HYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will prepare 2,000 online building plans by May 1,…
Planning
114 illegal buildings in Noida to be razed
NOIDA: Noida Authority, which is engaged in conducting surveys of illegal buildings after the incident…
Lodhi Garden gets a ‘hi-tech’ nursery
New Delhi: A ‘high-tech’ nursery – which enables the maintenance of a controlled atmosphere, with…
“We try to engage all stakeholders in city planning”
N Manjushree, CEO, Bengaluru Urban Zilla Panchayat, speaks to Kumar Dhananjay, Consulting Editor, Urban Update, on tackling solid waste problem, reviving water bodies and other problems in Bengaluru city. She reiterates technology would play a significant role in improving access to better urban civic services
Smartening coastal cities for sustainability
Coastal or port cities are the centres of business and trade. To improve the basic infrastructure and promote sustainable development in these cities, the Ministry of Shipping has proposed to build 12 smart port cities. In an interview with Urban Update, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, and Shipping talks about his action plan for improving civic services and operational efficiency of port cities
Easing e-governance
Globally, the advent of information technology has improved the way how government functions and interacts with its citizens. At present in India, one of the most significant phenomena affecting local governance system and service delivery is the revolution in information and communication technology and introduction of e-governance at all levels