The Union Urban Development Ministry has finally recognised the ban on cycles imposed in Kolkata as a contravention of the National Urban Transport Policy, 2006, and decided to take up the issue wi

To streamline the transport network in urban areas of Himachal Pradesh, the urban development department has mooted a proposal to set up Urban Mobility Transport Authority (UMTA) in the hill state,

The Union government has approved a Rs. 42-crore drinking water supply project to Bantwal Town Municipality under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns, according to a top official.

The project will increase water supply to the town threefold: from the present 4.5 million litres per day to 13.1 million litres per day, said L.N. Anand, Executive Engineer, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB), Mangalore Division.

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued a bailable warrant against the commissioner of Delhi Police as no one appeared on his behalf despite issue of notice on a plea seeking demolition of a

“At least 2.5 per cent of the cost of any development project should be earmarked for landscaping and green development”

Flooded roads after even light showers, uprooted trees, littered pathways and dug-up pavements, dumping yards in unused spaces – a familiar scene in most cities – has caught the attention of the Union Urban Development Ministry. The Ministry has now asked all States to comply with its guidelines on greening and landscaping of urban areas.

The Union urban development ministry has extended the scope of guidelines framed by it for greening of urban areas and landscaping to all states and UTs of the country vide a notification issued on

Rural Development and Animal Husbandry Minister and Mandi Sadar Legislator Anil Sharma today said water would be lifted from the Uhal river to provide portable water the 24X7 to residents of this t

You can now sell a portion of your Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to another developer or landowner under the modified land pooling policy in Master Plan-2021 passed by the Urban Development Ministry.

The aim of the policy is to involve private parties in the development of real estate for residential and commercial purposes in the capital, something only the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was doing till now.

Agency Sitting On . 760-Cr Cash Pile From An Earlier JICA Loan

Kochi: After authorities sought to include the second phase of Vyttila Mobility Hub under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), it’s the turn of Rs 900-crore Kalamassery drinking water project to be considered for the central scheme.

NIUA Criticizes Transit-Oriented Development, Parking & Farmhouse Policies

The draft Master Plan 2021 for Delhi, now under preparation, has been criticized by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), which has been assigned the task of doing a peer review by the urban development ministry.