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 …
Money comes into Mysore, especially for real estate transactions, not only through legal, banking channels but also in gunny bags, and that has been a common practice. Real estate transactions, with the exception of new apartments purchased from builders, generally include both a legal white money payment through a bank …
Sustainable Development has been a watchword with governments, and the private sector. The infrastructure sector actually has a positive role to play. Read on
The Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) sought to build on the gains achieved in the Tenth Plan and shift the economy to a path offaster and more inclusive growth. Inclusivenessa critical element in the strategy was to beachieved by ensuring that growth is broad-based and is combined with programmes aimedat …
After the Haryana government's recent advice to all districts that the departments concerned should revise the existing Masterplans and extend the target year from 2021 to 2025, the first meeting to discuss the new Gurgaon-Manesar Masterplan was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner of Gurgaon, Rajender …
To her many critics who accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for wasting public money on building her own statues, she has a stock answer: "The Government spent 99 per cent of funds on development and only one per cent on construction of statues." To support her claim she even …
SGPDA Chairman Mauvin Godinho has said the planning body will put in place the comprehensive development plan for Margao city after taking the public views into account.
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission adopted a reform-linked funding approach, the culmination of two decades of active debate and experimentation in the urban development sector. Yet, progress of both fund utilisation and reforms under the programme has been tardy. As a second phase of the mission is planned, …
Soon, dried-up lake in Ghata village will give way to Sec 58 a residential colony in Gurgaon. Work has already started Dipak Kumar Dash | TNN What was once a sprawling waterbody will now be a concrete jungle. Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is developing a lake in Ghata village
Asia's coastal megacities are increasingly vulnerable to flooding disasters resulting from the combined effects of climate change (manifested as sea level rise, intensified storms, and storm surges), land subsidence, and rapid urban growth. Development of risk-management strategies, such as improved infrastructure, early warning systems and evacuation plans, and disaster response …
Considering the role and importance of rational and orderly growth of urban centers, the Government of Punjab intends to streamline the development process in urban settlements to ensure that these settlements continue to achieve their objectives of improved efficiency and productivity. Accordingly, it is desirable to have a stringent check …
Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi June 29, 2010, 0:32 IST The day Kumari Selja assumed charge as the Union minister for housing and urban poverty alleviation in the second United Progressive Alliance government, she got an unusual gift: a set of two books from none other than Prime Minister Manmohan …
Sandeep Moudgal and Subhash Chandra N S, June 27,Bangalore: With no access to water and space for roots, trees are falling like flies in Bangalore Even as the widening of roads and the metro are eroding the City
BHADRAK: The monsoon showers may have come as a relief from the scorching heat but the residents of Bhadrak are in for another trouble flooding. Rains for the last two days have already inundated the court and collectorate campus and people here fear a floodlike situation in the town if …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government's Urban Development Department has issued comprehensive and revised instructions for better, rational and scientific utilisation of MLA LAD (local area development) fund to ensure that residents benefit from infrastructure development at the earliest, Delhi Finance and Urban Development Minister A.K. Walia has said. The Minister …
V. Rishi Kumar The World Bank is poised to close funding few more urban sector projects in the country. After initiating works on some urban infrastructure projects, proposals to fund more in several States are at advanced stage of evaluation, said Mr Songsu Choi, Lead Urban Economist, South Asia Region, …
