Union Cabinet approves CITIIS 2.0, under the Smart Cities missionThe funding for CITIIS 2.0 would include a loan of Rs 1,760 crore or 200 million Euros with AFD and KfW contributing 100 million euros each
European Union to fund urban infrastructure programme for Indian citiesThe cities of Surat and Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Kochi and Messina (Italy), Panaji and Almada (Portugal) and Porbandar will work on flo...
DDA nod to draft policy for dynamic parking normsThe decision was taken during the Authority meeting of the urban body, chaired by Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal.
DDA’s Green Development Area policy will push the real estate growth: NAREDCOIn the seminal titled ‘Consultative Process on DDA Green Development Policy’, Rajeev Talwar, Chairman, NAREDCO, said that a huge number of ...
IIT-KGP inks MoU with NIUA to develop framework for inclusive city planning"We are proud to collaborate with NIUA to achieve comprehensive goals towards building sustainable living conditions for all," IIT-KGP Dire...
IIT Kharagpur and National Institute of Urban Affairs collaborate to Build Accessible, Safe and Inclusive Indian CitiesThrough the Urban & Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation Guidelines, NIUA is dwelling upon new emerging aspects like re...
Delhi master plan 2041: Delhi Development Authority chalks out citizen engagement strategy"The public engagement strategy is being pursued rigorously. These meetings are scheduled to be conducted during the months of September an...
Delhi could be the world’s most populous city by 2028. But is it really prepared?Already, India’s capital city is the world’s second most populous urban agglomeration. The future is even more frightening.
Centre to draw up recommendations on dealing with urban flooding: OfficialConcerned with the rise in instances of urban flooding in the country, the Centre has decided to draw up recommendations on how cities shou...
Aims of 74th Constitution Amendment Act, remains unfulfilled: NITI Aayog official25 years after the passing of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, only 11 states have managed to devolve municipal functions to Ur...
DDA starts process to draft next master planDDA officials said that NIUA has been given 48-months to prepare the guiding framework of planning and growth of Delhi till 2041.
India's star constituencies lag in economic performance: ReportFifteen of the 20 worst mid-size cities by economic performance are from UP and Bihar, according to a report on non-metropolitan class-I ci...
Participants of 'Mera Shahar Mera Sapna' suggest common solution for making Smart CitiesThe competition ran from June 15 to June 20, 2015 and the response was good as within 5 days, the website received over 1000 posts.
Solar LEDs can make city Delhi safe at night: ReportNew Delhi has as many as 23 dark spots, reveals a report prepared by Greenpeace, in collaboration with National Institute of Urban Affairs.
Delhi's waste-to-energy plants ‘toxic, costly, inefficient’Waste-to-energy incineration plants may not help Delhi deal with its massive trash problem.
Tender cancellation issue hits PM Modi's Smart City projectThe Narendra Modi government’s ambitious smart city project has run into a hitch with the last-minute cancellation of its first major tende...
Delhi is denser and safer than New York: ReportThe report also said Delhi scores well in having a very low level of violent crime measured by the murder rate (homicides per 100,000 peopl...