Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The newly-introduced Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) in Jaipur has become a national benchmark for management of mass transport systems in India. The Rajasthan government was awarded Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Mobility Award-2010 by the Union government on Sunday. The award was selected among mass rapid …
Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and urban development minister S. Jaipal Reddy on Friday had pointed exchange of views on the issue of providing funding for the UD ministry
Vadodara/Surat: Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) stormed the annual awards for implementation of the JnNURM scheme by winning three key awards. The city got awards for project implementation, improvement in water supply and waste water sector, and implementation of pro-poor reforms. Surat was the another city from the state to get …
IN JUNE this year, responding to the public outcry over the weak judgements handed out by a Bhopal sessions court, the Indian government had unveiled a new relief package for the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy. With the 26th anniversary of the disaster around the corner, M Rajshekhar of …
The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) had to pay a hefty price for slow progress of work on the Panna Meena Kund (pond), this time with the project itself. Unsatisfied with the civic body, the state government has taken back the renovation project and transferred it to the Amber Development and …
JAIPUR. The Union urban development ministry has asked the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) for clarification on the amendments proposed in the development plans of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) package 2 and 3. Estimated to cost around Rs 600 crore, the amended proposal has been waiting for the Ministry's …
In a bid to conserve water, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is gearing up to recycle sewage water and reuse it for non-potable purposes. If all goes as per plan, by 2015 the city will have seven sewage water treatment plants. The city generates 1,700 million litre daily (MLD) of …
Investments of over Rs 750 crore are expected to be made in infrastructure projects in West Bengal, particularly in Kolkata and the suburbs, if proposals to build several roads, overbridges and flyovers are cleared by the Centre. Proposals have been placed for clearance under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal …
Vinayak Chatterjee: The tale of our cities It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it …
The process for availing funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Development Mission (JNNURM) for Corporation of the City (CCP) has finally got moving. The sub-committee of the State Steering Committee formed for considering and approving projects to be forwarded to JNNURM has approved in- principle Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant …
KUMUD JENAMANI Drivers and contractors of the city bus service protest at Baridih depot in Jamshedpur on Thursday. (Bhola Prasad) Jamshedpur, Oct. 7: Barely a month after its launch, city bus services stalled in the steel city today as belligerent drivers, conductors and cleaners stayed away from work, claiming life …
If climate change is perceived as a global threat, this can mean that too little attention is paid to the ways in which it affects local populations and settlements. This also means too little attention to the importance of locally driven adaptation, both to reduce risks and to be better …
KOCHI: South division is right in the middle of the city with more commercial space than residential area. Represented by K V P Krishnakumar the division is considered to be a solid UDF bastion. The division which was in the general category during last election, will be reserved for women …
It can sound like a dream but the local Municipal Corporation (MC) plans to provide round-the-clock water supply in four wards of the city on an experiment basis. If it succeeds, it will be implemented in all 25 wards. The
Exposed, untreated excrement can kill by the million. One of the hardest-won UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is a 2015 target of halving the proportion of those without sustainable access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. Even if achieved, the target would still leave some 500 million on the …
