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 …
Sanjeev Sanyal / New Delhi September 02, 2009, 0:12 IST Delhi needs strategic interventions, not master plans, says Sanjeev Sanyal Few cities in the world have been as dramatically transformed as Delhi in the last hundred years. From a decayed Mughal city at the end of the 19th century to …
MUMBAI: Mumbai fares the worst among five Asian cities in key human development areas like life expectancy, GDP per capita and literacy, according to a report released by the NGO Praja on Friday. Praja released
Mumbai: The Human Development Report (HDR), copyrighted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, is a clear indication of the failures of the state government as well as the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA). MMRDA is the planning authority for six municipal corporations and 13 councils across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region …
NEW DELHI: In a bid to present a lush green Capital to visitors during the upcoming Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Government is considering a move to cover pillars supporting bridges and flyovers with extensive greenery.
Delhi has witnessed massive infrastructural growth in the last decade, and the Masterplan 2021 was prepared after endless discussions on how to balance that growth with the quality of life. However, a group of citizens with diverse educational backgrounds, who have joined hands to host the 1st Habitat Summit, feel …
M G Devasahayam Urbanisation driven by globalisation keeps majority of the citizens away from the development stream and Chennai is no exception "INDIA lives in its villages," said Mahatma Gandhi, over six decades ego. No longer. At least not in Tamil Nadu, the first major State to reach the historical …
Legal agreement seems to be of no importance for the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation as it blatantly violates the terms and conditions. The latest target in the civic body's hitlist is the agreement between the MC and the Park Management Committees, (PMCs) signed on March 8, 2008, where the former has …
No Place For Vehicles Under Parks: EPCA New Delhi: Many Delhiites who have been opposed to the idea of creating space for vehicles under parks can finally breathe easy. Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has told Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) that it cannot create such parking sites without taking …
In 2002 the World Summit on Sustainable Development assigned to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) a target for 2010 of significantly reducing the rate of biodiversity loss. If we hope to chart positive trends in biodiversity conservation, then cities must now make a pivotal contribution. (Correspondence)
An urban drainage system conveys storm water from the upstream to the drainage point in the towns and cities. The most important task of this system is to keep the streets and buildings from flooding. In this context, a cost effective solution would be to utilise the existing sewerage systems …
A presentation of an ethnography of the relationship between urban spaces, new cultures of consumption, the state, and the making of middle class identities in India. Firstly, the discussion explores the making of new urban spaces by focusing upon the Akshardham Temple complex on the banks of the Yamuna river …
After six years of campaign and persuasion, the Government of India published its first National Policy on Urban Street Vendors in 2004. Even before that policy could be fully tested, a new policy has been unveiled by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. Despite providing a multitude of …
Industrialists, academics, planners, economists, NGOs and students gathered at the Bangalore International Centre here on Tuesday, to discuss the 2009 World Development Report -
Rs 1.5 lakh Central assistance to be given to each family. Conditional aid Assistance is, however, conditional upon the State governments concerned assigning property rights to slum-dwellers. Harish Damodaran, New Delhi, June 23 Barely a fortnight after the President
June 18: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has launched a green channel which will clear layout and building permissions within seven days. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, launched the green channel on Thursday. Under the new system, permissions will be given within one month for multi-storey buildings. …
MUMBAI: Ignoring their own economic survey which said that outsiders were a burden on the infrastructure, the Congress-led Democratic Front government is all set to extend the cut-off date for slum rehabilitation from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2000. This will be the third extension of the deadline, first …
MUMBAI: Even as the fate of Rs 4,500-crore plan for scientific closure of Deonar dumping ground hangs in balance, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has proposed to develop six landfill sites beyond the city limits. A proposal to this effect has been sent to eight municipal corporations for …
