The Archaeological Survey of India, an organisation under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, in an order issued today, decided to allow photography within the premises of all centrally protected monuments/sites (except 3). However, the 3 monuments/sites in which the photography would not
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Odisha will ban the use of plastic in its five municipal corporation areas and the pilgrim town of Puri from October 2 this year. While speaking on environmental awareness during ‘Ama Mukhyamantri Ama Katha’ programme at the state secretariat on Tuesday, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said the ban on
First it was one rupee cow cess on each bottle of liquor sold in the state and then a legislative route to make it mandatory on the temple trusts to shell out 15 per cent of annual earning for gausadans/gaushalas. On Tuesday, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur rolled out an ambitious Rs 1.55 cr project
The Local Area Plan (LAP) and Town Planning Scheme (TPS) has been formulated under the AMRUT to enable planning for developing infrastructure in the Brownfield areas (those parts of the city that are already developed but not able to sustain the pressure on the existing infrastructure) & the
When Smart Cities Mission was launched on 25 June 2015 a competitive, challenge process was used to select the 100 Smart Cities. Now, the Challenge process is being applied to project implementation, in line with the NITI Aayog guideline where under the Indo-French partnership program, at least 15
The Smart Cities Digital Payments Awards (SCDPA) 2018 ‘ 100 days Challenge in 100 Smart Cities’ is part of the initiatives of MoHUA to promote ease of living for India’s urban residents. The objective of these awards is to guide, motivate, recognize and reward the Smart Cities for promoting digital
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep S Puri, has stated that Smart Cities fellowship and internship program will provide the youth an opportunity to experience the aspects of Urban planning and governance. Announcing the launch of the Smart cities digital payment award, he said that it is
Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy R.K Singh, with the officials from Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Finance Ministry reviewed the progress of lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad – Bhojpur region of Bihar. During the meeting ADB representatives informed that
Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY (U) so far more than 51 lakhs dwelling units have been sanctioned against the validated demand of 1 crore in last 3 years of implementation. This is a huge jump in comparison to erstwhile housing scheme wherein only 12.4 Lakh houses were approved in
From Ayodhya to Colombo via Rameshwaram, Indian Railways plans to launch a special tourist train on the Ramayana circuit covering the locations associated with the Hindu epic. The service will start from November 14 from Delhi and take 16 days to cover the circuit. The train will seat 800; those
With the aim of eliminating all unmanned Level Crossing Gates over Sambalpur Division, East Coast Railway launches highest ever 6 (six) Limited Height Subways (LHS) in Sambalpur Division and completed it in a single block of four and half hours on 5 th July, 2018. Launching of 6 Limited Height
At a time when the city’s residents are up in arms to prevent thousands of trees from being felled, another Delhiite — Tarun Jha — is trying to make a difference in a unique way. A fashion and commercial photographer by profession, 38-year-old Jha undertook a 1,200km journey to Leh in Ladakh on a