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Ministries Of Urban Development, Housing And Urban Poverty Alleviation Merged
The government has merged the ministries of urban development, and housing and urban poverty alleviation -- involved in policy making in urban areas -- to form the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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Green Activists, Realtors On Collision Course Over Environmental Clearances
An attempt to improve India's ranking on the ease-of-doing business list of countries has put green activists and realtors on collision course. The Urban Development Ministry had told states as early as March, that they can frame and implement their own green rules to give real estate projects quick go ahead. But the Environment Ministry says it st...
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Paryavaran Bhawan To Be Renamed After BJP Ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay
A building which houses the Union Minority Affairs Ministry and other government offices in the national capital will now be known as Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan, an official statement said on Saturday.
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Cleanliness Ranking For 73 Cities To Be Revealed Today: 10 Developments
The results of the first ever survey of how clean or how dirty are cities in India will be revealed by the government today.
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Government Spent Rs. 7,637 Crore For Metro Projects So Far This Fiscal
The Urban Development Ministry has shelled out Rs 7,637 crore towards metro rail projects in five states and the national capital in the current financial year till November, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Rajasthan First State to Submit Smart City Plan
Rajasthan has become the first state to submit Smart City plan to the Union Urban Development Ministry.
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Evaluation Norms for Smart City Plans Firmed Up: Urban Development Ministry
Based on credibility, feasibility and citizen engagement, Smart City plans will be evaluated by the Urban Development Ministry for selection of first batch of 20 cities after detailed consultation with states and urban local bodies (ULB).
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Delhi Municipal Council to Bar Entry of Vehicles in CP's Inner Circle Soon
In order to reduce traffic congestion in Connaught Place, the heart of the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is considering barring the entry of vehicles in the inner circle.
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Single Window Clearance System for Building Plans Soon: Venkaiah Naidu
Housing and Urban Development Ministry is likely to put in place a single window, time-bound clearance system for layout approvals and building permissions by the beginning of next year.
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Smart City Plans Should Come Up in Consultation With People: Centre
Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that a 'Smart City' is what the citizens want their places to be and the city-level plans should be evolved based on extensive consultations with them.
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Government Proposes Trimming Lutyens Bungalow Zone in Delhi
Delhi's famous Lutyens's Bungalow Zone could shrink soon, with the Centre planning to trim it by 5.13 sq km.
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Smaller Towns Outdo State Capitals for a Place in Smart City Project List
Some smaller cities have outdone the state capitals to bag the place in the list. In Bihar, Bihar Sharif got the nomination but Patna could not make it. I
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Delhi High Court Rejects Ambika Soni, Kumari Selja's Pleas Against Eviction
The Delhi High Court today dismissed pleas of Congress MPs Ambika Soni and Kumari Selja challenging the central government's orders to evict them from type-VIII bungalows in Lutyens' Delhi.
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Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu Lead Swachh Bharat Campaign
Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Andhra Pradesh are in the forefront of generating awareness about the Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas.
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Swaraj Abhiyan Leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav Protest Outside Delhi Race Course
Swaraj Abhiyan leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav today staged a protest outside the Delhi Race Course, demanding that the site be converted into a memorial for farmers.
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Ministries Of Urban Development, Housing And Urban Poverty Alleviation Merged
The government has merged the ministries of urban development, and housing and urban poverty alleviation -- involved in policy making in urban areas -- to form the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
-
Green Activists, Realtors On Collision Course Over Environmental Clearances
An attempt to improve India's ranking on the ease-of-doing business list of countries has put green activists and realtors on collision course. The Urban Development Ministry had told states as early as March, that they can frame and implement their own green rules to give real estate projects quick go ahead. But the Environment Ministry says it st...
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Paryavaran Bhawan To Be Renamed After BJP Ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay
A building which houses the Union Minority Affairs Ministry and other government offices in the national capital will now be known as Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan, an official statement said on Saturday.
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Cleanliness Ranking For 73 Cities To Be Revealed Today: 10 Developments
The results of the first ever survey of how clean or how dirty are cities in India will be revealed by the government today.
-
Government Spent Rs. 7,637 Crore For Metro Projects So Far This Fiscal
The Urban Development Ministry has shelled out Rs 7,637 crore towards metro rail projects in five states and the national capital in the current financial year till November, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Rajasthan First State to Submit Smart City Plan
Rajasthan has become the first state to submit Smart City plan to the Union Urban Development Ministry.
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Evaluation Norms for Smart City Plans Firmed Up: Urban Development Ministry
Based on credibility, feasibility and citizen engagement, Smart City plans will be evaluated by the Urban Development Ministry for selection of first batch of 20 cities after detailed consultation with states and urban local bodies (ULB).
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Delhi Municipal Council to Bar Entry of Vehicles in CP's Inner Circle Soon
In order to reduce traffic congestion in Connaught Place, the heart of the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is considering barring the entry of vehicles in the inner circle.
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Single Window Clearance System for Building Plans Soon: Venkaiah Naidu
Housing and Urban Development Ministry is likely to put in place a single window, time-bound clearance system for layout approvals and building permissions by the beginning of next year.
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Smart City Plans Should Come Up in Consultation With People: Centre
Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that a 'Smart City' is what the citizens want their places to be and the city-level plans should be evolved based on extensive consultations with them.
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Government Proposes Trimming Lutyens Bungalow Zone in Delhi
Delhi's famous Lutyens's Bungalow Zone could shrink soon, with the Centre planning to trim it by 5.13 sq km.
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Smaller Towns Outdo State Capitals for a Place in Smart City Project List
Some smaller cities have outdone the state capitals to bag the place in the list. In Bihar, Bihar Sharif got the nomination but Patna could not make it. I
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Delhi High Court Rejects Ambika Soni, Kumari Selja's Pleas Against Eviction
The Delhi High Court today dismissed pleas of Congress MPs Ambika Soni and Kumari Selja challenging the central government's orders to evict them from type-VIII bungalows in Lutyens' Delhi.
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Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu Lead Swachh Bharat Campaign
Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Andhra Pradesh are in the forefront of generating awareness about the Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas.
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Swaraj Abhiyan Leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav Protest Outside Delhi Race Course
Swaraj Abhiyan leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav today staged a protest outside the Delhi Race Course, demanding that the site be converted into a memorial for farmers.
