Urban Areas

Telangana’s ‘Swasthya Nagaram’ to make TB-free municipalities

Representative Image HYDERABAD, Telangana: R V Karnan, Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare, Telangana, has launched an innovative model for…

4 months ago

Odisha Govt to spend ₹200 crore on urban flood prevention

Representative Image BHUBANESWAR, Odisha: The new Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, held a meeting where he directed the…

5 months ago

MoHUA sanctions ₹860 crore for Urban Swachhata in West Bengal

Representative Image KOLKATA, West Bengal: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has sanctioned ₹860 crore for improving urban…

5 months ago

Odisha govt to upgrade roads in urban areas

Representative Image BHUBANESWAR, Odisha: The Government of Odisha has decided that all kutcha and water-bound macadam (WBM) roads in urban…

2 years ago

CM Gehlot to provide 100 days’ employment scheme in urban areas

Representative Image JAIPUR: The Government of Rajasthan is planning to launch an ambitious scheme titled ‘Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Scheme’,…

2 years ago

Surge in rural cases is the major contributor in country’s COVID count

Representative Image NEW DELHI: As the total COVID positive cases of the country reached the 4 million mark, the surge…

4 years ago

Rajasthan to launch ‘Indira Rasoi Yojana’, provide meals at Rs 8

Representative Image JAIPUR: The Government of Rajasthan has decided to launch the ‘Indira Rasoi Yojana’ in urban areas of the…

4 years ago

27% students in Maharashtra predict ‘low to very low’ chances of continuing education: Survey

Representative Image MUMBAI: Findings of a new survey conducted to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on higher education in Maharashtra…

4 years ago

China to have 300 forest cities by 2025

China will build 300 forest cities by 2025 to improve environmental condition of urban areas. The forest authority of China…

6 years ago

Role of Cities in achieving MDGs and SDGs

Cities, by and large, have higher per capita incomes, better and more modern schools and superior state of art health…

7 years ago