Pune Municipal Corporation all set to list on BSEM Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, said another 17 cities had already appointed transaction advisor...
14 Jun, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
Many civic bodies don’t earn enough to pay staffThese civic bodies not only depend on financial support from states for developmental work but also use the earmarked funds for salaries.
04 Mar, 2017, 11.04 AM IST
Mechanised sweepers likely to wipe out pourakarmikas from half of city roadsThe new garbage contracts being finalised will give bidders an option to either use pourakarmikas or bring in mechanised sweepers for stree...
21 Feb, 2017, 10.40 AM IST
A dozen civic bodies to raise Rs 6k cr through bonds in 2017Municipal bonds were first issued by Bangalore Municipal Corporation in 1997 and till 2013 a total of 25 municipal bonds worth Rs 1,485 cro...
02 Jan, 2017, 01.57 PM IST
Karnataka seeks to exempt MSMEs trade license in municipal limitsThe State Government has proposed a set of amendments to its municipal laws by which micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as well as ...
20 Nov, 2015, 05.42 PM IST
BJP leader accuses Tata Housing of building project on government landThis plot, he said, was auctioned, sold again and later mortgaged in connivance with BBMP officials. "This is the biggest scandal to hit Be...
24 Feb, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
Suez Environnement bags 3 contracts worth 61 million eurosThe two proposed plants are in Chikkabanavara and in Kadugodi and are part of a bilateral funding agreement between the JICA and the Govern...
08 Apr, 2014, 09.22 PM IST
Wipro and Bangalore civic body row may land in courtThe issue resurfaced after BBMP officials visited the Wipro campus in Sarjapur seeking about Rs 16.47 crore in property taxes.
29 Nov, 2013, 04.33 AM IST
- Top corporate heads in Bangalore form an ad hoc team to work with government bodies
Top corporate heads in Bangalore have formed an ad hoc team to work with govt bodies and also identify candidates to contest municipal elec...
08 Dec, 2012, 12.20 PM IST
With 54% green cover, Gandhinagar India's tree capitalGujarat’s capital – Gandhinagar – could well be India’s tree capital. The latest figures of a census conducted by the state government show...
22 Jul, 2012, 10.28 AM IST
- BJP wrests Bangalore city corporation from Congress
Karnataka saw BJP bagging the Bangalore Municipal Corporation, ending the 62-year domination of the Congress.
06 Apr, 2010, 07.09 AM IST
- IVRCL bags Rs 351 cr orders
Engineering firm IVRCL infrastructures & Projects said it has bagged five orders worth over Rs 351 crore for construction related works.
21 Jul, 2008, 01.50 PM IST
- IVRCL bags Rs 351.21 crore orders
IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects has bagged new orders valued Rs 351.21 crore.
21 Jul, 2008, 12.40 PM IST
- MCD to generate power from waste
The MCD has worked out a Rs 170 crore investment plan for removal and segregation of municipal solid waste from which power could be genera...
14 Jan, 2008, 05.46 PM IST
- Builders to get taste of energy saving norms
The government is all set to strengthen Indian buildings and make them energy efficient.
06 Oct, 2006, 01.42 AM IST
- Size matters: Bangalore getting bigger
B'lore will take its cousins on the outskirts - 7 municipal councils and 1 town municipal council - into its fold.
29 Aug, 2006, 12.36 PM IST
- Govt to double cap on municipal bond issues
The government is likely to double the cap for individual municipal bond issues from the present Rs 50 crore, to breathe life into the mark...
16 Sep, 2005, 01.55 AM IST