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 …
In this order dated October 13, 2011 the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has refused to grant clearance to first phase of the $31 billion Lavasa township near Pune. Order: environmental clearance for the development of hill station township 1st phase (2000 ha.) at village Mulshi and Velhe …
Environmentalists on Monday strongly objected to the proposed construction and change in zone of a plot of land on Vetal Tekdi during a hearing in the matter, being conducted by the town planning department. They felt the existing construction on the hill by the Automotive Research Association of India (Arai) …
The UNESCAP, UNECLAC, and the UNHABITAT, in partnership with the Urban Design Lab of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, have jointly released the "Guidelines for developing eco-efficient and socially inclusive infrastructure," which provide practical tools for city planners and decision makers to reform urban planning and infrastructure design according to …
This illustrated guide provides a rich collection of images of sustainable urban transport initiatives from around the world. It considers the transport problems evident in many cities in Asia, including high levels of energy consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, congestion, road casualties, urban sprawl, and social exclusion. The projections are that …
The Assam SAPCC envisages a sustainable and climate resilient development pathway through a synergistic combination of adaptation & mitigation measures with focus on research, appropriate technology, capacity creation and governance. The two basic premises underlying the Assam SAPCC are: National Priorities highlighted in NAPCC; and State-specific climate -related risks and …
The objective of Agromere, a planning concept for an area situated in the rapidly growing Dutch city of Almere (185,000 inhabitants), was to explore opportunities to re-integrate agriculture into modern Dutch city life, while at the same time inspiring stakeholders to incorporate urban agriculture in the city’s actual development plan. …
The current global urban population is expected to double by 2050, with 90 percent of urban growth taking place in developing countries. Many cities are ill equipped to handle such large-scale expansion. Various cities are starting to recognise urban agriculture as an integral part of urban planning, upgrading and design. …
The paper attempts a stock taking of urbanization in the post colonial period in India and critically examines the scenarios projected by international and national agencies. The policies and programmes of the government have been reviewed while analyzing the variations in demographic growth across size categories of urban centres and …
The present Report contains the findings of the examination by audit of the Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society. The Report emanates from the scrutiny of files and documents pertaining to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Defence Estates and Local Military Authorities of Mumbai and Departments and Agencies of Government of …
This practical guide for cities is highlighting how a focus on ecosystem services and their valuation can create direct benefits for urban areas and can be performed even with limited resources. The TEEB Manual is a practical resource, outlining the step-wise approach introduced in the TEEB report with in-depth real-life …
Arguing that the initial years of the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board were dominated by the priorities of the then ruling party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, whose government created it in 1971, this paper points out that shelter policies in the state had a formal orientation away from eviction and …
While the outcomes of the Lok Sabha and the state assembly elections have been well documented and analysed, little is known about the electoral geography in urban areas. In discussing the conflicting interests of local politics and urban development, this article places the definition and understanding of what is “urban” …
The Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society today informed the Bombay high court the high-rise cannot be demolished for not having sanction of Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), saying it already has the approval of the environment and forests ministry. "Are we going to pull this building down even when the …
The Maharashtra government recently revised town planning norms to boost growth of smaller townships along the borders of major cities and urban hubs. Amendments have been made in the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966 to facilitate decisions that would help set up such cluster townships. Senior officials said a …
This report on Development of Sustainable Habitat Parameters in the field of Urban Planning has been prepared by a Sub-Committee constituted by the Ministry of Urban Development under the National Mission for Sustainable Habitat (HMSH), one of the missions of the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC). The report …
This paper takes the position that a useful governance perspective must be informed by the socio-economiccultural milieu, and in the specific Indian context must sit on a tripod of ”political reality”, ”state of decentralisation” and ”basic economic principles”. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region is one of the most important growth engines …
This is a comprehensive analysis of actions underway in the world’s megacities to address climate change. It not only underscores what cities have done to date, but also what they can do now and in the future as local leaders, and as a collective, to have a significant global impact. …
This summary provides an overview of the report on Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor: Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World. This report examines the interlinkages between climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor, underscoring four key messages: The urban poor are on the front line; …
