India, Feb. 14 -- The Rs.1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) that the Union Cabinet approved on Friday is designed to tackle the day-to-day challenges from rapid urbanisation, said information and... Read More
India, Feb. 14 -- The Rs.1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) that the Union Cabinet approved on Friday is designed to tackle the day-to-day challenges from rapid urbanisation, said information and... Read More
India, Feb. 4 -- The Union government has proposed increasing the permissible vehicle height from 4 metres to 4.5 metres for N2 and N3 category trucks and semi-trailers used to transport white goods a... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A Rs.5,000 crore fund to develop city economic region (CER) centred around tier-2, tier-3 cities and temple towns, a Rs.100 crore incentive for municipal bonds issued over Rs.1,00... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The 16th Finance Commission (FC) has more than doubled the grant for urban local bodies to Rs.3,56,257 crore for 2026-31 from Rs.1,55,000 crore for 2021-2026. These funds will inc... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced new dedicated freight corridors connecting Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west and 20 new national waterways (NW... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a Rs.5,000 crore fund to develop city economic regions (CERs) in tier-2 and tier-3 cities and temple towns. Deliverin... Read More
India, Feb. 1 -- The 16th Finance Commission (FC) has recommended a massive boost to India's urban infrastructure, more than doubling the grant for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to Rs.3,56,257 crore for t... Read More
India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs.5,000 crore fund to develop the city economic region (CER) centred around temple towns and tier-2 and tier-3 cities, a Rs.100 ... Read More
India, Jan. 30 -- With an integrated approach, India's cities can unlock growth by fixing distorted land markets, boosting density through infrastructure investments, and shifting from vehicle-centric... Read More