Govt to use flyash in construction
The Government has decided to use flyash in all its construction activities. The decision was taken at a tripartite meeting of the ministers of urban affairs, power and environment and forests. The
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Environment protection cooperation in Northeastern China
China's Liaoning Province plans to get 1.1 billion U.S. dollars worth of foreign loans for pollution control on the Liaohe River, urban infrastructure and environmental
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Paucity of funds stalled project, says Delhi govt
The Delhi Government has expressed its "helplessness" over cleaning the Jamuna due to paucity of funds. In a recent missive, the Delhi urban development, health and environment minister, Dr A K
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Half of Goa's population living in urban areas: census
With urbanisation taking place at a fast pace in the State in the last ten years, Goa has become the most urbanised State in the country.Nearly half of Goa's population live in urban areas (49.77
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No treatment plant leading to water pollution: Report
Absence of a sewerage treatment plant in Bhubaneswar has led to release of urban and industrial effluents into the rivers untreated, in turn polluting the rivers from which Capital sources its drinking
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Urban Cities' Greenhouse Gasses are Mapped
Researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) and Purdue University have announced their new software system which enables the three-dimensional visualization of greenhouse gas emissions throughout urban
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R&R included in draft land acquisition Bill
<p> Draft suggests payment of twice the market value for urban land and six times for rural land.</p> <p> The government on Friday came out with the latest version of a draft land Bill which, for the first time, seeks to include relief and rehabilitation measures.</p>
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Urban transport: sky bus system gaining ground
The government has plans to improve urban transport services in various cities. Extension and strengthening of the railway suburban services, light rail and metro rail projects besides sky bus are
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Eco-housing plan to be cleared by next month
Pune The state government is planning to introduce the eco-housing programme with an amendment to the Development Control (DC) rules. Principal Secretary, Urban Development, TC Benjamin said the GR is in the final stages of approval. With Pune already having an eco-housing programme since 2007 that was voluntary in nature, this mandatory change will not be new to the city.
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City devp plan for 2 NE capitals accepted
The Urban Development Ministry (UDM) has approved the City Development Plan (CDP) amounting to Rs 1600 crore for infrastructure development in Agartala. The Ministry has also accepted the CDP of the
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In public hearing, villagers boo away PPCB employees
The officials of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), who turned up at a “public hearing” regarding the setting up of a solid waste management plant at Jamsher village on Friday, faced strong opposition
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Owning the road
Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars
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Common man's renewable energy
This document contains the basic information to serve as guide for adopting the renewable energy by common man.The document has two parts: 1) Biogas for Common Man, and 2) Solar Photovoltaic Power for
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Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan, December 2013
<p>Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan, Dec 2013 Erratic climate change events have hit the rice production in Pakistan this year and to take account of damages, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its end-of-the-season report has downgraded its production forecast for the country by 600,000 tonnes to 8.7 million tonnes (5.8m tonnes, milled basis). Read more in this December 2013 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Pakistan</p>
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Govt to discourage private vehicles, promote cycles
The draft national urban transport policy aims at curtailing the use of private transport vehicles and give impetus to public transport as well as non-motorised vehicles like the bicycle. A slew of
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Study finds city vulnerable to climate change impact
The fundamental challenge facing Karachi is a disorganised, ill-coordinated institutional and governance framework with substantial capacity deficits, according to a recent study assessing the city’s vulnerability
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Ion Exchange to tap rural water purification market
After tapping the industrial and home segment in urban areas, the Rs 182-crore Ion Exchange company, known for its retail product Zero B, aims to tap water-purifying requirements of the rural market.
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Position paper on the solid waste management sector in India
The unbundling of services and technological innovations, particularly in the areas of sanitation and water supply and SWM has opened up these areas to the private sector.
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Hindustan motors
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Water development scheme on priority basis planned
The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance government has taken up a massive rural and urban water development programme to resolve drinking water problem on a priority basis, rural development minister Anna Dange,