NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has come up with a new idea to…
Month: January 2018
SDMC frames new parking policy
NEW DELHI: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) formulated a new parking policy, which will…
Solid Waste Management: Some Thoughts
‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ (SBM) was launched on 2nd October 2014 by the Government of India…
West Bengal’s first floating market to set up in Kolkata
KOLKATA: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will be setting up the first floating market…
Tirupur corporation brings 24,000 buildings under tax ambit
The Tirupur corporation has brought another 24,162 buildings, which were earlier either under assessed or omitted, under the property tax assessment. The move would see tax revenue soar by another Rs 32 crore.
A Saga of Delays and Abandonment: DMIC
A mega project like DMIC conceived a decade ago is still struggling to take off. The…
Disaster Resilience is a challenge
To realize the Vision statement mentioned in National Policy on Disaster Management, India will have…
Cities to get rating on garbage disposal
A star rating of cities on a scale of zero to seven (0-7) in its bid to push cities to achieve “garbage-free” status will soon be launched by the urban affairs ministry.
Mumbai Society Transforms Land Lost to Sewage Channels Into a 10000 sq ft. Garden
From the young to the senior citizens, 80 residents of a housing society in Mumbai joined hands and came together to recreate a garden which was lost when a drainage channel flowing along the building compound was widened.
Creating Gender Responsive Urban Mobility Plans
Women’s access and use of urban transportation will play a big role in achieving India’s…