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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launches River Cities Alliance
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the River Cities Alliance and said that the initiative will enable cities to learn from each other's successes and failures as well as connect people with the rivers.
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Ahead of Tripura civic polls, CPIM urges DGP to take action against allege
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 25 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Wednesday, a day before Tripura civic polls, wrote to the Director-General of Police and requested him to take the appropriate actions against the alleged terror tactics a
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10% of water action plans of large cities should come from public-private
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Highlighting the role of the private sector in water and sanitation, a top official of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Wednesday said that 10 per cent of the water action plans of million-plus cities should come from public-private partnersh
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Govt of India, Asian Development Bank sign USD 300 mn loan to improve prim
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): The government of India (GOI) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 300 million dollar loan to improve primary health care in urban areas of 13 states that will benefit over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas.
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Construction of 3.61 lakh houses approved under PMAY(U)
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on Wednesday approved the construction of 3.61 lakh houses from 17 States and Union Territories under Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Beneficiary-Led Construction (BLC), In-Situ Slum Redevelopmen
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Delhi Transport Minister inaugurates 'tactical urbanism trials' to improve
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New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot inaugurated the 'tactical urbanism trials' to improve road safety.
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Shimla tops in NITI Aayog progress index for meeting sustainable developme
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Shimla has topped the NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) index that ranks 56 urban areas on progress towards meeting SDG indicators related to ending poverty, zero hunger, good health and well being, quality education, gender equality amo
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Whiteland Corporation unveils first look of Urban Cubes 71
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], November 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Whiteland Corporation, a real estate development company founded by industry stalwart, Navdeep JP Sardana unveiled the first look of their maiden commercial project Urban Cubes 71 today in Gurugram.
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Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates development works of around Rs 165 cr in J-
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 22 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday inaugurated works pertaining to health, education, urban infrastructure and disaster management amounting to Rs 130.49 crore.
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Telangana minister KTR appreciates officials, public representatives for r
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 21 (ANI): Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Sunday said the Telangana government's commitment towards overall development was aiding urban local bodies to bag awards at the national level.
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Odisha CM sanctions Rs 500 cr for repair of roads, sewers, footpaths damag
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 20 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 500 crore for the repair and improvement of roads, sewers and footpaths damaged by rain in urban areas, said the Chief Minister's office on Saturday.
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Chhattisgarh bags 'Cleanest State' award, Varanasi emerges as 'Best Ganga
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): Chhattisgarh has bagged the award for the 'Cleanest State' for the third consecutive year while Varanasi got the 'Best Ganga Town' award as President Ram Nath Kovind today felicitated the awardees of the cleanest cities of India at the 'Swachh Amrit M
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