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The adaptation imperative: Subnational action and India’s heat challengeAt present, more than three-quarters (76%) of India’s population is at high or very high risk of extreme heat.
Slum Rehabilitation Authority identifies 18 more clusters across Mumbai region for redevelopmentThe Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has identified 18 more slum clusters across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for redevelopment under ...
India successfully demonstrates BMD capability to take down hostile ballistic missilesIndia has successfully demonstrated its advanced multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system (BMD). Recent flight-tests confirmed the ca...
CM Naveen Patnaik aims at making Odisha slum-free by 2023, launches land survey using dronesThe land survey was taken in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Rourkela and Sambalpur civic body areas under the state government's 'Jaga Mi...
Flagship missions’ revamp on cards in runup to state pollsThe government has adopted a goal-oriented approach and the new contours of the flagship missions and welfare programmes would be in place ...
Karnataka elections: Parties make promises but seldom act on themIts biggest project, of constructing Rs 25,000-crore north-south and south-east elevated corridors and restructuring the BBMP into four zon...
Urban areas facing shortage of 2 crore houses: Venkaiah NaiduHe said, urbanisation is an undisputed driver of the economic growth but unfortunately it had so far been characterised by lack of proper a...
Government to name its urban housing mission after Sardar PatelThe government will soon launch an urban housing mission named after Sardar Patel by merging and improving existing housing schemes.
Canara Bank expands its Gramodaya scheme in DelhiGramodaya is a scheme floated by bank for identifying villages or slums for overall development, Canara Bank said in a statement.
- Centre to come up with NULM policy soon: Ajay Maken
The Central Government would soon come up with a new policy of National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) to alleviate poverty in urban areas...
- India, Botswana agree to collaborate in housing sector
India and Botswana today agreed to actively collaborate and share experiences in the area of human settlements, including slum development.
- It is states' duty to provide basic facilities: Kumari Selja
Kumari Selja has said that Housing and Slum development being State subjects, it is for the States to provide housing and basic facilities.
- Rs 36,000 cr for basic services to urban poor, slums: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said his government will invest Rs 36,000 crore in programmes for providing basic services to urba...
- UK announces support of 14.5 million pounds for Indian slums
Britain has announced a new scheme and support of 14.5 million pounds.
- Govt to roll out Rs 225k cr plan to house slum dwellers
In its most ambitious bid ever to house 6-crore slum dwellers and realise the vision of a slum-free India, the government is rolling out a ...
- HDIL to develop airport land
Real estate firm Housing Development and Infrastructure (HDIL) has won the bid for 276 acres of slum land near Mumbai international airport.
- BJP alleges land grab on Mithi bank
The BJP sees a massive land-grabbing scam in the slum rehabilitation programme along the 21-km stretch of the Mithi river bank.