PM Modi to inaugurate, lay foundation of 24 projects worth Rs 46,300 crore in RajasthanPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 24 projects worth over ₹46,300 crore in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Th...
16 Dec, 2024, 09.25 PM IST
Haryana government to launch Rs 10,000-crore project to combat air pollutionHaryana Chief Secretary announced a Rs 10,000-crore project funded by the World Bank to tackle air pollution. The project aims to improve a...
03 Jun, 2024, 07.02 PM IST
Budget expectations to address the advancements in the built environment sector in IndiaWith a projected population of 1.668 billion by 2050, coupled with ambitious climate goals, the built environment sector stands at a pivota...
30 Jan, 2024, 12.19 PM IST
Delhi unveils 10-point action plan to combat air pollution in winterSpecial teams have been formed to monitor pollution hotspots. Steps will also be taken to address traffic jams on 64 identified roads to re...
04 Oct, 2021, 03.04 PM IST
India to be electricity-based economy eventually, says R K SinghEESL, a joint venture of public sector undertakings under the power ministry, has completed 10 years of scaling up energy efficiency progra...
24 Feb, 2020, 09.53 PM IST
Kinetic Engineering eyeing partnership for battery and motor manufacturingKinetic Engineering is in talks with Japanese and Korean companies to explore partnerships for the motors and it has already been approache...
24 Jul, 2019, 07.39 PM IST
Going green: Infosys will spend Rs 400 crore to become carbon neutralCountry's second largest software services firm Infosys today said it aims to meet its entire electricity requirements from renewable sourc...
19 May, 2015, 08.04 AM IST
Union cabinet to spend Rs 1 lakh crore in 5 years on smart cities, AMRUTThe Union Cabinet cleared plans to spend nearly Rs 1 lakh crore in five years on two programmes which are on top of its agenda - smart citi...
11 May, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
Lessons from PBC: How household green plants can help clean Delhi's air, known to be world's dirtiestInstall air purifiers; keep plants in the bedroom and living room, says Barun Aggarwal, director, Breathe Easy.
01 Feb, 2015, 04.57 AM IST
Two-day conclave to finalise Smart City launchThe workshop will deliberate ways and means to find out innovative financial tools for funding smart city development and making urban loca...
29 Jan, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
- CSE warns against green buildings becoming 'green wash'
India is locked in a frenzy of construction to meet the demand for homes, offices, and shops.
05 Nov, 2014, 05.15 PM IST
CII unit to give big push to construction of green buildingsIGBC Chairman Prem C Jain said currently the country houses 2.2 billion sq ft green building space and the target is to take it to 10 billi...
04 Sep, 2014, 11.23 PM IST
- World Bank to investigate road safety in India
Alarmed by the increasing number of road accident deaths in India - the highest in the world at 1.18 lakh - World Bank has decided to carry...
11 Oct, 2010, 03.20 AM IST
- Postmodern principles should form the foundation of JNNURM
Postmodern principles to form the base of remodelled form of JNNURM.
17 Oct, 2009, 02.13 AM IST
- 5S model of urban development
To create green, growing and just cities, planning efforts have to converge on neighbourhoods. one way is to prepare comprehensive neighbou...
23 May, 2009, 02.18 AM IST
- Given a chance, Nooyi would fix Narain
Indra Nooyi blames herself for letting things out of hand when the pesticide controversy first broke out.
07 Jun, 2007, 11.42 AM IST
- Nooyi regrets not having taken Sunita Narain head on
She helped soft drinks giant PepsiCo double net profit to 5.6 billion dollars last year and in the seven years since 2000, she showed the w...
07 Jun, 2007, 11.10 AM IST