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Aeroplane in Janakpuri, peacock in Mayur Vihar: MCD plans theme parks in Delhi

Published on Apr 14, 2026 12:59 pm IST

State clears ₹195 cr for 125 MLD water treatment plant for Pune

Panchkula India Sep.29 Water Treatment Plant Where Two Children Drowned Choki Village In Panchkula Sep.29 2017 Photo by Sant Arora Hindustan Times

pune news

Published on Sept 11, 2025 04:40 am IST

Urban Challenge Fund prototype finalised with ₹300 crore outlay: Official

The UCF was proposed as a transformative financing mechanism to support urban development. (ANI /Representative)

india news

Updated on Sept 04, 2025 04:29 pm IST

Only 219 cities with over 1 lakh population have their master plans notified: Govt

he master plan for Delhi 2041 drafted in 2021 is yet to be notified by the Centre (Representational image)

india news

Published on Dec 16, 2024 07:43 pm IST

63-acre biodiversity park in Gzb: New bids open next week

As part of the project, the corporation has proposed development of 22 different activities, which include urban forest, mounds, medicinal garden, among others. (HT Archive)

noida news

Updated on Nov 28, 2024 06:34 am IST

Municipal bonds pave way for cities to develop civic amenities

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The central government, multilateral agencies and policy observers have been advocating cities to explore the bond route. (Representative file photo)

india news

Published on Oct 25, 2024 12:47 pm IST

Municipal bonds are key to city finances

PREMIUM

Rajkot’s oversubscribed municipal bonds issue comes in the context of surging finance needs of city governments and very little own revenues and transfer of funds from the state governments (Trinidade/Wikimedia Commons)

editorials

Updated on Oct 21, 2024 08:37 pm IST

Delhi MCD to revamp park in Kalkaji with play areas for children

The play equipment to be added to the park are themed around insects, and include spider rope climbers, caterpillar balance beams, grass hopper climbers, etc which were developed for installation at a children’s park in Rohini. (Hindustan Times)

delhi news

Updated on Aug 25, 2024 05:02 am IST

State govt starts feasibility survey for project to use thermal plant reservoir to store canal water

The Bathinda municipal corporation had last year passed a resolution to use a large water reservoir of the defunct Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant as additional storage for canal water for supplying to the city households.

chandigarh news

Updated on Aug 18, 2024 06:16 am IST

Ludhiana MC gets national award for drinking water management

Three cities from the state: Ludhiana, Jalandhar, and Mohali, have been selected for the national level city award which will be presented by President Droupadi Murmu on March 5 in Delhi. (HT File Photo)

chandigarh news

Updated on Feb 24, 2024 06:14 am IST

MCD to develop children’s park in Wazirpur; more to come up in city

At present, only designated spaces for children exist in MCD parks at 1,300 sites. (HT PHOTO)

delhi news

Updated on Nov 28, 2023 05:30 am IST

NMMC plans ₹25 crore rejuvenation of holding ponds, activists sceptical

mumbai news

Updated on Aug 14, 2023 12:51 am IST

Chandigarh MC to expand tertiary treated water network

An aerial view of the sewage treatment plant at Maloya. (HT Photo)

chandigarh news

Updated on Jun 23, 2023 01:30 am IST

Need smooth process to fund municipal bonds: Experts

In March 2022, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s municipal bond to raise ₹100 crore for a water supply project was oversubscribed more than 10 times, attracting over ₹1,000 crore. (HT PHOTO)

delhi news

Updated on May 15, 2023 12:16 am IST

PM Modi to launch flagship schemes to make cities garbage free, water secure

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

india news

Updated on Oct 01, 2021 08:03 am IST

UP to roll out uniform online mutation of properties soon

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

cities

Updated on Nov 06, 2020 11:59 am IST

What urban India can do to offset risks of Covid-19 | Opinion

A well-managed and planned urban system can reduce the risks of pandemics and endemics. India’s urban system will have to champion the change for a more organised and formal development

analysis

Updated on Mar 19, 2020 08:27 am IST

Ex-mayor challenges Patiala MC’s ₹1,000-cr development claims

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cities

Published on Feb 04, 2020 11:04 pm IST

Mohali MC to spend ₹14 cr to boost drinking water supply

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chandigarh news

Published on Dec 25, 2019 12:52 am IST

To achieve water and sanitation security, learn from earlier programmes

For instance, while SBM produced rapid gains in access to toilet facilities, latrines do not mean safe management of wastewater, and they don’t enable reuse of waste water because the majority of urban and rural households depend on on-site sanitation systems.

analysis

Updated on Nov 13, 2019 07:55 pm IST

Five months after inauguration, open-air theatre in Chandigarh lies unused

The open air theatre in Sector 48, Chandigarh, has been lying unused and in dilapidated condition since its inauguration in January this year.

chandigarh news

Updated on Jul 18, 2019 04:39 pm IST

‘National renting policy will be in the public domain soon’: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union minister of housing and urban affairs, and civil aviation Hardeep Singh Puri in his office.

india news

Updated on Jul 10, 2019 08:04 am IST

Building a global urban narrative

The 100 Smart Cities Mission, of which 90 are greenfield cities, leverages technological advancement to deliver public goods and services that are critical to urban living

analysis

Updated on Jun 25, 2019 07:55 pm IST

Panvel residents threaten protests as water crisis worsens

The residents alleged that the water crisis is the outcome of stalled projects that failed to receive a push from the Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC).

mumbai news

Published on May 26, 2019 01:06 am IST