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Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dangers of sea level rise and submergence of low lying islands, 08/01/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in Newspaper The Hindu dated 19.03.2023 titled “India’s Sinking Island” dated 08/01/2024.

Judgement Date: 
08/01/2024
Tags:
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Coastal Development, India, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

Sustainable urbanization in Commonwealth Countries

By 2050, an additional 2.5 billion people will be living in the world’s towns and cities, with almost 50 per cent of that growth taking place in the Commonwealth. Member States, both large and small, are facing the impacts of climate change and rapid urbanization.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2024
UN HABITAT
Tags:
Urbanisation, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India, Global, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Reply by Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana regarding parks and green belts, 31/12/2023

Reply by Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana in the matter of Council of Engineers & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 31/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
31/12/2023
Tags:
Trees, Green Spaces, Ludhiana (T), Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Land Encroachments, Municipal Corporations
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Allahabad High Court regarding demolition drive in Akbar Nagar I and II in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 21/12/2023

Order of the Allahabad High Court in the matter of Syed Hamidul Bari & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 21/12/2023. The matter related to demolition drive in Akbar Nagar I and II in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
21/12/2023
Tags:
Land Encroachments, Urban Encroachments, Poverty, Human Rights, High Court, Rehabilitation, Lucknow (T), Uttar Pradesh
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of land, Saket, Delhi, 20/12/2023

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hari Vs Government of NCT of Delhi dated 20/12/2023.

The matter related to encroachment of land behind the graveyard near Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi. Trees like neem, babool, peepal have been cut from the green belt and people are storing scrap material. They are also burning plastic, polythene bags and electricity wires which results in emission of poisonous gases causing air pollution.

Judgement Date: 
20/12/2023
Tags:
Land Encroachments, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Deforestation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Migrants, markets, and mayors: rising above the employment challenge in Africa’s secondary cities

Research on migration and urban development in Africa has primarily focused on larger cities and rural-to-urban migration. However, 97 percent of Africa’s urban centers have fewer than 300,000 inhabitants, and a sizable share of urban migrants come from other urban areas.

Publication Date: 
14/12/2023
The World Bank
Tags:
Migration, Urbanisation, Employment, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rehabilitation of the residents who suffered from land subsidence in Nai Basti, Thathri, Jammu & Kashmir, 11/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in Newspaper ‘The Hindu’ dated 04.02.2023 titled “19 families shifted after houses in J & K village develop cracks” dated 11/12/2023.

The matter is taken up suo-moto and it relates to the damage which was caused to 21 structures in Doda district in Chenab Valley in UT of Jammu and Kashmir since earth had started slipping.

Judgement Date: 
11/12/2023
Tags:
Geology, Rehabilitation, Compensation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Housing, Jammu & Kashmir
Habitat And Urbanisation

The power of cities: harnessing low-carbon urbanization for climate action

Extensive transformations of urban areas in rapidly urbanizing developing countries can be a powerful vehicle for advancing low-carbon urban growth that supports global decarbonization goals. The scale of urban growth in these countries underscores the need to pursue low-carbon urbanization pathways and avoid carbon-intensive development.

Publication Date: 
28/11/2023
The World Bank
Tags:
Urbanisation, Urban Development, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Developing Countries, India
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the High Court of Telangana regarding safety measures in government schools and colleges in Telangana, 23/11/2023

Order for the High Court for the state of Telangana regarding safety measures at government schools and colleges in Telangana.

The petitioner seeks a writ of Mandamus to the authorities concerned to provide sufficient number of fire extinguishers and to get structural safety and soundness certificate, sanitation certificate, water purity certificate, periodically, in respect of government schools, junior colleges across Telangana. The High Court granted four weeks' time to the authorities to file a compliance report on the issue.

Judgement Date: 
23/11/2023
Tags:
Education, Children, Health Effects, Telangana, High Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

The contributions of smart cities mission: a stocktaking

The Smart Cities Mission in India, launched in 2015, is a unique experiment undertaken with the aim of improving people’s quality of life in cities. It bypasses traditional institutional approaches and employs innovative methods to achieve its targets.

Publication Date: 
17/11/2023
Observer Research Foundation
Tags:
Smart City, India, Urbanisation

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