Economy

World economic and social survey 2013: sustainable development challenges

According to this new UN report over 80% of the urban population added in the next 15 years will be found in China, India, South Africa,Nigeria, Indonesia and Pakistan & new strategies are needed to address impacts of the rapid urbanization.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
United Nations
Tags:
Economy, Sustainable Development, Urbanisation, Food Security, Environment, Energy, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Consumption Patterns, Developing Countries, India, Malnutrition, Globalisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Sustainable and inclusive urbanization in Asia Pacific

This UNDP Strategy Paper on Sustainable and Inclusive Urbanization in Asia Pacific provides a strategic framework that will assist countries in formulating and implementing a specific national strategy focusing on cities as urban system and interconnection of different sectors in order to advance the cross-sectoral collaborations at the national and sub-national levels.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2013
Mark Hildebrand, Trevor Kanaley, Brian Roberts
UNDP
Tags:
Urbanisation, Asia, India, Urban Development, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Poverty, Environment
Natural Disasters

Himalayas: the agenda for development and environment

We need to think about a pan-Himalayan development strategy which is based on the region's natural resources, culture and traditional knowledge - An interview with Sunita Narain.

Publication Date: 
28/06/2013
Sunita Narain
Tags:
Floods, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himalaya, Sunita Narain, Ecosystem Services, Forests, Tourism, Dams, Hydrology, Hydroelectricity, Rivers, Rural Electrification, Organic Farming, Urbanisation, Urban Development
Transport

UP govt gives green signal to first phase of Metro rail in city

Inching closer towards making Metro Rail a reality in Lucknow, the state cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to the first phase of the project which will cover North-South corridor.

Publication Date: 
28/06/2013
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Metro, Rail Transport, Lucknow (D), Uttar Pradesh, Urbanisation, Public Transport
Environment

Cabinet relaxes green nod norms for highway projects

In a major relief to highway widening projects, the Cabinet on Thursday allowed exemption of environmental clearance requirement for stretches up to 100 km in length.

Publication Date: 
28/06/2013
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Highways, Roads, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Urbanisation
Environment

Were India's floods caused by reckless human greed?

Cataclysmic floods in the northern state of Uttarakhand are reminder India must act to save its fragile mountains

Publication Date: 
25/06/2013
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Floods, Extreme Weather Events, Environmentalists, Hydroelectricity, Urbanisation, Mining, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Himachal Pradesh, CSE, Environment, Infrastructure Development, Himalaya, Sunita Narain
Sanitation

Rs 670 crore scheme mooted for Gaya town infra

The urban development department has prepared a Rs 670 crore scheme for execution of water supply, sewerage and waste water management of Gaya town.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2013
Times Of India (Patna)
Tags:
Bihar, Urbanisation, Water Supply, Sewage, Wastewater Recycling, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Infrastructure Development, Gaya (T)
Natural Disasters

Check rampant construction, tourism to prevent Himalayan tragedies: Experts

NEW DELHI: While thousands have suffered the fury of floods in Uttarakhand, experts say worse tragedies may strike the region unless the rampant violation of the Himalayan state's sensitive ecology

Publication Date: 
24/06/2013
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Floods, Housing Construction, Himalaya, Tourism, Dams, Urbanisation
Environment

Not just Delhi, but Noida too faces increasing flood risk due to rapid urbanisation, warns study

Yamuna crosses danger mark in Delhi, over 2,000 families living along river bank evacuated
Over 130 dead in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh flash floods, hundreds missing

Publication Date: 
21/06/2013
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Yamuna, Delhi, Natural Disasters, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Floods, Urbanisation, Forests, Sunita Narain, CSE
Natural Disasters

उत्तराखंड में बाढ़ राष्ट्रीय आपदा घोषित होः माया

उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री मायावती ने पड़ोसी राज्य उत्तराखंड में आई प्रलय से हुई जन-धन की हानि पर गंभीर चिंता जताई है। उन्होंने केंद्र सरकार से उत्तराखंड में आई प्रलय को राष्ट्रीय आपदा घोषित

Publication Date: 
20/06/2013
Navbharat Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Floods, Natural Disasters, Urbanisation, Disaster Management, Flood Relief, Uttar Pradesh

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