THE urban development ministry is readying an improved second phase of its flagship urban infrastructure scheme that will be targeted at states that agree to a stepped up urban reform agenda.

Delhi Government on Monday cleared a proposal to set up an umbrella body for the transport sector in the Capital which will take care of all issues related to infrastructure development as well as managing traffic.

Pune The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has sought Prime Minister Mamohan Singh

NEW DELHI , March 31: A ratings exercise carried out by the Union urban development ministry (UDM) to assess the performance of 441 cities in the country on sanitation has indicated towards appalling neglect of cleanliness issues by cities.

Minister Was To Share Dais With CM Buddha

New Delhi: With Trinamool Congress objecting to any sort of cohabitation with the Left Front government in West Bengal, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has deferred plans to travel to Kolkata for a programme related to the Ganga basin project initiated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The idea of groundwater recharging by harvesting rainwater is gaining ground in many cities and it is the only way to address the global water crisis

New Delhi: Finally, some relief seems to be coming the way of the gasping Yamuna. The Union urban development ministry has approved the DDA

NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission could consider giving more funds for the UPA