Urban Development

Expanding city lines: 16 proposals submitted for Metro rail project extension

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Seven states and two union territories have submitted 16 proposals to the Centre for the extension…

3 years ago

Shimla: Development Plan 2041 to have ‘counter magnet town’

Representative Image SHIMLA: To mitigate the load of urbanisation from Shimla, a ‘counter magnet town’ in proximity to the airport…

3 years ago

Urban planners seeking to return to old normal: Study

Representative Image WATERLOO: A recent study by the University of Waterloo suggested that planners of downtowns in mid-sized areas are…

3 years ago

India’s unemployment rate falls to 6.57%

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) informed that India’s unemployment rate has witnessed a sharp…

3 years ago

E-passports to be rolled out in 2022-23: FM Sitharaman

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance, Government of India, while talking on the Union Budget 2022, announced…

3 years ago

PM Modi hosts first India-Central Asia Summit

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit on Thursday, January 27. In…

3 years ago

Another urban forest park all set to open in Hyderabad

Representative Image HYDERABAD: The Pranavayu Urban Forest Park, which was built on a vast unused plot of land at Gajularamaram…

3 years ago

Israel to plant 450,000 trees in urban areas

Representative Image JERUSALEM: On Sunday, January 23, the cabinet of the Government of Israel approved a bold plan to plant…

3 years ago

DDA budget focuses on Dwarka, Narela and Rohini

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on January 18, presented its sustainable development-oriented budget. The budget has…

3 years ago

KMC to spend Rs 140 crore to desilt north Kolkata subterranean sewer

Representative Image KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) plans to desilt an underground sewer between Moulali and Palmer Bazar, which…

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