Articles for Cities & Local Government

No To Illegal Hoarding: Delhi's New Outdoor Advertisement Policy

A bench of Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta directed expeditious implementation of the new policy framed by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) which has put a ban on advertisements which distracted road commuters by promoting "nudity, racism, drugs, cruelty to animals or any kind of violence

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NDMC to replace 2 lakh street lights, will save Rs 50 cr

The work for replacing 2.05 lakh lights will begin in Rohini and Narela zones from Sunday, NDMC Commissioner Praveen Gupta said

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Centre Puts Varanasi Smart City Project On Fast-track

In a review meeting held last week, the government has fixed timelines for many existing projects Varanasi development projects under central urban missions, which includes redevelopment of Varanasi Nagar Nigam building as an iconic building, museum-cum-culture centre on the life and works of Madan Mohan Malaviya.

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Kerala to conduct survey of urban homeless

The 'Shelter for Urban Homeless' scheme is being implemented as part of the National Urban Livelihood Mission and Kudumbashree is the nodal agency of the programme in the state

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Sterlite Tech to provide Tech solutions to Kakinada Smart City

Sterllite Tech will partner with Kakinada Smart City Corporation to design, build and manage Smart City solutions over a strong web scale, smarter optical transport network with optical fibre backbone.

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REPL, Grant Thornton & ANB Consortium Consultants For Varanasi Smart City

The consortium will assist the Varanasi Smart City Ltd. in various phases of project implementation, which will include the activities such as, preparation of DPR, coordination with various appointed consultants, project prioritization & phasing, preparing capital investment plan, implementation roadmap, conducting feasibility study, bid process management for selection of implementing agencies, overall project management etc.

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UP Govt Seeks Belgium's Help In Cleaning of Ganga

Yogi Adityanath said that his government was making all out efforts to clean river Ganga before the 2019 Prayag Ardh Kumbh and sought Belguim's cooperation

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ICHR to shortlist cities for urban-heritage project

The ICHR will soon shortlist names of a few historic cities, for which the research body will offer a plan for urban decongestion while keeping the heritage characteristics intact.

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