Govt notifies 375 permissible works under VB-G RAM G, expands scope by 41 per centThe Centre has introduced 375 new permissible works under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission. The categories inclu...
06 Oct, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
New CRPF Headquarters with modern facilities likely to be ready by December 2026The Central Reserve Police Force's new headquarters in New Delhi is nearing completion. This expansive facility is expected to be operation...
17 Sep, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Realty firms must adopt scientific temperament, build sustainable housing projects: MoHUA SecyA housing ministry spokesperson has encouraged real estate companies to implement sustainable development practices, including the incorpor...
08 Sep, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
Wall street bets on shielding Indian real estate from climate disasterClimate resilience is emerging as a new measure of value in India's realty market. Investors are pouring money into infrastructure to prote...
02 Sep, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Let not a drop go waste: Inside India's potentially game-changing new rainwater planThe govt is planning to build one million rainwater harvesting structures before next year's monsoon. This initiative, called Jal Sanchay, ...
13 Oct, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
Delhi to adopt Dungarpur's model of rainwater harvesting: Satyendar JainA seven-member delegation, led by Jain, was on an official visit here to witness the rainwater-harvesting system that costs just Rs 16,000 ...
09 Nov, 2020, 12.25 PM IST
Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Every city to rejuvenate at least 1 water bodyThe ministry has told the urban local bodies that “every city must initiate action to revive at least one water body during Jal Shakti Abhi...
09 Jul, 2019, 11.14 PM IST
- Install rainwater harvesting system in two months: NGT
The tribunal directed schools and colleges to approach a committee constituted by it. The committee will inspect the premises and grant per...
16 Nov, 2017, 02.36 PM IST
Railways installs over 2,400 rainwater harvesting systemsAll new constructions like hospitals, stations buildings, railway quarters, workshops/sheds are also being considered for installation of t...
06 Apr, 2017, 05.52 PM IST
Delhi needs 44 small dams, 480 new waterbodies to recharge groundwater table: StudyThe study has recommended that the city's storm water drains should have soft beds instead of cemented ones and toe weirs at intervals.
14 Aug, 2016, 03.00 PM IST
Fix norms on rainwater harvesting in hotels, malls: NGT to CGWANGT had recently slapped a fine of Rs 5 lakh on a real estate developer here after it was found that the rainwater harvesting system in its...
27 Mar, 2016, 09.26 AM IST
All flyovers, bridges must install rainwater harvesting systems: NGTNGT directed that no government project including flyovers and bridges will be approved until a rainwater harvesting system will also be de...
21 Aug, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
NASA data shows rainwater harvesting could help Indians save moneyRainwater harvesting provided sufficient water source for vegetable irrigation, which demands less water than indoor use.
26 Jun, 2015, 02.07 PM IST
- Hotels, malls, hospitals fined over rainwater harvesting
National Green Tribunal today imposed hefty fines on five-star hotels, malls and hospitals for not installing proper rainwater harvesting s...
11 May, 2015, 09.27 PM IST
5-star hotels, malls under NGT lens over rainwater harvestingThe Tribunal also directed that all these hotels and malls would declare their source of water and produce complete records of six months p...
24 Apr, 2015, 06.29 PM IST
Rainwater harvesting: NGT issues notice to HUDADuring the hearing, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) submitted an additional status report with regard to 100 hospitals in the city.
10 Sep, 2014, 07.12 PM IST
Rainwater harvesting can help AAPIt is hoped that AAP will take up rainwater harvesting in a big way to meet massive demand of consumers, especially those in unauthorized c...
06 Jan, 2014, 11.43 AM IST