POKE ME: Despite Chennai facing a calamity, it's better prepared than most Indian citiesIn terms of its geography, the city of Chennai is quite disadvantaged, being close to sea level making it low-lying and prone to floods.
03 Dec, 2015, 06.35 PM IST
Financial support to states much more than UPA: Venkaiah NaiduVenkaiah Naidu today said that financial support to states and urban local bodies committed by the Centre was Rs three lakh crore.
12 Sep, 2015, 04.19 PM IST
NITI Aayog only a facilitator in smart city mission: Bibek DebroyStates would have to plan themselves on urban development and smart city mission, and NITI Aayog would be a facilitator to them.
02 Sep, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
No new buses, DTC struggles to carry 45 lakh DelhiitesThe transport minister is to take a final call on this project soon, which will add 500 more buses to DTC fleet," said Minhas.
25 Apr, 2015, 11.52 AM IST
Tata Motors flags off 123 air conditioned-buses in AhmedabadTata Motors has recently bagged another order for 3,200 buses under the JnNURM - phase II scheme. These buses are meant to reduce driver fa...
26 Dec, 2014, 04.46 PM IST
Tata Motors bags 623 Marcopolo bus order under JnNURM schemeTata Motors has received an order for 623 Tata Marcopolo buses from various State Transport Authorities.
14 Oct, 2014, 02.56 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh government transfers land to Indian Oil Corporation for petroleum productsG S Bali said Himachal Pradesh government has constituted a committee to recommend the number of transport buses needed in different rural ...
10 Oct, 2014, 06.32 PM IST
Tata motors wins 2700 bus order under JnNURN-II SchemeTata Motors today received an order from KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) to supply 487 nos. and another for 780 nos. fro...
02 Sep, 2014, 04.34 PM IST
Gujarat won over 285 awards under UPA ruleThe Gujarat government bagged nearly 100 awards from the PM and different departments of the central government during the past few years.
08 May, 2014, 09.30 AM IST
- JnNURM clears sewage treatment plant for Vadodara
A project by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) to set up a sewage treatment plant (STP) to take care of the needs of the eastern par...
04 Mar, 2014, 11.36 PM IST
20 kilolitres free water scheme hangs in balanceThe future of the flagship scheme providing 20 kilolitres of water to households announced by the former chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal han...
04 Mar, 2014, 09.30 PM IST
Govt plans Rs 2,100 cr push to develop 8 towns around BangaloreKarnataka govt is drawing up a Rs 2,100 crore project with loan assistance from Asian Development Bank, to develop and upgrade eight city c...
02 Sep, 2013, 09.31 PM IST
Govt plans Rs 2,100 crore push to develop 8 towns around BangaloreThe Karnataka government is drawing up a Rs 2,100 crore project with loan assistance from Asian Development Bank, to develop and upgrade ei...
02 Sep, 2013, 03.12 PM IST
India to launch $40 billion projects under Phase II of JnNURM: Kamal NathJnNURM phase II would be carried out over the next five years as India works to cover its infrastructure deficit throughout the country
02 Jul, 2012, 04.35 PM IST
- Madurai corporation to take green energy route for power generation
With the state reeling under a severe power crunch, the Madurai Corporation has started focusing on energy generation from alternate measur...
26 Apr, 2012, 05.48 AM IST
Globalisation: Building inclusive cities must be the goal of growthUrban planning helped the growth machine to shuffle land uses to achieve economic growth agendas.
12 Jan, 2012, 06.57 AM IST
ET Awards' Agenda for Renewal 2011: Energy, the new poverty, says Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman & MD, Godrej & BoyceJamshyd Godrej says that the world is already in a crisis situation where, despite whopping spends it is still starving for energy.
25 Nov, 2011, 06.05 AM IST