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 …
By S Praveen Dhaneshkar, DH News Service, Bangalore: The work on Reach 1 of Namma Metro seems to be edging towards completion, despite Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) withdrawing some of the civil works entrusted to the contractor. The viaduct work on M G Road, according to BMRCL, is …
NEW DELHI: With the commissioning of a new flyover by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the Mukarba Chowk intersection became signal-free on Sunday. The flyover has been constructed by the Public Works Department within 27 months at a cost of Rs.195 crore. Its four slip roads were commissioned in March last …
As a pioneer in sustainable development, Singapore has been approached by the World Bank to provide technical assistance on urban planning in neighbouring countries. Vicente Carbona analyses Singapore
Bangalore has traditionally been strong on voluntary initiative and this has spawned a new public private partnership venture to come to grips with the city's intractable problems. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Karnataka and prominent NGO Janaagraha have taken the lead to form Bangalore City Connect. The thought …
This set of four papers addresses different facets of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Provides an overview of the rationale underpinning the SEZ policy and raises a number of questions about SEZ and questions the seriousness and rigour of the approval process. It has focused on its implication for urban …
Some of the Arabian Gulf states are busy developing several large, reclaimed islands and offshore townships. These structures are undoubtedly futuristic and the ideas are quite novel. However, there are serious issues of long-term sustainability of these townships. This article reviews and discusses natural hazards that have struck this region …
TAMBARAM: Six town panchayats in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Kancheepuram district will have their underground drainage projects in place in a couple of years. The Union Ministry of Urban Development, according to the town panchayat officials, has given its nod for the project to be implemented in the six …
The state government has given its approval to the detail project report with a total outlay of Rs 222.18 crore for the futuristic development of the holy city. BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, who have been at the forefront for the development of the infrastructure, said under the Jawahar Lal …
LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday laid the foundation stones for urban re-generation projects worth Rs.4,000 crore for development of Lucknow, Kanpur, Ayodhya, Faizabad, Allahabad, Meerut and Bithoor. The schemes pertain to improvement of power supply, drainage, sewerage, drinking water, roads, transport and parking facilities. State Capital Lucknow has benefited …
MUMBAI: Irked at the delay in completing the Rs 109-crore Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR), the World Bank (WB) on Thursday asked Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to release resettlement package for 404 project affected people (PAPs) to expedite the project. The WB shares 57% of the cost of …
Infrastructure plays a vital role in any economy and, in particular, in attracting investments. Gujarat realised this many years ago. If Gujarat has been among the most industrialised States of India, it is because of its ability to surge ahead on the infrastructure front irrespective of politics. For instance, all …
Ahmedabad : City's outskirts like Bopal, Mehmdavad, Dehgam, Kalol and Sanand are on state urban development department's radar. This is because Rs 100 crore corpus fund for development activities instituted by JnNURM. Funds are being instituted by union urban development ministry with a view of developing satellite towns around JnNURM …
AMIT GUPTA The Regional Science Centre coming up near Morabadi. Picture by Manik Bose Ranchi, Jan. 19: Learning science will be fun once the capital gets the state
As the Capital gears up for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Metro is all set to bring most of the venues on its map. With nearly 25 to 57 per cent work completed on all routes, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is confident of providing easy connectivity to 10 out …
DH News Service, Bangalore: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the setting up of a Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP) was signed between the Government of Karnataka and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), here on Friday. Following the MoU, IISc director P Balram said that …
The physical formatting of a city is done not by accident but by definite purposes and logic that its dominant groups intend to transcribe in space. The Portuguese, who developed Goa as their seat in Asia, transferred a large set of meanings of power into its urban space by resorting …
