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UAE wins presidency of General Assembly of UN-Habitat
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The UAE has achieved a new diplomatic milestone by winning, for the first time, the presidency of the General Assembly of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and securing membership in its Executive Board.
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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and UN-Habitat sign MoU for sustai
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) cementing the long-standing partnership towards sustainable and inclusive urbanisation in India, the global body said in a release on
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Israel's earliest public building? archaeologists uncover possible bronze
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Archaeologists excavating an area being prepared for an industrial zone uncovered a 5,000-year-old human settlement, including what may be the oldest public building found in the Israel, Antiquities Authority announced on Tuesday.
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Tripura forest officials launch drive to radio collar wild elephant, 'Moti
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The drive to radio collar the wild elephant who has been given the name of 'Moti' by locals began on Sunday. 'Moti' roams in the forest alone and had recently destroyed paddy fields and small huts in human settlements close to forest areas, forest official said.
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Andhra Pradesh: 4 killed in Arakaloya Valley after motorcycles collide wi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A road accident took place in Arakuloya mandal, a human settlement in the Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district of Andhra Pradesh where four bikes collided with each other resulting in four fatalities, a police official said.
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Gujarat: Remains of 2800-year-old settlement found in PM Modi's village Va
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A joint study by the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) has discovered evidence of a human settlement that is as old as 800 BCE (Before the Christian Era) at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's village in Vadnagar, Gujarat.
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UAE participates in Arab housing ministerial forum in Libya
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The meeting discussed a number of housing issues, including regulatory frameworks, ways to improve the sector, and the UAE's candidacy for the presidency of the General Assembly and membership of the executive office of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
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Wadhwani AI signs MoU with NIUA to enhance urban governance using AI
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI) has signed an MoU with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to improve the effectiveness of digital technologies for various
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Farmers' organisations march from Idukki to Kerala HC on 'Arikomban' issue
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Various farmers' organisations from the Idukki district organised a march to the Kerala High Court on Wednesday seeking justice on the issue of tusker 'Arikomban', the wild elephant, which roams around the Chinnakkanal and nearby areas in Idukki and has destroyed several human settlements.
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Assam: Villagers appeal for precautionary measures as river erosion wreaks
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Inamul Hoque, a resident of the Baghmara Char area said that due to river erosion, a school building and many human settlements were completely destroyed in this area.
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Kerala: 12-hour 'hartal' in parts of Idukki demanding to capture wild tusk
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The hartal will be observed at Marayur, Munnar, Devikulam, Kanthalloor, Vattavada, Edamalakkudy, Bisonvalley, Udumbanchola, Santhanpara and Chinnakkanal panchayats.
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From policy to progress: India's steady march towards Sustainable Developm
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
While all these goals are interconnected, 5 of them are primarily connected to the environment. They are i) Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable; ii) Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns; iii) Take urgent action to combat climate cha
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