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 …
It is rather naive to delink urbanisation from the rising lifestyle aspirations and the imperatives of economic development. Opportunities, power and prestige are some of the irresistible attributes of the growing urban centres which attract migrants on a large scale. In India economic liberalisation and urbanisation have become complimentary to …
Final minutes of meeting held on 14-15 Feb 2011 on the environmental clearance for the development of hill station township at village Mulshi and Velhe Talukas, District Pune, Maharashtra by M/s. Lavasa Corporation Ltd.
The effective use of land resources for urbanisation, efficient management and for green buildings will be discussed by a conglomeration of town planners, architects, educationists and policy makers, during a three-day National Town and Country Planners
MUMBAI: The state's premier infrastructure planning agency, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), will don one more role. It will take up the task of transport planning for the entire MMR. Chief secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad on Tuesday called a meeting of the United Mumbai Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMMTA). The …
Facing high litigation and severe indictment from the Punjab and Haryana High Court over its controversial policy of releasing land under acquisition to private developers, Haryana has finally tweaked the policy.
This study determines whether transit-oriented development (TOD) planning factors identified from western case studies can be applied to the city of Seoul, Korea, which is characteristic of dense development. The authors illustrate the distributional patterns and characteristics of planning factors such as transit supply service, land use, street network and …
Over-arching Authority To Be Final Arbiter Of Resources Whatever your views on Jairam Ramesh, there is no denying that the environment minister has given his job an elevated profile and a knuckle-duster punch that was lacking in times past. Is our existing institutional architecture capable of addressing tomorrow
This new book by Sustainable Sanitation Alliance focuses on sustainable sanitation systems in cities and shows how this can be achieved within the constraints and complexities of the urban environment. This book was prepared by partners of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) within working group 6 on cities and addresses …
The UN-HABITAT developed this guide for city planners and other allied professionals to better understand, assess, and take action on climate change at the local level. While climate change is a global issue, this guide is specifically intended for urban communities in low and middle income countries where the challenges …
There are a number of issues that need to be debated about India’s urbanization. While the popular perception is that of a deluge of migrants into urban areas, others (I among them) are concerned that our urbanization is too slow. There are questions of location – whether we seek to …
Considering the role, impact, growth and contribution made by the city of Jalandhar to the economy, employment and productivity of the State of Punjab, the future growth and development strategy for Jalandhar needs to be viewed in the larger canvas of regional context. Therefore, the task of preparation of Master …
The government is contemplating an overhaul of urban planning and infrastructure in two of its biggest city regions-Dhaka and Khulna-where services have struggled to keep up with booming populations. Asian Development Bank (ADB) came up with a loan of $ 120 million to supplement the government's efforts in this regard, …
In what will raise the ire of village groups and other social organisations, Chief Town Planner Morad Ahmed reportedly clarified to a local TV news channel on Monday that the criteria of eco-sensitive zones applied only to Pernem and Canacona, plans of which are notified. Admitting that 80 per cent …
KOCHI: A recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute states that by 2030, 70 percent of jobs in India would be created in cities, and about 5.9 crore Indians would live there. To provide enough housing and commercial space, it says, India must build the equivalent of the city of …
Shibu B S and Navamy Sudhish KOCHI: The draft master plan for the city has been prepared by the Department of Town and Country Planning, Government of Kerala. The development plan for Kochi city region 2031 mainly consists of development concepts, strategies, proposals and control regulations. The draft plan includes …
The objective of this publication is to highlight the global and regional trends in urban development, identify key issues, projected risks, impacts and opportunities in the light of climate change through case study examples from cities in India and throughout the world. The six chapters include the following: introduction; integrated …
This new Green Townships Rating System by IGBC addresses large developments like integrated townships and satellite cities says that at least 25% of the total built-up area in a township should be earmarked for residential use to qualify for certification. IGBC Green Townships Rating System is a tool which enables …
The global report Hidden cities: unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings is one important component of the overall WHO and UN-HABITAT strategy to strengthen the response of the local, national and global health communities to reduce health inequities in an increasingly urbanized world. The report exposes the extent …
