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Habitat And Urbanisation

Efficient grid-interactive buildings: future of buildings in ASEAN

Drawing on relevant international trends and best practices, the current report lays out an analytical framework to assess a variety of factors that can enable a building to become energy efficient and grid-interactive. The framework is used to analyse the current situation in countries of the ASEAN region.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2023
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Tags:
Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Electricity, India, Asia
Habitat And Urbanisation

Smart Cities Mission, India: localizing Sustainable Development Goals

In this report, the transformation of 100 cities across India as part of Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is examined through the lens of SDGs. The mission has reached the lives of more than 100 million urban dwellers in India. The 100 Smart Cities are representative of India’s urban geography.

Publication Date: 
28/09/2023
UN HABITAT
Tags:
Smart City, India, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a housing society, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 26/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prem Shankar Singh & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 26/09/2023.

The matter is related to violation of environmental norms by the Housing Society Ganpati Classic Apartment, Sikandra Agra.

In the previous direction of the court, the joint Committee had submitted the report on September 22, 2023. As per the report, the Environmental Clearance (EC) or Consent to Operate does not exist and there is large scale violation by the project proponent.

Judgement Date: 
26/09/2023
Tags:
Housing, Agra (T), Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal on damage to dwellings due to landslide, Doda district, Jammu & Kashmir, 20/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in Newspaper ‘The Hindu’ dated 04.02.2023 titled “19 families shifted after houses in J & K village develop cracks” dated 20/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
20/09/2023
Tags:
Habitat, Landslides, Doda (D), Ecology, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rehabilitation, Displacement, Jammu & Kashmir
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by housing projects in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 13/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxman Balyogi Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 13/09/2023.

The issue involved in the Original Application is about violation of statutory environmental norms in the development of housing projects - Dream Green City Phase-I and II at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh by Nadim Abdul Hasan, Mohd. Nayab Khalida Ajij and M/s. Infra Reality and Developers Shnaha Palace.

Judgement Date: 
13/09/2023
Tags:
Housing Construction, River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Sewage Pollution, Lucknow (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Encroachments over land recorded as pond removed in village Akodha Aurangzebpur, Haridwar after filing of petition in Uttarakhand High Court

Order of the Uttarakhand High Court in WPPIL No. 57 of 2023 regarding the encroachment and illegal construction over the public utility land, recorded as johar (pond) in village Akodha Aurangzebpur, pargana Manglaur, tehsil Laksar, district Haridwar.

Judgement Date: 
13/09/2023
Tags:
Land Encroachments, Haridwar (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), High Court, Common Property Resources
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of CPCB guidelines for running of gaushalas/dairy farms, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, 12/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sitaram Ahirwar Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 12/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
12/09/2023
Tags:
Dairy Development, Pollution, Waste Disposal, Afforestation, Wastewater Recycling, Jabalpur (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

Building materials and the climate: constructing a new future

Developing countries should switch from unsustainable building practices to using alternative low-carbon building materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a new UN report highlighted. The world adds buildings equivalent to the size of Paris every five days, states the report — Building Materials and The Climate: Constructing A New Future — by the UNEP, and the Yale Center for Ecosystems and Architecture.

Publication Date: 
12/09/2023
UNEP
Tags:
Building Materials, Green Buildings, Construction Industry, Climate Change, India, Global
Habitat And Urbanisation

Dumping of silt from irrigation canals in Kolkata: NGT seeks reply from the Irrigation and Waterways Department, West Bengal, 08/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prithvigaurov Chakravarty Vs Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Others dated 08/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
08/09/2023
Tags:
Irrigation, Kolkata, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sedimentation, West Bengal, Municipal Corporations
Habitat And Urbanisation

Bridging Africa’s urban infrastructure gap: Financial intermediaries for facilitating cities’ access to debt finance in Africa

African cities and local governments are under increasing pressure to provide infrastructure and services to the growing population. Yet, most remain severely under-resourced, leaving them unable to make the necessary investments.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2023
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Tags:
Urbanisation, Infrastructure Development, Finance, Debt, Africa

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