Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagan Prasad Tehriya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 23/05/2025. The applicant has alleged large-scale illegal felling of green trees within the Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. The application revealed instances of illegal tree felling at Fatehabad, Sadar, Kiraoli and Agra …
The view from the deck of the three-bedroom apartment does not boast of much except a labyrinth of under-construction buildings which seem to be rocketing skyward. The frenzied construction is in stark contrast to the quiet of the sparsely populated streets outside. There is no public transport in sight and, …
The 36 shopping malls and commercial complexes that had been slammed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for contaminating air and water and faced either closure or a hefty penalty, have got a breather from the Delhi High Court. In a recent hearing, Justice S Muralidhar quashed all the …
This paper draws on case studies in Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania and Vietnam to explore the different ways in which migration intersects with the changing relations between rural and urban areas and activities, and in the process transforms livelihoods and the relations between young and older men and women. Livelihood strategies …
This paper describes the institutional and resource challenges and opportunities in getting different sectors in eThekwini Municipality (the local government responsible for planning and managing the city of Durban) to recognize and respond to their role in climate change adaptation.
Significant lessons can be drawn from grassroots experiences of coping with extreme weather for reducing the vulnerability of the urban poor to climate change. This paper examines the household and community coping strategies used by low-income households living in Korail, the largest informal settlement in Dhaka. This includes how they …
This paper considers the risks from and vulnerabilities to flooding in four urban poor communities close to the coast in Lagos, Nigeria. Drawing on interviews with inhabitants and key informants and also on group discussions, it documents the scale and frequency of flooding in these settlements and the impacts, as …
For several decades, a diverse literature has claimed that urban agriculture has the potential for hunger and poverty alleviation. This article reviews empirical data from equatorial Africa that touch on this assertion, updating the work on the subject published in the mid-1990s. Research, largely from East Africa but also including …
If climate change is perceived as a global threat, this can mean that too little attention is paid to the ways in which it affects local populations and settlements. This also means too little attention to the importance of locally driven adaptation, both to reduce risks and to be better …
KOLKATA, 27 Sept: The state government today declared Jalpaiguri and Bankura as e-district after the chief minister inaugurated the project through which citizens can get various services through online submission of forms and delivery of certificates. The chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, inaugurated the citizen service kiosks through video-conferencing. At …
While releasing norms for management of urban flooding, NDMA member M Shashidhar Reddy, MLA, said two major causes, which lead to urban flooding, are improper disposal of solid waste and encroachments. The member emphasised the need for public awareness to deal with these issues. Realising that the causes of urban …
At a recent Interdisciplinary Group Meeting in UTTIPEC (http://uttipec.nic.in/), I gave a presentation on the path that planners, engineers and designers in the government should/ could take to achieve the World Class City goals of Delhi. It was a technical presentation on how a Planning Methodology for 'Growth and Change' …
According to a study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), over the last quarter Delhi (National Capital Region) has emerged as the fastest employment generating city of the four metropolises, other three being Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Between April to August this year, Delhi …
NEW DELHI: A day after TOI reported how malba or construction debris was being dumped at GK-I's R block by MCD, the civic body claimed on Wednesday that it was not dumping any Commonwealth Games-related debris there. Contrary to what people at the site, including residents and cops, had told …
An expert committee set up by the Union environment ministry will hold a crucial meeting next week to decide on giving environmental clearance to the Navi Mumbai Airport project. The meeting is expected to explore the possibility to approve a modified version of the plan, taking into consideration the objections …
MUMBAI: The state government and City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), which are developing the international airport at Navi Mumbai, have firmly refused to allow residential buildings near the site. The authorities have made it clear that at least a five-km radius around the site as well as the funnel …
Union Health Ministry is mulling over a proposal to launch a National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), on the lines of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), to cater to the requirements of urban poor in all the 640 cities across the country by facilitating
A study by the Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) and the National Dalit Campaign for Human Rights (NCDHR) has found that Rs 744.35 crore was diverted from the Schedule Caste Sub-Plan of Delhi between 2006-07 and 2010-2011 to the Commonwealth Games. The funds were diverted to the departments of …
