With environmentalists raising the issue of conservation of Mangar forest, the last natural forest near Delhi, it is learnt that the Prime Minister’s Office had shot off a letter to the Ministry of

Wants construction within permissible limits in NCZs & no tourism activity

In what has elated enviornmentalists across the state and left realtors frowning, the NCR Planning Board has asked Haryana to rework its sub-regional plan to ensure that construction is within permissible limits in natural conservation zones (NCZs) and there is no tourism activity as planned by the state.

Environmental activists in Gautam Budh Nagar have written to the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to stop rampant concretization of public spaces in Noida and Greater Noida.

The ministry of urban development has announced that it plans to share revised draft guidelines for Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation with all states for further c

New independent evalution office begins study of this and rural job guarantee schemes

Tamil Nadu has the best record in completion of projects and Gujarat in reforming urban laws under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. This is the initial assessment of the new Independent Evaluation Office, under the Planning Commission. Bihar has been the worst performer on both.

UD Ministry Asked Not To Okay It Until Green Concerns Are Addressed

New Delhi: In a rare intervention, the Prime Minister’s Office has asked the Union urban development ministry not to approve Haryana’s sub-regional plan — which allows construction beyond 0.5% in conservation areas such as the Aravalis and tourism activities in these zones — before environmental concerns are addressed. The missive came a day before the NCR Planning Board was scheduled to hold a special meeting to approve the plan.

The Union ministry of urban development has sanctioned 72 crore towards the CCP's solid waste management plant proposed at Baiguinim, mayor Surendra Furtado said on Tuesday.

Kamal Nath Okays Revised Regional Plan

New Delhi: Days before the Lok Sabha poll dates are to be announced, the government is likely to notify the revised regional plan for NCR (2021) which allows tourism activities in ecologically sensitive zones and permits constructions in these areas beyond the current 0.5% cap — moves that environmentalists claim will be disastrous for green belts such as the Aravalis.

New Delhi: The ban on mining of the Aravalis is being openly flouted on the premises of an academic institution in southwest Delhi, sources have said.

The UPA government has formed a three-member Cabinet committee to examine the possibility of opening up agricultural land to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), following a proposal by the Urban Devel