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Shalini Nair
The writer is a gender studies PhD scholar at the University of Sussex, UK
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Andhra’s New Capital: Centre to lend helping hand in Amaravati development, says Venkaiah NaiduSubscriber Only
October 21, 2015 01:43 IST
Naidu is set to accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the foundation stone laying ceremony on Thursday.
Wed, Oct 21, 2015
Government plans vouchers to subsidise rent for urban poorSubscriber Only
October 19, 2015 00:51 IST
The voucher scheme is supposed to act as an intervention for LIG and EWS segments who are forced to seek accommodation elsewhere in the face of inadequate social rental housing.
Mon, Oct 19, 2015
India’s concerns at Habitat IIISubscriber Only
October 10, 2015 02:38 IST
Planners say that how India handles its urbanisation would affect global averages of development indicators
Sat, Oct 10, 2015
Urban development ministry says no to MoEF proposal for green clearance for buildingsSubscriber Only
October 03, 2015 00:14 IST
Now, status quo will be maintained in project size after the MoUD argued that including more projects would work at cross-purposes with its plan to streamline permissions for real estate projects.
Sat, Oct 03, 2015
A year of Swachh Bharat and it’s been no clean sweep. Here is whySubscriber Only
October 02, 2015 16:50 IST
Rankings released earlier show several major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Patna, Lucknow, Jaipur among others fare poorly on the cleanliness scale.
Fri, Oct 02, 2015
Near Delhi, a manual scavenger’s wish: ‘hope my children escape trap’Subscriber Only
October 02, 2015 00:43 IST
One year of Swachh bharat abhiyan, a tale of two toilet projects.
Fri, Oct 02, 2015
Swachh Bharat way off target in urban areasSubscriber Only
October 01, 2015 03:20 IST
Recently released annual rankings had showed most big cites including Delhi, Jaipur, Patna and Mumbai faring poorly on the cleanliness scale.
Thu, Oct 01, 2015
Privatisation of urban water supply: The muddy pictureSubscriber Only
September 29, 2015 00:29 IST
The municipal body’s financial losses from water works has reportedly increased by Rs 60 crore per annum, leading to demands, from both opposition parties and the local community, for the ouster of the private player.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015In pipeline, a plan to privatise water supply in citiesSubscriber Only
September 22, 2015 03:25 IST
Special emphasis would be on implementing the model in the 100 Smart Cities and 500 cities chosen for infrastructure augmentation under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
Tue, Sep 22, 2015
Stuck in gates, waiting for a windowSubscriber Only
September 19, 2015 00:52 IST
An inter-ministerial group has been working on ways to bring in a single-window clearance system for real estate projects
Sat, Sep 19, 2015
NCR Urbanisation: Delhi remains the epicentreSubscriber Only
September 12, 2015 04:16 IST
While the National Capital Territory-Delhi is 97.5% urbanised, the rest of the National Capital Region is only 42.5%, reflecting unplanned spatial growth, leading to peri-urban conditions
Sat, Sep 12, 2015
Affordable housing: Sector may get infra tag if Realty Bill gets passedSubscriber Only
September 08, 2015 00:46 IST
The tag would mean lower borrowing rates and tax concessions for the sector.
Tue, Sep 08, 2015
Maulana Mahmood Madani, Deoband V-C on Swachh Bharat meet listSubscriber Only
September 08, 2015 00:39 IST
The 111 Swachh Bharat ambassadors are supposed to propagate the message of cleanliness in their respective states.
Tue, Sep 08, 2015
Funding for smart cities: Key to coffer lies outside IndiaSubscriber Only
September 05, 2015 04:17 IST
The Union government is set to approach the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a loan of £500 million and £1 billion each for 2015-20.
Sat, Sep 05, 2015
Ask Army to vacate land for Navy Headquarters: Urban MinistrySubscriber Only
September 04, 2015 03:16 IST
Ministry of Urban Development writes to the Defence Ministry to work out a solution.
Fri, Sep 04, 2015
Some perplexCity: Sounds Smart, but what does it really mean?Subscriber Only
September 02, 2015 01:31 IST
The process of identifying cities that will become ‘Smart’ is under way, but the Centre has given no clear definition of a Smart City in the Indian context. ‘Efficiency’ and ‘better management’ are key concepts.
Wed, Sep 02, 2015
Lutyens Bungalow Zone gets a new mapSubscriber Only
August 29, 2015 01:53 IST
Zone set to shrink by 5 sq km, Construction can now be vertical, Non-residential premises can go up to 7 floors, Report to go to PMO.
Sat, Aug 29, 2015Houses in Golf Links, Jor Bagh, Sunder Nagar can now go higherSubscriber Only
August 29, 2015 01:50 IST
The panel has also revised the guidelines for the high-security LBZ.
Sat, Aug 29, 2015Disagreements all around: Politics behind the Smart City selectionsSubscriber Only
August 28, 2015 02:32 IST
The list of 98 Smart Cities released by the Centre on Thursday shows that the objective grading criteria of the mission has not deterred political considerations from creeping in to selection process. The most glaring omission on the list was the name of the 13th Smart City of Uttar Pradesh. The two contenders that were […]
Fri, Aug 28, 2015
Smart Cities: Plan to cover 35% of urban India; will benefit 13 crore peopleSubscriber Only
August 28, 2015 02:30 IST
Centre to immediately release Rs 2 crore to each of the cities to prepare their urbanisation plans.
Fri, Aug 28, 2015
Smart cities: How they were chosen?Subscriber Only
August 27, 2015 18:55 IST
Smart cities is just one of the three flagship urban missions launched by the Narendra Modi government in June this year, the other two being the infrastructure mission AMRUT and the Housing for All scheme.
Fri, Oct 07, 2016Central govt announces 98 Smart Cities, Venkaiah Naidu terms them ‘safe investments for pvt firms’Subscriber Only
August 27, 2015 13:20 IST
The government today announced smart cities and left out Bengaluru, Patna, Trivandrum, Kolkata, Puduchery from the list.
Thu, Aug 27, 2015
The heritage plans that seven cities have drawn upSubscriber Only
August 26, 2015 00:12 IST
The Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) was unveiled in the NDA government’s first budget for developing infrastructure around core heritage areas of 12 cities.
Wed, Aug 26, 2015
With ‘zoning maps’, local bodies set to clear buildings near airportsSubscriber Only
August 25, 2015 01:08 IST
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said zoning maps for all airports would be uploaded eventually so as to reduce human interface in the sanctioning process.
Tue, Aug 25, 2015
The urban cleanliness index, and what it says about cities in IndiaSubscriber Only
August 18, 2015 00:16 IST
The Mission envisages an investment of Rs 62,009 crore, of which Rs 14,623 crore will be provided by the Centre. The rest is expected to be raised by states, urban local bodies, and from private players.
Tue, Aug 18, 2015Journalism of Courage
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