Habitat And Urbanisation
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding deterioration of Nayar river, Uttarakhand, 05/06/2025
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 …Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Evictions due to demolition of slums, 24/07/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Evictions due to demolition of slums, 24/07/2019. “In-situ” Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) component under PMAY(U) Mission mandates to use land as a resource for providing houses to slum dwellers. This approach aims to leverage the locked potential of land under slums to provide houses to …Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Urban homeless population in the country, 24/07/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Urban homeless population in the country, 24/07/2019. As per Census 2011, the total number of houseless urban household in India is 2,56,896. The State/UT-wise details are attached at Annexure-I.Agglomeration, urbanization and employment growth in Ghana: evidence from an industry-district panel
In this paper the impact of various agglomerative forces on employment growth in Ghanaian manufacturing is investigated, using data from two firm censuses, as well as population census and trade data. The study is the first to use nationally representative firm data that covers the formal and informal economy to …Mumbai wall collapse: ‘HC told state govt in 1997 to relocate Kurar slum dwellers from forest land’, cites report
Observing the state government has delayed rehabilitation of residents of Kurar village slum in Malad East despite a 1997 Bombay High Court order directing the state government to shift them from the forest land, an independent fact-finding committee on Wednesday stated that the deaths in the wall collapse incident could …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by schools, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 11/07/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Chaudhary Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/07/2019 regarding violation of environmental norms by L.R.A. Kids School, J.P Academy School, Little Scholar Colts School and Little Scholar Colts School at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant - Manoj Chaudhary …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding restaurants/hotels/motels/banquets illegally operating in Mahipalpur and Rajokri, Delhi, 08/07/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Westend Green Farms Society Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/07/2019 regarding restaurants/hotels/motels/banquets illegally operating in Mahipalpur and Rajokri, Delhi. Violation of law on the subjects of waste management, discharge of effluents, illegal ground water extraction, ground water contamination, …Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Projects of Smart Cities, 03/07/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Projects of Smart Cities, 03/07/2019, A total of 5,151 projects worth Rs. 2,05,018 crores have been included by the selected 100 Cities in their Smart City Proposals. A comparative status of projects under Smart Cities Mission(SCM), as in November, 2018 and June, 2019 is …Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Rising Number of Slums in Metro Cities, 03/07/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Rising Number of Slums in Metro Cities, 03/07/2019. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) {PMAY(U)} since June 2015, for construction of all weather pucca houses to all eligible urban households by 2022.Zimbabwe: ED Opens US$20m Ngundu-Tanganda Highway
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the US$20 million rehabilitated Ngundu-Tanganda highway, in a development expected to spur economic activity. The road, which was badly damaged due to years of neglect, links Manicaland and Masvingo provinces via Chiredzi. The road also links the Eastern Highlands to South Africa, Zimbabwe's major trading …Bhutan development update: harnessing urbanization
Despite its small population and land area, Bhutan is among the most rapidly urbanizing countries in South Asia. While this urbanization parallels robust economic growth and the expansion of job and investment opportunities in cities, there remain challenges to fully leveraging the potential of urban areas. Bhutan has made impressive …Creating an energy efficient mortgage for Europe: the supporting role of the green building sector
The report Creating an Energy Efficient Mortgage for Europe: The Supporting Role of the Green Building Sector sets out roadmap for market development with potential to transform millions of buildings across Europe. In order to grow the market so that energy efficient mortgages will be made available to every borrower …Leveraging urbanization to promote a new growth model while reducing territorial disparities in Morocco: urban and regional development policy note
Today 60 percent of Moroccans reside in urban areas, as opposed to 35 percent in 1970. By 2050, nearly three-quarters of the country’s population will be living in cities. Along with the concentration of people, urbanization will lead to the increasing concentration of economic activities in cities, which today are …Odisha govt. approves land for tourism projects
The Odisha government has approved allotment of land for hotels and tourism projects, which entail an investment to the tune of Rs. 354.34 crore. A high-power committee chaired by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi examined the proposals and gave its nod stating that these projects would bring socio-economic benefit to …Myanmar's urbanization: creating opportunities for all
Urbanization in Myanmar is still in an early phase with slightly less than one-third of the population living in cities. This presents an enormous opportunity for the country. Cities are engines of growth and prosperity, which facilitate industries to grow jobs, services and innovations. Cities are also fundamental to lifting …Green urbanization and environmental improvement
On 8 April 2019, a Round Table was held in the The Hague, for the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development and its Task Force on Green Urbanization and Environmental Improvement. This is the report of the Round Table.You have no right to park in market: HC to Karol Bagh traders
North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s pilot project to decongest Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh got a fillip on Wednesday, with the Delhi high court backing it. The high court dismissed a petition filed by an association of Karol Bagh shopkeepers challenging the decision to earmark Ajmal Khan Road only for …Unhappy HC raps authorities for illegal parking
Illegal parking of cars on pavements and footpaths drew the ire of Delhi high court recently, prompting it to direct agencies to crack the whip so that public streets can be reclaimed. A bench of justices G S Sistani and Jyoti Singh ordered the traffic police, municipal corporations and other …NGT forms committee to monitor compliance of conditions by ISKCON in temple construction
The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to monitor compliance of conditions in the environment and forest clearances by ISKCON in Mathura where the organisation is building a 70-storey temple. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a joint committee comprising representatives of the Ministry …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal running of banquet halls in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi, 21/05/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Deepak Datta Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 21/05/2019 regarding illegal running of banquet halls in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi. Report submitted by a Joint Committee comprising of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), …No green nod required for construction on 20000-50000 sq metre area: Env Min's new EIA notification
Construction in areas between 20,000-50,000 square metres will not require environment clearance from the government anymore, the Centre has said in its modified notification on the environment impact assessment (EIA). The notification, recently issued by the Ministry of Environment, states that it has decided to "re-engineer" EIA rules based on …