Articles for Governance

Petition challenges curbing of municipality presidents' powers

According to the petition, the government has passed resolutions which take away powers vested with presidents under section 45 of Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963

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Making Amaravati the capital of AP a welcome move: Dalai Lama

The Buddhist spiritual leader was on a two-day visit to Andhra Pradesh capital region Amaravati

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Madhya Pradesh govt to spend Rs 86,000-cr to develop cities

The Madhya Pradesh government would be spend Rs 86,000-crore during the next five years on the development of cities across the state.

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EU's IUC Programme To Work With Indian Cities

From this year, the IUC Programme will coordinate and cooperate with other cities networks (C40, UCLG, ICLEI) and relevant Government led initiatives currently operating in the country, such as the AMRUT and the smart cities Mission

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Rural Electrification Corp to extend Rs.39,121 crore to Karnataka

Under the pact, KPCL can avail a debt of Rs 27,121 crore for generation projects and other loan requirements.

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Urban Ministry approves AMRUT investment in six states

Ministry of Urban Development has approved investment of Rs. 2,863 crore for improving the urban infrastructure in six states under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).

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Rural Gain Is Urban India's Loss

The Ministry of Urban Development got an allocation of Rs 34,212 crore, marginally up from the last fiscal year

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India To Be Amongst Most Land Scarce Countries By 2050: Survey

The survey said that due to increasing urbanization, city infrastructure is already overburdened and its land market are distorted which render rents unaffordable

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