Team Urban Update

17 dead, 34 injured in AP pharma plant explosion

Representative Image VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh: The death toll from the explosion at a pharmaceutical plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, has…

4 months ago

Population census likely to begin in Sept 2024; results by March 2026

Representative Image NEW DELHI: India’s population census, which has been pending since 2021, is likely to begin in September 2024,…

4 months ago

DMRC completes 865-metre-long tunnel on Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), on Wednesday, August 21, completed the construction of an 865-metre…

4 months ago

Delhi govt to revise its Climate Action Plan 2019; “environment health cell” to be created

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Gopal Rai, Minister for Environment, Government of Delhi, said on Wednesday, August 21, that the Delhi…

4 months ago

Incessant rains in Tripura: 10 dead, 34,000 displaced

Representative Image AGARTALA, Tripura: The flood situation in Tripura has deteriorated, with the death toll rising to 10, while two…

4 months ago

Kerala Waste Management Project faces criticism for delays, inefficiency

Representative Image THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala: The Kerala Solid Waste Management Project (KSWMP), a Rs 2,400 crore initiative funded by the World…

4 months ago

KDMC to demolish illegally constructed 10 storey building

Representative Image KALYAN, Mumbai: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has announced that it will demolish an illegally constructed 10-storey building…

4 months ago

Environmental cell to improve urban waste management in HP

Representative Image SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh: The Government of Himachal Pradesh has decided to form a dedicated ‘environmental cell’ within the…

4 months ago

Karnataka tops with 5,765 EV charging stations in India

Representative Image BENGALURU, Karnataka: According to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, Karnataka…

4 months ago

LG Saxena mandates field inspections to address civic infra failures in Delhi

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Delhi's Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena directed the establishment of an institutional framework for senior officials to conduct…

4 months ago