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From Patna to Kanpur, can an emerging market fix dirty, broken cities?Patna is set to become the first municipality in Bihar to issue municipal bonds, raising Rs 200 crore for urban infrastructure. This move h...
Union Cabinet approves Rs 7,395 crore for PM Viksit Gram Swaraj YojanaUnion Cabinet has allocated Rs 7,395 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana. This scheme will promote local-level capacity ...
Patna Municipal Corporation to raise Rs 200 crore via municipal bondsThe Patna Municipal Corporation is set to launch ₹200 crore worth of municipal bonds, with bids opening on October 30. This move marks Biha...
Ixigo co-founder Rajnish Kumar launches Rs 1 cr fund for IIT Kanpur startupsThe fund will support 10 technology-led startups from each graduating batch, with Rs 10 lakh in non-dilutive prototype funding for every se...
Rome says no to tourist tax, plans short-term rental curbs to tackle overtourismRome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri has decided against implementing an entry fee for tourists visiting the city. He believes that regulating shor...
Uttarakhand government presents supplementary budget of Rs 7,844 croreUttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has presented a supplementary budget of Rs 7,844.18 crore. This budget prioritises sectors s...
YSRCP asks Supreme Court for retired judge-led panel to oversee Andhra local body polls, seeks bar on unopposed winsOpposition party YSRCP has submitted a fresh application to the Supreme Court concerning the Andhra Pradesh local body elections. The appli...
NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba calls for urban reformsAddressing the valedictory session of the 2nd National Urban Conclave on Sunday, Gauba called for removal of restrictive floor-area ratios ...
Cities cannot be governed from state capitals, need empowered local governments: NITI Aayog's Rajiv GaubaRajiv Gauba emphasized the need for reforms in urban governance during the National Urban Conclave. He highlighted the importance of empowe...
Andhra SEC extends nomination process in four urban local bodiesAndhra Pradesh State Election Commission has extended the nomination period for four Urban Local Bodies. This decision follows a directive ...
Following Supreme Court directions, Andhra Pradesh urban polls pausedEven as SEC paused the process, YSRCP alleged that the ruling TDP cadres continued to attack and intimidate its candidates for the second c...
Parliamentary panel selects 25 subjects for review of urban development, Delhi projectsUnder the Department of Urban Development, the committee will examine rainwater harvesting initiatives, legacy waste remediation, functioni...
Andhra Pradesh SEC halts urban local body elections following SC orderAndhra Pradesh State Election Commission has stopped the election process for 100 urban local bodies as directed by the Supreme Court. This...
Andhra local polls: SC defers final candidate list till Oct 25 amid YSRCP's obstruction claimsThe Supreme Court has instructed the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission to delay the candidate list publication. This decision comes ...
Andhra Pradesh local body polls: YSRCP, TDP trade chargesYSRCP alleges attack on candidates and cadres; ruling TDP says Opposition is 'using localised incidents to derail democratic process across...
Andhra Pradesh civic polls: Supreme Court asks election panel to hold final candidates’ list till October 26The Supreme Court has directed the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission to defer publication of the final candidates’ list for urban lo...
Karnataka CM Shivakumar asks ministers to gear up for local body pollsChief Minister DK Shivakumar has directed his Cabinet colleagues to prepare for the forthcoming local body elections. The State Election Co...
Finance Ministry to run financial inclusion campaignThe finance ministry is launching a campaign to saturate financial schemes across various local bodies. This initiative will reach 2.70 lak...
Nirmala Sitharaman pitches for public, private capital to build financially sustainable citiesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the importance of creating sustainably investable cities in India. She proposed a combinati...
When SC expedited counting in Uttarakhand bodies ahead of 2027 assembly electionsSiroli Kalan has transitioned from a revenue village to an urban local body in Uttarakhand. The ruling BJP encountered significant politica...