The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Re-development Plan Has Curious Shapes For Commercial Plots Without Margin Space, Inspired From European Models Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: Take a cursory glance at the re-development plan prepared for the riverfront and you will be taken aback by the curious shapes of commercial plots to be put on sale. …
Dhaval Kulkarni While reiterating that the alignment of the runways at the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport would not be compromised and that the diversion of the Gadhi river would be minimised to the extent possible, the Maharashtra government said on Thursday that it was willing to sacrifice some area …
The 2010 World Disasters Report (WDR) focuses on urban risk in the context of a world which is urbanizing rapidly, where over half the world’s population now live in cities for the first time and more people than ever before live in slums. The report states that the root cause …
This paper is a joint review undertaken to identify opportunities and implications for early warning systems in the light of changing climate. The study was the result of a review of the institutional learning gained from the work undertaken by PPEW since its creation, in particular in investigating linkages to …
NEW DELHI: Non-government organisation Hazards Centre on Wednesday released a study titled “Heritage games: Cleaning up the debris” zeroing in on the enormous financial and socio-environmental impact of the upcoming Commonwealth Games on Delhi. The report looks at whether the city is set for the Games in terms of transportation, …
KOCHI: In a boost to its agenda to give a new look to the city through better suburban rail, water, roads and other facilities, the Kochi Corporation has received the approval for its master plan from the Local Self-Government Department.The draft plan, incorporating the best available solutions, will take the …
Aug. 22: The revised master plan for the core city area, spread over 172 sq km of the erstwhile MCH, has been finally approved by the state government. The Chief Minister will release a CD containing the new master plan on August 24, which will be on sale to the …
Land as a resource in any country will always be in short supply as it cannot be created, unlike other resources such as capital or labour. As the Indian economy grows, more land will be required to support the industrial growth, which will further increase the gap between supply and …
India has valuable lessons to learn from Brazil's urban failures as much as from its innovations. A recent report, published by the United Nations Population Fund and the International Institute for Environment Development, concludes that Brazil's urban policies over the last four decades failed because they were too slow to …
New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata barely make the grade of global cities as the culture and market influence moves from nations to cities and from the West to the East, according to a new report. "The 21st century will not be dominated by America or China, Brazil or India but …
The central government has assured MMRDA of financial assistance.Asking the authority to push the project, the Centre said it can provide the much-needed fund through medium such as the World Bank.In a recent meeting held between officials from the state government and the Centre
The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to prepare layout plans for urbanised villages in the Capital.A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan passed the order on an appeal by the civic body challenging a Single Bench order allowing a …
Two Years After CEPT Submitted Report On AMR, Ambitious Project Still Embroiled In Political & Regional IssuesPaul John | TNNAhmedabad: Size does matter for Ahmedabad especially after the registrar general announced the Ahmedabad Urban Agglomeration (AUA) some time back
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Mater Plan Implementation Committee chairman Ved Prakash Gupta called on Urban Development Ministry Joint Secretary M. M. Kutty this past week regarding pending issues related to implementation of the Master Plan for Delhi-2021. These issues have already been placed before the Lieutenant-Governor for …
ARECENT morning, the breakfasts of many erudite Indians was ruined by newspaper headlines, which announced that eight Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, have more poor people than 26 of the poorest African nations. They now await the publication of the 20th anniversary edition of the UNDP …
