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Judgement of the Gujarat High Court regarding Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone, 13/01/2014

Gujarat HC ordered shutdown of 12 units in Adani Ports & SEZ located in Mundra, Kutch district with immediate effect. Has also directed the environment ministry to re-look into this, within 30 days, after taking into account the report submitted by Sunita Narain led committee in April 2013. Read text of this court order dated 13 Jan 2014, Sunita Narain committee report, notifications and more....

Judgement Date: 
13/01/2014
Tags:
Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Kuchchh, Gujarat, High Court, Environment Clearance (EC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Infrastructure Development, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Nod for Rs.49-crore JNNURM city plan

State-level RPMC and 14 city RPMC’s to be set up

A Reforms and Performance Management Cell (RPMC) at the State-level; 14 city RPMCs; preparation of State capacity building plan and integrated city plan; and appurtenant peri-urban area are the highlights of the Rs.49-crore city plan proposals cleared under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Kerala.

Publication Date: 
06/01/2014
S. Anil Radhakrishnan
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Infrastructure Development, Urban Development, Habitat And Urbanisation
Energy

REmap 2030 - A renewable energy roadmap

REmap 2030 is a roadmap to double the share of renewable energy by 2030, and is the first study of global renewable energy potential to be based on data from official governmental sources.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
International Renewable Energy Agency
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Climate Mitigation, Energy Policy, Air Pollution Control, Carbon Dioxide, Biomass, Infrastructure Development, Energy Technology, Energy Efficiency, Subsidies, European Union (EU), Biofuel, India, Global, Climate Change
Habitat And Urbanisation

JNNURM improved urban life quality: NSSO

New Delhi: Government spending of over Rs 46,000 crore on infrastructure augmentation under UPA’s flagship JNNURM scheme seems to have improved key indicators of urban life in India and reached the

Publication Date: 
30/12/2013
Dipak Kumar Dash
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Drainage, Sewers, Waste Disposal, Housing, Water Supply, Infrastructure Development, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Habitat And Urbanisation
Environment

Western Ghats forum seeks quashing of Environment Ministry notification

‘Implementation of Kasturirangan panel report will hit 40 lakh people in Kerala’

Western Ghats People’s Protection Forum has approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here seeking to quash the recent notification of Union Ministry of Environment of Forests (MoEF) to implement suggestions of the Kasturirangan panel on Western Ghats conservation.

Publication Date: 
27/12/2013
R. Sivaraman
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Western Ghats, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Kerala, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Infrastructure Development, Environment
Economy

2nd phase of local dev plan launched

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has launched the second phase of the Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP) to reform governance restructures, improve se

Publication Date: 
24/12/2013
Kathmandu Post (Nepal)
Tags:
Nepal, Development, Asian Development Bank (ADB), UNDP, UNICEF, UN Fund For Population Activities (UNFPA), Infrastructure Development, Unemployment, Economy, South Asia
Natural Disasters

IIT Bombay study identifies ‘highly vulnerable’ slum pockets in city

THE slum areas of wards M-East and M-West under zone seven and wards T and S under zone six of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) have been identified as highly socio-economic vulne

Publication Date: 
23/12/2013
Mihika Basu
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Floods, Municipal Corporation, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Population, Drainage, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Infrastructure Development, Natural Disasters
Habitat And Urbanisation

The state of India’s cities and towns

This book of charts on the state of cities and towns produced by ORF Urban Policy Research Initiative covering five states - NCT Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, presents a picture of the current state and developments in employment, education and public infrastructure provision, among others, and the disparities between states, within states and between different sections of the urban society.

Publication Date: 
20/12/2013
Jochen Mistelbacher, Prashant Kumar
Observer Research Foundation
Tags:
Urbanisation, India, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Economy, Unemployment, Education, Health, Housing, Infrastructure Development, Population, Industry, Consumption Patterns
Habitat And Urbanisation

State nod for JNNURM projects worth 1,100cr

Kochi: The state-level steering committee, headed by chief minister Oommen Chandy, approved projects worth Rs 1,100-crore on Wednesday to avail funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal M

Publication Date: 
12/12/2013
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Ernakulam, Kochi, Pedestrians, Drainage, Infrastructure Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Energy Efficiency, Urban Development, Habitat And Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting of trees for the project involving the construction of a network of eight flyovers and elevated roads in Delhi, 09/12/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. P.C. Prasad & Ors. Vs. Govt. Of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 09/12/2013 regarding cutting of trees for the project involving the construction of a network of eight flyovers and elevated roads to make the drive from Vikaspuri to Wazirabad on the Outer Ring Road signal-free.

Judgement Date: 
09/12/2013
Tags:
Trees, Infrastructure Development, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT)

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