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Bangalore's innovative "No Straw Nariyal Challenge" takes on plastic pollu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Plastic pollution has emerged as a significant concern amid rapid urbanization, posing a daunting challenge for cities across the globe. Plastic has become an integral part of daily life, making it a complex task to eliminate completely, read the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs press r
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Indian Swachhata League kicks off with over 4,000 city teams joining clean
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
ISL is a youth-led initiative designed to engage young people in activities related to cleanliness and sanitation. City teams are leading the way by actively cleaning beaches, tourist spots, and hills, showcasing their commitment to cleanliness, read the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Housing and Urban Affairs ministry launches ‘Swachhata hi Seva’ 2023 campa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign's theme for 2023 is 'Garbage Free India,' with activities planned to ensure a visibly higher level of cleanliness across local bodies, and welfare initiatives for sanitation workers. The campaign aims to involve government ministries, PSUs, state governments,
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KCP Infra Limited's Projects Receives Prestigious National Award for Smart
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 12: In a momentous achievement, KCP Infra Limited a pioneering player in the field of smart city projects, has clinched the prestigious National Award for their exemplary work in Coimbatore. The Housing and Urban Affairs Department of the Central Go
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Work underway in Srinagar under Smart City Project: Officials
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar city will become a smart city by June 2024. A total of 125 projects worth Rs 930 crore have been sanctioned under the Smart City Mission under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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G20 meeting in Goa: Ministers from Asia, Africa pledge bolder cooperation,
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs of India said, “The Global South faces the challenge of addressing the trilemma of energy availability, affordability, and sustainability. Biofuels, Biogas, and Green Hydrogen hold gr
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Urban planning needs shift from regulation to facilitation: Hardeep Puri
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Addressing the National Conclave on Urban Planning held here in the national capital, Minister Puri said it is important to shift from just regulation to facilitation as the system needs to get rid of the mindset of imposing norms and rules.
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"No outsider being allotted land under PMAY": J-K govt on Mehbooba Mufti's
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In an official communique, a government said that the data quoted by Mehbooba Mufti pertains to Housing and Urban Affairs, whereas the PMAY G scheme falls under the Ministry of Rural Development for rural areas of J-K.
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Work begins for ONGC-funded Yatri Niwas in Jammu; 4-5 more facilities to c
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday performed "puja" for the commencement of construction work for Yatri Niwas and National Disaster Mitigation Centre here
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Assam govt constitutes 3-member panel to enquire into bursting of clear wa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"In the interest of public service, the Governor of Assam is pleased to constitute a three-member committee to enquire into the incident of the bursting of the clear water pumping main at Joypur near IOCL Gate which is being implemented under the JICA-assisted Guwahati Water Supply project,"
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India's urban future will draw on innovations nurtured in 100 smart cities
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S. Puri on Tuesday said India's urban future will draw heavily on innovations nurtured in 100 smart cities.
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A lot more needs to be done to utilise full potential of RERA legislation:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The minister was addressing the fourth meeting of the Central Advisory Council (CAC) constituted under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) which comes in the ambit of the chairmanship of the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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