In the face of the global imperative to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 °C (above pre-industrial level), as outlined in the Paris Agreement, nations have been striving to transition towards a net-zero economy. This challenge is particularly pronounced for India, where the dual goals of fulfilling developmental aspirations …
Gurgaon: An earthquake early warning system, designed to detect seismic waves and blare a warning precious seconds before the temblor strikes, will be installed in Gurgaon next week, making it the first city in NCR to be equipped with such a device. Gurgaon, Delhi and other parts of NCR are …
With the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) launching its clean energy initiative on Monday — schools, offices, hospitals, community centres and other buildings will soon be equipped with solar panels. The SDMC signed an agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to install solar panels on its buildings …
New Delhi: The ministry of urban development and poverty alleviation made rainwater harvesting mandatory in 2001 for all new buildings with a plot size of over100sq m by modifying the building bylaws of 1983. Going by the rules, corporations weren't supposed to issue completion certificates to any building of 100 …
Jaipur: Central government's directive to instal rooftop solar panels on all government buildings remains a non-starter in Rajasthan. Centre has already sent a reminder for the installation of grid connected solar rooftop systems on government buildings. Aimed at lowering the electricity costs, Centre had urged in August 2015 to set …
A month after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed an order redefining the buffer zones of lakes and the feeder canals (Rajakaluves), the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike council discussed the NGT order and the pathetic state of lakes and their feeder canals on Thursday. Raising the matter in the council, …
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has set aside a 2014 decision of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, thereby bringing partial relief for developers of an upscale skyscraper at Oshiwara, where several top Bollywood personalities have purchased flats. The Tribunal had held that a challenge by an environmental activist to …
Vadodara: In a first, M S University has launched a certificate course on green buildings. Admissions for the short term programme that will be run by the university's Centre for Lifelong Learning and Extension (CLLE) have kicked off. "No other educational institute has so far launched a programme on green …
The new building bylaws are set to be notified within the next couple of days. Delhi government has agreed to all modifications, including the proposal of municipal corporations on cellphone towers, further defining procedures to be followed in the implementation of the plans. The approval comes a little over two …
With water woes plaguing in many parts of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), the civic body has decided to “strictly” implement the provision of water harvesting as per building bye—laws in plots measuring 100 square meters or more. “The problem of water is worsening with water level going down which …
CHENNAI: Within a year after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) quashed two office memoranda on projects flouting environmental norms while hearing a case involving seven reputed builders from Tamil Nadu, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has opened a new backdoor and issued a fresh draft …
A bench of Justice Manmohan upheld Rule 50 of the Delhi Water and Sewer (Tariff and Metering) Regulations of 2012, which makes it mandatory for all buildings on plots of such sizes to set up rainwater harvesting systems. Not installing a rainwater harvesting system in residential or commercial premises on …
The risk that houses in some areas of Australia are likely to become uninsurable, dilapidated and uninhabitable due to climate change is kept hidden from those building and buying property along Australia’s coasts and in bushfire zones, a Climate Institute report says. The report says there is untapped and unshared …
Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh’s fast emerging high–tech capital city is expected to receive a major funding push from the Central Government if it makes it in the next round of competition for inclusion in the ambitious ‘Smart City’ project. Notably, a total of seven capital cities in the country left out …
25 model buildings to be reference points The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation plans to popularise the Energy Conservation Building Code, beginning with 25 model buildings, both government and commercial, being made reference models for others. The code will apply to buildings constructed on 1,000 sq mt of land, with built-up …
With buildings responsible for 32 percent of global energy consumption and a quarter of CO2 emissions, there is a huge, under-tapped opportunity to create more sustainable cities through building efficiency. More efficient buildings can generate economic benefits, reduce environmental impacts and improve people’s quality of life. Developed in partnership with …
Jaipur: Residents staying in multi-storey buildings may now have to shell out more money for water connection as the public health and engineering department (PHED) has proposed to levy infrastructure cost on the developers. The PHED has proposed that individuals buying flats should pay Rs 62 per square foot of …
Jaipur: The builders in the state might be able to obtain all the required permissions, including environment clearance, under one roof. After releasing the model building bylaws 2016, the secretary with ministry of urban development wrote a letter to the state to update building bylaws with a modern outlook. Following …
Under the Unified Building Bye-Laws (UBBL) for Delhi, an environment clearance is required from the Ministry of Environment and Forest for all the buildings with a built-up area of 20,000 square meter and above. There is no need for obtaining sanction of building plan for a residential plot size up …
In case of failure in granting building permits within 30 days, construction can start based on deemed permissions, said Union minister Venkaiah Naidu. Delhi is set to become the first urban area in the country to streamline its building permissions so that building plans are sanctioned within a 30-day period. …
These bye laws shall be called “Unified Building Bye Laws for Delhi 2016” .These shall be applicable to the National Capital Territory of Delhi. These Unified Building Bye-Laws shall be applicable to the area under jurisdiction of the Delhi Development Authority and concerned local bodies. These building byelaws shall be …
