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Habitat And Urbanisation

Jaipur upgraded, Bharatpur now part of NCR

In a major boost for the city's growth, the national capital region planning board (NCRPB) on Monday declared Jaipur as the Counter Magnate Area.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2013
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Jaipur (T), Infrastructure Development, Bharatpur (T), Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Habitat And Urbanisation
Industry

Industrial policy of Himachal Pradesh 2013

This policy will aim to: To achieve an average annual industrial growth rate of 15% per annum, aligned with the target of 9% per annum growth in State GDP as envisaged in the 12th Five Year Plan, with the manufacturing sector contributes at least 25% of the State GDP by the year 2022; Promoting Himachal Pradesh as the most preferred investment

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Tags:
Industry, Himachal Pradesh, Infrastructure Development, Finance, Environment Management, Industrial Waste, Waste Management, Water Supply, Electricity
Habitat And Urbanisation

Won’t allow high-rises at any rate: CM

Opposing Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath’s push for a vertical growth in the city, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said she won’t allow the construction of high-rise buildings as long as she is ‘alive’.

“I agree with you that eventually perhaps Delhi will need high-rise buildings. But it will not be allowed as long as I am alive,” she said at a function organised by Assocham.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2013
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Housing Construction, Buildings, Infrastructure Development, Ecology, Ministry Of Urban Development, Water Distribution, Power Transmission, Population, Habitat And Urbanisation
Natural Disasters

 Uttarakhand floods: is the disaster human-induced?

Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc on the region because of the fragile nature of the Himalayan range and poor soil stability in its steep slopes. But it is mand-made factors that have compounded the scale of the disaster. Read this special report by Down To Earth.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2013
Down to Earth
Tags:
Floods, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Natural Disasters, Himalaya, Landslides, Dams, Infrastructure Development, Geology, Deforestation, Rainfall Pattern, Climate Change
Habitat And Urbanisation

Tourism Minister okays Rs 100 crore for reconstruction

Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi today sanctioned a special financial package of Rs 100 crore for restoration and reconstruction of the affected tourist facilities in Uttarakhand.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2013
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tourism, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Tourism Min sanctions Rs 100 cr special package for U'khand

This will be in addition to the central financial assistance of about Rs 95 crore already sanctioned during the current fiscal

The Tourism Ministry today sanctioned a Rs 100 crore special financial package for restoration and reconstruction of the government tourist facilities damaged due to rains and floods in Uttarakhand.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Infrastructure Development, Rainfall, Floods, Ministry of Tourism, Roads, Development, Habitat And Urbanisation
Natural Disasters

Statement on the Uttarakhand Catastrophe

This is a statement on the Uttarakhand Catastrophe dated 25 June 2013, by the India Climate Justice. It calls for proper assessment of the carrying capacity of specific ecosystems and says that the stretch from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi be declared an eco-sensitive zone without further delay.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2013
India Climate Justice
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Floods, Extreme Weather Events, Infrastructure Development, Tourism, Hydroelectricity, Disaster Preparedness
Environment

Were India's floods caused by reckless human greed?

Cataclysmic floods in the northern state of Uttarakhand are reminder India must act to save its fragile mountains

Publication Date: 
25/06/2013
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Floods, Extreme Weather Events, Environmentalists, Hydroelectricity, Urbanisation, Mining, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Himachal Pradesh, CSE, Environment, Infrastructure Development, Himalaya, Sunita Narain
Sanitation

Rs 670 crore scheme mooted for Gaya town infra

The urban development department has prepared a Rs 670 crore scheme for execution of water supply, sewerage and waste water management of Gaya town.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2013
Times Of India (Patna)
Tags:
Bihar, Urbanisation, Water Supply, Sewage, Wastewater Recycling, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Infrastructure Development, Gaya (T)
Natural Disasters

Many PPP projects under disaster risk shadow: UN

New Delhi: A United Nations (UN) report h as warned India that it is at greater risk by opting for public private partnership (PPP) mode of investment for raising its public infrastructure where th

Publication Date: 
24/06/2013
Pradeep Thakur
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
UN, India, Public Participation, Infrastructure Development, Natural Disasters, Floods, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

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