Habitat And Urbanisation

Give JnNURM touch to developmental works

Urban Development, Law and Parliamentary Affairs and District-In-Charge Minister S Sureshkumar on Wednesday said that works being taken up out of funds made available under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) scheme look like works that are implemented by Mysore City Corporation (MCC), without any speciality.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2010
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Habitat And Urbanisation, Ministry Of Urban Development, Karnataka, Mysore (T)
Transport

Beyond the fossil city: towards low carbon transport and green growth

Transport is a fast growing sector. A steadily increasing motorization along with urbanization is a trend that can be observed in most developing countries. This and the oil dependence of the transport sector lead to considerable growth rates of carbon emissions. Actions to stop this trend are urgently needed.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2010
Daniel Bongardt, Manfred Breithaupt, Felix Creutzig
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Tags:
Urban Transport, Low Carbon Economy, Fuel Economy Standards, Fuel Pricing, Sustainable Development, India, Developing Countries, Emission Targets, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Transport
Water Resources

Urban local initiatives and government responses: A case of Dev Nadi in Pune

Most rivers and streams in urban India are dead or on the verge of collapse. With a very few and rare exceptions, these once-beautiful water bodied have been encroached upond, sources dried up or converted into sewage drains all over the country.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2010
Parineeta Dandekar
Dams Rivers & People
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Tags:
Groundwater Recharge, Check Dam, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Water Management, Afforestation, Sacred Groves, Pune (D), Public Participation, Water Resources
Water Pollution

All for cleaner water- Facelift for five reservoir lifelines in capital, Adityapur, Hazaribagh & Chatra

Ranchi, July 30: Jharkhand has embarked on a mammoth project to rejuvenate five dams and reservoirs that act as prime water sources for capital Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh and Chatra, a move that will also help the state tap central funds.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2010
Telegraph (Ranchi)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Water Quality, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Sewage, Hazaribag (D), Jharkhand, Chatra (D), Jamshedpur, Ranchi (D), Telegraph (Ranchi), National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP)
Transport

BRTS in cities under JNNURM

Details of projects on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) approved for mission cities is annexed. These projects broadly envisage
replication of metro rail facilities on the bus system.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2010
Lok Sabha
Tags:
High Capacity Bus, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), India, Transport, Urban Transport
Habitat And Urbanisation

Urban funds for slum makeover

Jamshedpur, July 27: It is a Rs 15.01-crore promise of better life for some 6,000 underprivileged denizens of the steel city.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2010
Telegraph (Ranchi)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Slums, Slum Upgrading, Sewage, Solid Waste, Jharkhand, Jamshedpur, Telegraph (Ranchi)
Water Pollution

Jal Boards Interceptor Sewer project gets Cabinet nod

Two months after the Union Cabinet Committee approved the Delhi Jal Board

Publication Date: 
21/07/2010
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Pollution, River Pollution, Yamuna, Drainage, Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Sewage, Delhi, Indian Express (New Delhi), Delhi Jal Board (DJB)
Habitat And Urbanisation

A glass half full? Urban development (1990s to 2010)

The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission adopted a reform-linked funding approach, the culmination of two decades of active debate and experimentation in the urban development sector. Yet, progress of both fund utilisation and reforms under the programme has been tardy.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2010
Meera Mehta, Dinesh Mehta
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Urban Water Supply, Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Sanitation, Services, Poverty, India, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Jaipal vows more funds for urban renewal jobs

Vijayawada, July 6: The Union minister for urban development, Mr S. Jaipal Reddy, said on Tuesday that the Central government would continue sanctioning grants for the development of infrastructure in Vijayawada city under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) phase II.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2010
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada, Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad), Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

DSIIDC nets Rs 45-cr profit in 2009-10

The Delhi Government

Publication Date: 
05/07/2010
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Development, Habitat And Urbanisation, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Industry, Delhi, Pioneer (New Delhi)

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