The Ministry of Urban Development has technically sanctioned a water drainage project for Bahini and Noonmati basin at Guwahati under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) at an estimated cost of Rs 125.36 crore.

New Delhi: The plan of Ministry of Urban Development (MUD) to get exotic plants for Vasant Kunj Biodiversity Park has fallen flat with the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asking the Centre to stick to planting native tree species of the Aravali hills.

New Delhi, June 30 In an effort to bring 28 more cities under the scheme, the Urban Development Ministry on Monday aggressively pitched for an additional outlay of Rs 50,000 crore for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

New Delhi: Mumbai will get 1,000 state-of-the-art eco-friendly buses by December, while its metro project will be put on the fast-track.

Union urban development minister Jaipal Reddy has set an ambitious target for the next 100 days. He wants people to leave their cars at home and travel by public transport.

BANGALORE: There is a likelihood of the country getting a World Bank loan of $5 billion (about Rs. 25,000 crore) for urban development. Talks in this regard have commenced between the Union Ministry of Urban Development and the World Bank.

Vandana Gombar / New Delhi June 10, 2009, 0:34 IST
Negotiating $5 billion loan with World Bank.

The government could double the size of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) as it is close to exhausting the funds allocated to the mission.

Mandatory For New Buildings To Undertake Energy-Efficiency Measures
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New Delhi: Union Minister and sitting MP from New Delhi constituency Ajay Maken on Tuesday admitted

While the government

Starting his election campaign with a padyatra in Shahpur Jat and public rally at Zamrudpur, Congress candidate from New Delhi Ajay Maken claimed that the Congress at the Centre and the Ministry of Urban Development had for the first time taken care of the concerns of the urban villages in the city and was approaching the people of these areas on the basis of the work done rather than any hollow p