers to be affected by the Mumbai Urban Transport Project.
The second phase of Prime Minister's National Highways Development Project comprising 7,300 km of north-south and east-west corridors will be taken up by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs shortly for approval.Highway projects under Phase II linking Srinagar in the North to Kanyakumari in the South and Porbandar in the …
The United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) has decided to finance a project in Nagaland for development of sustainable tourism with active community participation.
