The minutes of a crucial meeting held at the Union environment ministry just before the issue of the show cause notice to Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in Colaba point to the key role played by the Maharashtra urban development department in allowing the scam to take place.

At the meeting, held on November 11 in Delhi between state government officials and the environment ministry, Maharas

New Delhi: As road connectivity to Faridabad improves, residents of the subcity are now looking forward to the new Delhi Metro line to get operational soon to bring the National Capital Region (NCR) town closer to Delhi.

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MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has initiated talks with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in a bid to raise funds for the Rs 10,000-crore Metro III line from Colaba to Bandra.

E co Activate, a Delhi-based company, and Vodafone Essar, launched an ecofriendly vehicle called the e-rick just ahead of the Commonwealth Games. This battery-operated vehicle came in an effort to provide a pollution-free mode of transporta tion. The e-rick aims to ensure a reduced carbon footprint with zero emission and dependence on conventional fuel.

BHUBANESWAR: Denizens of the Capital City spend a whopping ` 50 lakh daily on treatment of water-borne diseases. Sounds incredible? That is what a report of the Urban Development Department says.

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New Delhi: If the Union urban development ministry has its way, you can commute soon by bus, metro and local train, thanks to a single smart card.

Saubhadra Chatterji & Sharmistha Mukherjee / New Delhi September 16, 2010, 0:37 IST

While companies have benefited from the Centre

The Union urban development ministry