This new report on the state of food insecurity in urban India by MSSRF shows that the period of economic reforms and high GDP growth has not seen an unambiguous improvement in urban food security across all States.

Discussion in Rajya Sabha on slums.

This paper specifically describes the urbanization experience of
Brazil, by far the largest country in Latin America, and which has
attained levels of urbanization that surpass those of most European
countries.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stuck to its order of maintaining status quo on a stretch of land along river Gomti in Lucknow, which was converted from green belt in the Master Plan 2021 to residential use.

MUMBAI: A green hurdle and the villagers' protest have thrown a spanner into the Cidco's dream of developing an international 18-hole golf course on 80 hectares of land in Kharghar.

Instead, the Cidco will now have to settle for a 10-hole course, with the area around the tenth hole to be used for purposes other than golfing, such as driving.

As per the decision of Ministry of Home Affairs, the Internal Audit Wing (IAW) conducted a special
audit of projects for which land was acquired by the UT Chandigarh Administration.

Dharavi in Mumbai exemplifies what is most ugly and what is most inspiring about slum life in a city. How should it be redeveloped to remove the ugliness and yet retain its community spirit, enterprise, ambitions and hope?

Noida: The Noida Authority has acquired land to set up a solid waste management plant in the city soon.

India will need to spend $2.2 trillion (Rs 97.35 lakh crore) on its cities by 2030 to meet the urban infrastructure demands, a report released by the McKinsey Global Institute said today.

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) would receive the award of excellence for providing houses to the urban poor under the ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Notably, 15,000 houses for poor are being constructed in different identified localities of the city under the central funded scheme in question.

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