Coronavirus: India’s worst-hit city by share of population is NashikIn absolute numbers, Mumbai has added 3.7 lakh cases between March 16 and April 15, much higher than any other city, while Delhi seems like...
17 Apr, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
View: 15th FC support for urban local governments must deliver better, by giving them more autonomyOf Rs 4,36,361 crore grants recommended for local governments (LBs), Rs 8,000 crore are performance based incubation grants for 8 new citie...
06 Apr, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
View: Million-plus challenge fund provides an excellent opportunity for states to reimagine metropolitan governanceAn urban centre is a relatively large, dense and permanent settlement of heterogenous individuals. Such centres provide a large market for ...
23 Feb, 2021, 11.21 PM IST
View: India’s urbanisation challenges and the way forwardThe political economy of development in India has always leaned rural. It was not until 2005 when the JNNURM was launched to reform cities ...
27 Nov, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
Ahmedabad has India’s highest coronavirus deaths/m populationAt 115 deaths per million, Ahmedabad is much worse than Mumbai in second place with 80 deaths per million.
06 Jun, 2020, 10.11 AM IST
13 urban centres account for 2/3rd of India’s cases, deathsAs of Sunday morning, the number of cases reported from these 35 largest urban centres added up to 28,761, which was 72% of the 39,980 case...
04 May, 2020, 10.03 AM IST
Entire West Bengal brought under lockdown till March 31"After assessing the situation, it has been decided that the ongoing lockdown will be extended to the entire state from 5 pm today," Banerj...
24 Mar, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
India will have seven mega cities by 2030: UNThe UN report has not relied on the administrative boundaries of cities but has, instead, preferred to use the concept of "urban agglomer a...
07 Sep, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
Cabinet approves Lucknow Metro project at an estimated cost of Rs 6,928 croreThe project will be implemented by Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation which will be reconstituted into a 50:50 jointly owned company of the Cen...
22 Dec, 2015, 09.46 PM IST
Delhi and Mumbai in world’s top four urban sprawlsDelhi, which was not even among the world's top ten urban sprawls by population in 1990, is already the second largest behind Tokyo and wil...
25 Oct, 2012, 09.05 AM IST
Urbanisation will be an emerging challenge in sustainable developmentA smaller event held in Hungary threw the spotlight on another equally pressing aspect of development: the challenges of urbanisation.
24 Jun, 2012, 10.13 PM IST
- How to avail benefits after new tax amendments in property transactions
All tax payers are advised to carefully enter into property transactions in particular and not to make any unexplained investment in the Re...
12 May, 2012, 02.26 PM IST
- Planning Commission rejects JNNURM proposal on cities
The proposal to include 28 cities having a population of five lakh and above under the flagship JNNURM has been rejected by the Plan Commis...
22 Nov, 2011, 05.33 PM IST
- Indian cities should remain 'national' in character: Hamid Ansari
Calling for a national debate on urban governance,Hamid Ansari said India's urban centres should remain 'national' in their character.
23 Sep, 2011, 07.31 PM IST
- A good idea for Posco and Sail
Posco , the South Korean steel major, deserves a medal for perseverance. Instead, it might get a joint venture with India’s biggest steel p...
20 Mar, 2010, 04.33 AM IST
- Govt employees to get enhanced HRA
Employees of the territorial government will be entitled to enhanced House Rent Allowance from this month, with the central government upgr...
04 Sep, 2008, 09.35 PM IST
- Real estate MF can invest in million-plus cities: SEBI
They cannot invest in properties under construction, vacant land, deserted property, land for agricultural use among other things. Ways to ...
02 May, 2008, 09.52 PM IST