Atal Mission For Rejuvenation And Urban Transformation

Released this month, India's first water body census offers information such as the number of water bodies in the country, their condition, status of use, and storage capacity, etc.

Haryana to unveil scheme to tackle unauthorised colonies

Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister, Kavita Jain, on May 8, 2017, said that the government will soon unveil a plan to permanently solve the problem of unauthorised colonies in the state. A scheme has &#82

Green cover in the NCR drops by 1% between 1999 and 2012

As per the information received from the Ministry of Urban Development, the proportion of green area in the National Capital Region (NCR) has declined from 4.26% in 1999, to 3.30% in 2012, environment minister &#82

Need for improvement in urban infrastructure: Minister

"Migration is a worldwide phenomenon which is bound to take place. We have to prepare ourselves for that, to ensure that those who migrate to cities are given whatever they expect from cities," Minister of State for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Rao Inderjit Singh said here at the 'One Globe' conference.

Smart city mission has led to comprehensive urban planning: Urban development minister

Urban development minister, M Venkaiah Naidu on February 7, 2017, said that the government‘s ‘Smart Cities‘ mission, has brought about a paradigm shift, wherein cities approach the challenges differently, rather than doing different things. &#82

Budget 2017: Reforms that the realty sector needs the most

As budget 2017 closes in, the real estate market is ready with its list of demands from the finance minister. Of these, some demands have a good chance of being addressed in the upcoming &#82

Government to utilise geo-spatial technology to build smart cities

The centre is planning to extensively utilise geo-spatial technology, to realise its vision of building 100 smart cities across the country, union urban development minister, M Venkaiah Naidu revealed on January 23, 2017. “Cities, &#82

Plastic business growing due to new order wins: Jain Irrigation

"Plastic business is growing because of the infrastructure growth. We have got Rs 300 crore order under AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) cities water programme", Anil Jain, MD of Jain Irrigation told CNBC-TV18.

SPV to be set up for Thane smart city project

A special purpose vehicle (SPV) will be set up soon by the government, to facilitate Thane‘s transition into a smart city, stated Thane‘s municipal commissioner, Sanjeev Jaiswal. Thane was in the list of cities &#82

Jain Irrigation up 6% on water supply project under AMRUT scheme

Jain Irrigation Systems shares surged 6 percent intraday Monday on bagging water supply project from the government under AMRUT scheme.

Faridabad‘s USP: Connectivity and affordability

Faridabad is emerging as one of the most promising locations in the National Capital Region (NCR). Easy accessibility to Noida and Gurgaon, which are major corporate centres, while being a peaceful spot, have made &#82

60% Indians to live in cities by 2050

About 60% of the population of the country will live in cities by 2050, as India’s rate of urbanisation is ‘dramatic‘, stated minister of state for urban development Rao Inderjit Singh. As per the &#82

See 4-5% demand growth for cement in H22016: CRISIL

Demand was lacklustre in the first half all over the country, barring the east, growing just 3%. However, in the second half, demand is expected to grow 4-5% following relaxation of the ban on sand mining, according to CRISIL Research.

New age urbanism in India: Time to have a serious look

Smart cities and Amrut are two important programmes of the government. These need to be aligned to new age urbanism.

Centre approves Rs 187.75 crore AMRUT project for Shimla MC

The Union Urban Development Ministry gave nod to the project, which would be implemented in three years, after considering the detailed presentation made by HP government, Sharma said, adding that an allocation of Rs 52.94 crore has been made for current financial year out of which 50 percent amount would be shared by the state.

Urban development schemes likely to infuse Rs 4 lakh cr

Pratap Padode, Founder-Director of Smart Cities Council India said the smart cities mission will attract huge investments from international companies and even the private sector, which has been shying away from PPPs.

PM launches housing, smart city, urban renewal schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the NDA government's flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) housing scheme, along with its long-planned Smart Cities mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) urban renewal initiative.

PM to launch 3 mega schemes for transforming urban India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set on Thursday to launch three mega flagship schemes aimed at transforming urban India, including the much talked about Smart Cities proposal, with a whopping Rs 4 lakh crore kitty having been lined up for the projects.

Cabinet nod for 100 Smart Cities, Atal rejuvenation mission

A meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Smart Cities Mission for development of 100 smart cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) of 500 cities with outlays of Rs 48,000 crore and Rs 50,000 crore respectively, according to a statement issued by the Urban Development Ministry.