Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaur Green City Residents Welfare Association Vs The State of U.P. Others dated 21/08/2013 regarding installation of a 400 KV Gas Insulated Power Sub-station (for short, GIS) over Green Belt running parallel to NH-24.
Contesting the Indian City features a collection of cutting-edge empirical studies that offer insights into issues of politics, equity, and space relating to urban development in modern India. Features studies that serve to deepen our theoretical understandings of the changes that Indian cities are experiencing. Examines how urban redevelopment policy …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on the environment of Dhaka city being continuously endangered and threatened by various unplanned and illegal activities originating both from private and public sectors causing irreparable harm to human beings. Original Source: http://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/scweb/documents/450586_C.A.256of2009.pdf
The Queen of the Hills, as Shimla was fondly called by the British, has been shortlisted for a global project to lower greenhouse gas emissions on the pattern of European cities, a municipal official said. The Shimla Municipal Corporation is one of six Indian cities selected for implementing the "Promoting …
When the finalists at the French Open take to the clay court on June 8th and 9th, they may be witnessing the end of an era at the Roland-Garros stadium. The French Tennis Federation (FFT), which organises the grand-slam tournament, is awaiting a court ruling on whether it can expand …
This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first identifies barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of the transport infrastructure and urban development. It then recommends a set of policies and implementation measures for overcoming these barriers and …
As part of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), TERI has made an assessment of the risk and vulnerability of the city of Guwahati (Assam, India) and has prepared a detailed City Resilience Strategy (CRS). The focus of TERI's assessment is to facilitate adaptation initiatives and mainstream them …
The environment ministry's 2012 guidelines for high-rise buildings that link a building's height with the width of the road on which it is located — and had been strongly opposed by state governments — has failed to get the backing of a review committee set up by the ministry. The …
MUMBAI: The city's draft development plan (DP) will not be published in October as planned. It will be delayed by six months as the civic body has no urban planners to analyze the data, said sources. The BMC has placed advertisements to recruit urban planners and the posts are likely …
Governments have a key role to play in influencing private sector investment, by improving the enabling conditions for investment in sustainable transport infrastructure and delivering investment grade policies. This report aims to advise governments from developed and developing countries on a broad mix of policy tools and instruments that they …
The Australian government will provide Rs 130 million to improve planning and community resilience in four disaster prone cities, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya and Akkaraipattu. The latest funding is in addition to earlier Australian funding of Australian $ 1,000,000 in 2012 for disaster preparedness in Balangoda, Batticaloa, Kalmunai and Ratnapura. The …
Rising demands of new middle class will be explosive in emerging nations, says new study India needs to put in place a smart policy to ensure energy efficiency as it urbanises and builds infrastructure rapidly, a top executive of global oil and gas firm Shell says. “A probably biggest social …
New Delhi: Delhi may be far from being the global city that the government tells us it is, but in a new survey on the state of city systems, the capital has done well on at least two parameters — first in urban capacities and resources and second in urban …
The policy brief informs local policymakers about the current trends and activities taking place in selected cities that have signed up to the Making Cities Resilient Campaign since 2010. The Summary draws largely on the findings of the Making Cities Resilient Report 2012, as well as interviews and information local …
UN-Habitat has carried out, through affordable geographic information systems, an estimation of the public space allocated to the street in different cities of the world to focus attention to the need for better spatial planning that gives due attention to streets and public spaces.
The future of urbanization points to increasing agglomeration forces through which towns and cities merge into huge continuously built up areas with variations in the diversity of economic activity. This paper reports the results of a study of urban agglomeration trends in Eastern Africa and the implications for urban policy …
Urban Growth and Spatial Transition in Nepal carries out an initial assessment of Nepal’s urban growth and spatial transformation, with a focus on spatial demographic and economic trends, economic growth drivers, and urban planning and infrastructure challenges. The study aims to stimulate evidence-based policy dialogue on Nepal’s urban transition and …
A U.K. government-sponsored urban planning strategy for Mysore and Madurai promises to significantly cut the carbon footprint of the two growing cities. Upcoming neighbourhoods in Mysore, for instance, can enjoy around 36 per cent energy benefits and 13 per cent lower commuting time, among others, by adopting certain low-carbon techniques, …
Old Proposal Of 2 Corridors Scrapped Lucknow: The much-awaited report of the department of urban planning on the proposed Metro project in the city has made radical changes in the original plan. While it has totally done away with the ‘two corridor’ concept and instead recommended a dense network of …
Social Justice Minister Kumari Selja today said traditional urban planning principles in the form of master plans in India had proved exclusionary and caused fragmentation of societies, unequal opportunities and large dichotomies in the character of spaces. Speaking at the inaugural session of an International Conference on Inclusive Urban Planning …
