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 …
JNNURM shows the way, but partially Since time immemorial, people have migrated from rural areas to towns and cities in the hope of finding employment. Cities are associated with opportunities
Kudumbasree self-help groups would run more than 1,000 bazars in as many places in the State during the Onam season. Master plans for 18 towns in Kerala are ready and the Government is in the process of preparing the plans for other towns, according to the Minister for Local Administration, …
NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has asked Chief Ministers to amend the existing city planning models and prepare and implement
Utility Maps, Feed From 64 Cameras To Provide Ground Level Visual Inputs For Planning Abantika Ghosh | TNN New Delhi: Move over e-governance. In three months flat, Delhi will step into the era of g-governance
This thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia was prepared by the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) in the context of progress review in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It reviews the status of urban risk in Asia and also compiled …
Improved municipal management has become increasingly challenging as cities grow, costs increase, and service expectations rise. This study reviews World Bank efforts to help strengthen three dimensions of municipal management: planning, finance, and service provision. Good municipal management of cities
This study provides detailed analysis of walking conditions in Indian cities. The analysis indicates that walkability is overlooked and undervalued in transport planning, and that improved walkability is justified for equity and efficiency sake. It provides specific recommendations for improving walking conditions to address a variety of planning objectives. The …
The Rs 1634-cr 8-lane freeway would reduce the 40-minute journey to just 8 minutes. After almost five years of delay and disputes, the Bandra-Worli Sea Link is all set to open on Tuesday with United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi slated to open the cable-stayed bridge built by Hindustan …
Demands to draw the Land Use Map and Land Use Register for Margao did not find favour with South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SGPDA) as the Planning body rejected most of the suggestions vis-
Urban metabolism studies have been established for only a few cities worldwide, and difficulties obtaining adequate statistical data are universal. Constraints and peculiarities call for innovative methods to quantify the materials entering and leaving city boundaries. Such methods include the extrapolation of data at the country or the region level …
This report makes clear that there are many different approaches to renewable energy policy. Many factors influence the approaches that local governments choose. Some of these include geographic resource availability, financing availability, relationship to state and national governments, local regulatory authority and legal jurisdiction, social and cultural conditions, existence of …
Bengaluru needs a little political will and a lot of community-level initiatives Many years ago, weather used to be the icebreaker in conversations in Bengaluru. Traffic and its interminable snarls is the only subject every Bengalurean or visitor to the city talks of now. There are 3.5 million vehicles in …
Agencies sanctioning construction projects in Delhi are at loggerheads Government agencies like the Public Works Department and the Delhi Development Authority are expected to construct buildings and roads to develop the city. Normally such infrastructure projects are considered essential to public interest. Recently, however, media reports suggest differences between and …
PRASHANT RANGNEKAR MUMBAI, MAY 3 THE Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) is procuring satellite images of MMR region to help it draft more specific regional plans to allow faster and easier analysis. The work of procuring the images has been assigned to the Science and Technology Park (STP), Pune, …
AHMEDABAD: Had a report by renowned urban planner been heeded way back in 1996, city's scenario would have been different today. Stretches in central part of the city like Ashram Road and CG Road would be dotted with high-rise buildings. The report Ahmedabad: Land Use Issues & Recommendations' which suggested …
This paper outlines the integrated approach in decentralised planning, designing and execution of master plan 2025 for the treatment and disposal of sewage of Pune city.
Systems dynamics, cellular automata, agent-based modeling, and network analyses have been used in population, land use, and transport planning models. An overview of complex systems science as applied to urban development is presented, and examples are given of where the problems of housing people and anticipating their movements have been …
The biggest challenge facing humankind is to reconcile the impact of humans with the ability of our planet Earth to provide resources and absorb waste. This "crisis" presents a potentially pivotal opportunity for architects, who have a crucial role to play in addressing this challenge. Sustainable cities are the building …
