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 …
Cooperation is the cornerstone of humanity, some have not forgotten this sometime in mid-2007, the world underwent a major demographic shift. For the first time, the earth
An ambitious plan to lower municipal electricity bills THE Centre will monitor electricity consumption pattern of municipalities from March. This is to reduce the 10 per cent power deficit and 16 per cent peak power deficit in the country.
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has decided to frame new rules for bringing about uniformity and transparency in the land mutation and regularisation process in urban areas. The existing procedure will be simplified for the benefit of residents of cities. Complaints According to an official release here, the procedure adopted under …
Mumbai: Recession teaches even the richest some valuable lessons. The cash-rich Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA), which even lends to the state government for loan waivers to farmers, has been forced to rethink its original plan to construct a totally underground Metro line (Metro-III) between Colaba and Bandra. As …
In a shocking revelation the Delhi Committee of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has said that there are more than one lakh open drains in the Capital. According to a survey conducted by the industry major, there are around 1,30,000 drains under the jurisdiction of …
Integrating gender into climate change policy at the local, national and international levels is of paramount importance. Here Lucia Kiwala, Chief of UN-HABITAT
India's recent phenomenal prosperity has taken everybody by surprise. The rolling out of ambitious programmes and its right implementation has leapfrogged India into the category of fast developing countries. Taking over this mantle from the Centre, Maharashtra has become the first state to successfully implement the Centre's flagship schemes and …
UN-HABITAT has an important role in supporting institutions, professionals and the private sector in the housing and construction sector to mitigate climate change, writes Mohamed El Sioufi, Head of UN-HABITAT
Along with all the development problems confronting African cities, they are under-resourced and ill prepared to cope with the hazards of Global Environment Change (GEC). Here leading experts, David Simon and Cheikh Gu
Vegetables (Beta vulgaris L., Abelmoschus esculentus L. and Brassica oleracea L.) from the production and market sites of India were tested for Cu, Cd, Zn and Pb. At market sites, the mean concentration of Cu in cauliflower, and of Zn and Cd in both palak and cauliflower had exceeded the …
The Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government is gunning for the Maidan but Subhas Chakraborty is behaving as if he already owns the greens. The minister plans to hold a meeting on March 4 at Netaji Indoor Stadium to help decide what to do with the Maidan. He will call
Mumbai: Though the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans a four-fold increase in parking charges, frequent users of parking lots need not worry as the civic body will soon introduce a monthly pass scheme for them with special discounts. With this, the BMC intends to do away with the touts who …
A new company, the Gomti Riverfront Development Co (GRDCo), has been formed for development and maintenance of the river. A proposal to this effect was cleared by the Lucknow Development Authority's Board along with 18 others in its meeting held here on Thursday. Talking to mediapersons, LDA Vice-Chairman Mukesh Meshram …
LUCKNOW: Construction of the much hyped multi-level parking lot in Hazratganj has been delayed by yet another year. The parking lot, along with three underground parking lots in the city would now come up not before March 31, 2010. Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Lucknow development Authority (LDA) secretary, MP …
New Delhi: THE Capital will soon get its very own Special Economic Zone (SEZ), with as the Government of the National Capital Territory announcing its decision to establish an SEZ here today. Under the government
Five years ago, in what seemed to many as a scam in the making, a plan to exploit part of the huge 226-acre Mahalaxmi racecourse for commercial purposes created a major uproar among citizens. Civic activists, environmentalists and NGOs got together to oppose the plan, which they said was yet …
Madhya Pradesh not only is ahead of other states in implementing Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission's schemes, but it has also gone ahead in national average. Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has commended Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, writing a letter in this connection and has accepted that …
