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NITI Aayog’s Rajiv Kumar Panel to reform Urban Planning Education System
The NITI Aayog recently constituted a 14-member panel to reform the urban planning education system. The panel is to be headed by Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. The other members of the panel are Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, secretaries of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News
Topics: 74th amendment • Constitutional amendment • NITI Aayog • Persons in News • Sustainable urban planning • Urban Local Bodies • Urban planning
Six Years of Swachh Bharat Mission to be celebrated on Gandhi Jayanti
On October 2, 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is to celebrate six years if Swachh Bharat Mission. The programme was launched on birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (October 2). The mission was launched from Rajghat on October 2, 2014 to achieve the aim of “Clean India” by October 2, 2019 when the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: clean india • Gandhi Jayanti • Mahatma Gandhi • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • Rajghat • Swachh Bharat Abhiyan • Swachh Bharat Mission • Swachh Bharat Revolution • Urban Local Bodies
Smart Cities Mission completes 5 years
On June 25, 2020, the Smart Cities Mission completed its 5 years. In order to celebrate the success, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched an online event. The event highlighted the progress, achievements and outcomes of Smart Cities Mission. Smart Cities Mission The SCM was launched on June 25, 2015. It aimed to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AMRUT • Government Schemes India • housing and urban affairs minister • Invest India • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana • Smart Cities Mission • Tulip • Urban Local Bodies
TULIP internship programme
On June 4, 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of HRD (Human Resource Development) launched an internship learning programme called “TULIP”. Key Features The programme has been launched for fresh engineering graduates. Under the programme, they will get opportunities to work with 4,400 urban local bodies and 100 smart cities ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Government Schemes • Manpower • Smart cities • Smart Cities Mission • TULIP internship programme • Urban Local Bodies
USD 206 Million loan agreement signed with ADB for Strengthening Urban Services in Tamil Nadu
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a USD 206 million loan deal on Monday, 2nd December 2019 for developing sewage infrastructure and water supply in 5 cities of Tamil Nadu. For improving the service delivery, the loan deal will further work on strengthening the capacities of the urban local ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ambur • Asian Development Bank • Government of India • Madurai • sewage infrastructure development • Tamil Nadu • Tiruchirappalli • Tiruppur • Urban Local Bodies • Vellore
Why India needs to focus on Urbanisation?
The state of public service delivery in Indian urban centres is abysmal. The scale of the challenge is massive which include ensuring Availability of clean drinking water. Unpolluted air. Quality public transport. Effective traffic management and parking. Integrated planning of transport and land use. Management and safe disposal of solid waste that is generated. Treatment ..
Topics: Drinking water • Public transport • Sustainable Development • Urban Local Bodies • Urbanization in India • Waste management