Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
The general body meeting of taluk panchayat on Monday discussed at length various problems, including housing schemes and infrastructure facilities. Members Veronica Corenelio and Umesh Nayak raised objection for not handing over the houses sanctioned under Basava Vasati Yojane. They said that GPS uploading of the photos of the house …
More people are eating local and organic foods and plan to consume less meat and bottled water. However, most also believe they lack enough information and influence to become more environmentally sustainable consumers, a new National Geographic survey has found. This year's report, the fifth since 2008, focused on food. …
PANAJI: The public accounts committee (PAC) of the Goa state legislative assembly 2013-14, has alleged a prima facie fraud in the disposal of six hectares of land at Reis Magos, Bardez, which incurred a loss of 6.7 crore to the Goa housing board (GHB). The PAC also held that the …
NANJING - China will stress the use of environment-friendly materials in building affordable housing in major cities starting this year in an effort to promote greener homes. Yang Rong, an official with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said that under the national plan, more than 70 percent of …
The latest Greendex survey by the National Geographic Society and the research consulting firm GlobeScan measured consumption habits and attitudes in 18 countries. Each was scored on the relative size of its environmental footprint. This year's report, the fifth since 2008, focused on food. It found noticeable improvements in eating …
World Bank (WB) officials have agreed to grant a $1.5bn concessional loan to the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities in order to fund the social housing programme and improve villages’ sanitation system, Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Tuesday. The announcement came after Madbouly’s visit to the United …
Environment department has given green signal to Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) projects for the construction of 1,708 flats at three places in the city. KDA had floated the projects in January last but in the absence of sanction by the environment department, the fate of these projects was hanging in …
Chinese government unveiled two new infrastructure development projects in Maldives, and co-signed agreements to increase cooperation between the two countries, in a ceremony held in President’s Office, Monday afternoon. President Xi and President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, jointly unveiled the Housing Project of the Maldives – Phase II, and the …
Outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples - draft resolution submitted by the President of the General Assembly.
Despite a massive loss of life and property by floods in Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, people continue to raise structures along the banks of rivers in the state. In Dharamsala, a large number of structures have been raised on the banks of rivulets. These suffer destruction during monsoon. The …
This book presents the key findings from a new poverty assessment for Vietnam, led jointly by the World Bank and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS). It takes a fresh look at the lives of poor men, women, and children, and explores the constraints and opportunities they face today …
Draft Largely Sticks To UP's 100m Proposal The hundreds of crores that homebuyers have invested in Noida are safe.The Centre's draft of the redrawn eco-sensitive zone around the Okhla bird sanctuary doesn't affect any realty project in the area, a highly placed official in the UP government said on Sunday …
This paper on Urban Poverty in Asia looks at the different dimensions of poverty in Asia, both income and nonincome, its two main regions, including a brief account of who and what class of people are affected most by poverty and deprivation. This paper analyzes the effect of recent urbanization …
While the NSSo’s latest report shows that most Indians now live in pucca houses and have electricity connection, it also paints a bleak picture of sanitation and hygiene conditions in the rural areas. Nearly two-third of dwelling units in villages lack a bathroom and less than half have drinking water …
The State government is contemplating bringing in a comprehensive legislation to give effect to its Affordable Housing Policy, 2013, which envisages that private developers earmark 40 per cent land of their projects for the economically weaker section and lower income groups. The government was forced to consider the legislation route …
A proposal to construct houses of 500 sq ft to rehabilitate each slum family has been submitted to the general body . A proposal about the redevelopment of slums was discussed during the standing committee meeting in the first week of August.Corporators Shankar Kemse, Ravindra Dhangekar and Prithviraj Sutar gave …
In many Western populations, blood pressure varies moderately with season and outdoor temperature. Relatively little is known about effects of seasonal changes in blood pressure on the detection and control of hypertension in general populations, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The researchers analysed cross-sectional data of 57 375 (42% …
The civic body is considering a proposal to provide ‘special subsidy’ of Rs 15,000 per house for housing scheme for urban poor as the developers and non governmental organizations, which are responsible for the construction of these houses, have expressed their inability to complete the project due to cost escalation. …
The department of geology and mines (DGM) yesterday issued a notification informing Gedaphu community that the cracks that had developed on the walls of their house were not caused from blasting nearby. According to the notification, relevant teams, consisting of mining engineers, were sent on July 21 to the mining …
Environmentalist Mahendra Pandey, on Monday, filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against an upcoming 'group housing scheme' in the Sector 150 'Sports City', promoted by Noida Authorities, claiming that it disregards the Authorities' own Noida Masterplan 20 31. Pandey claimed the plot falls under a "Recreational Green …
