Tag: #Infrastructure

Madras High Court: No Permission for New Construction on Land Classified as a Waterbody

September 23, 2024

MADURAI: The Madras High Court has ruled that new construction on land classified as a waterbody will not be allowed. This decision came during the hearing of a petition filed by Arumugam, who sought the removal of encroachments on Odai Kaalvai, located in Marandhai village, Alangulam taluk, Tenkasi district. A division bench comprising Justice G […]

Madras High Court: No Permission for New Construction on Land Classified as a Waterbodymore

BMC’s air pollution management strategy in Mumbai depends on builder self-certification.

March 29, 2023

MUMBAI: According to an action plan created by the civic body, if builders do not take action to reduce the dust produced from construction sites, the BMC would issue stop-work warnings to them and take legal action if necessary. If contractors fail to self-certify that a construction project complies with dust mitigation standards, such as […]

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Hyderabad civic body’s FY24 budget of Rs 6,224 crore was approved without debate.

December 26, 2022

HYDERABAD: Amid the din, the GHMC budget of 6,224 crores for the fiscal year 2023-24 was approved at its fifth general assembly meeting on Saturday. No discussion on the budget or the agenda took place due to protests from both BJP and Congress corporators, as mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi quickly called for a vote after her […]

Hyderabad civic body’s FY24 budget of Rs 6,224 crore was approved without debate.more

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is in talks with Google for unique address code.

June 17, 2022

The popular quick response (QR) code is not going to be available by Google for every property that are listed inside the municipal limits. This includes all sorts of properties like Residential, Commercial, Chawls and Special Buildings. This is intended to provide a unique identification code for each property. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is […]

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Mumbai

To prevent Mumbai from sinking, the government will form a climate change commission.

September 4, 2021

The state cabinet was presented with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s global warming report on September 1st, with an overall focus on Maharashtra and an emphasis on its coastal region, notably Mumbai. While conducting the presentation, the environment department called for mitigating actions, stating that if temperatures rise by 2-2.5 degrees Celsius due to […]

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PMRDA

PMRDA is analyzing almost 16 self-proposed town planning schemes for approval.

February 25, 2020

The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority is scrutinizing around 16 self-proposed town planning schemes. Before the proposals were approved, the officials of the Pune Metropolitan Development Authority (PMRDA) would review the proposals. At least 100 acres of land would be covered by each scheme. A PMRDA source said residents of Wagholi, Chakan, Pirangut and Hinjewadi […]

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Nirmala Sitharaman

Latest Update: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman budget speech 2020 highlights.

February 1, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today introduced a new discretionary personal income tax regime and unveiled a multibillion-dollar farm, infra and healthcare package to boost the country’s economy. Emphasizing capacity building and empowering oppressed sections of the society while preserving the creators of wealth, Sitharaman said this budget would improve people’s income and purchasing power. Finance […]

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