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Slumdogs no more: Can tycoons take the Mumbai Model to other cities?India's top business tycoons like Adani and Ambani are shifting focus from city outskirts to redeveloping Mumbai's older housing and slum a...- Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective actionScientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions ...
- India to invest ₹13K-cr in dual use airport at Great Nicobar IslandIndia is set to build a new dual-use airport on Great Nicobar Island. This ₹13,000 crore project will serve both military and civilian need...
- Parliamentary panel recommends easing clearances for underground coal mining projectsA parliamentary panel wants simpler rules for underground coal mining. This method has low environmental impact. Current complex processes ...
- Cities of this picturesque country could collapse soon due to rising sea levels, warn ScientistsNew Zealand researchers have discovered that human activities like groundwater extraction and land reclamation are accelerating coastal lan...
- Unscientific mining pushing Uttarakhand's Bageshwar toward disasters: Govt panel to NGTA government panel has cautioned that unscientific mining in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district is destabilizing slopes, endangering villages...
- India and Maldives inaugurate infra projects launched during Solih's eraNew Delhi and Maldives have inaugurated several Indian-funded infrastructure projects in Addu city. Projects include the $80 million Addu r...
- India funded airport project launched in MaldivesIt is the first ever major infrastructure project to be undertaken outside Greater Male' region and is funded under the USD 800 million con...
- Normal operations of Dredging Corporation of India Ltd impacted due to COVID-19 induced lockdownIt also imposed unusual delays in both dry-docking/running repairs in yards, impeded conducting surveys and resulted in the postponement of...
- China's territorial claim draws harsh criticism at East Asia-ASEAN meetingTensions came to the fore at East Asia and ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Malaysia, with countries like USA, India expressing deep conc...
- Vietnam ambassador Ton Sinh Thanh flags concerns over Chinese land reclamation in South China SeaIndia too has repeatedly called for freedom of navigation of SCS including recently at the annual Summit with Japan earlier this month in D...
- Land scarcity: Reclaim land for industry from rivers, reservoirsSadly, the Ganga and its tributaries flow mostly through backward, misgoverned states where few people want to invest — UP, Bihar and West ...
- Coal India afforesting more than double the land it mines on: Coal secretary Anil SwarupCoal India is afforesting about two and a half times of forest land it conducts mining on so as to minimize impact on land and environment.
- Greens fear large-scale reclamation of wetlandsThe revisions proposed by the Union government to the Land Acquisition (LA) Act have come a big jolt for the greens who fear the worst for ...
- German government sanctions Rs 320-crore for ecosystem study project for Himachal PradeshUnder the project, to be implemented in five years, a major task would be reclamation of cultivable land by weeding out Lantana grass.
- Jharkhand asks Planning Commission to study impact of CIL miningJharkhand government has asked the Planning Commission to assess the impact of mining by Coal India on the state's economy.
- World bank preparatory team on flood and anti-erosion project held discussions with Chief Minister Tarun GogoiA team of the World Bank (WB) on a preparatory mission on flood and anti- erosion related projects in the State held discussions with Chief...
- Fresh lease of life likely for mangrovesIn a bid to arrest the rapid depletion of mangroves, the state forest department has mooted a proposal to acquire mangroves in private land...
- Mining of minor minerals to be governed by stricter laws in 6 monthsThe Supreme Court order could affect the construction sector as it uses minor minerals such as sand, gravel and boulders.
- Mundra Port & SEZ destroying mangroves: MoEFThe ministry of environment and forests has accused Adani Group's Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone of destruction of mangroves in Guja...
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