Urban Infrastructure News
Urban congestion: Let’s use parking fees to unclog Indian streets
Road congestion is caused largely by parked vehicles. We must levy high charges for parking on all public land. This idea will find popular support if the collections are used strictly for local-area improvements.
4 min read23 Feb 2025Rajesh Shukla: Delhi’s middle class was a decisive force in the BJP’s election victory
This class played a major role in turning power over to the BJP from AAP. But it serves not just as kingmaker, but also accountability enforcer. It must ensure that democracy is about delivering results.
4 min read11 Feb 2025Budget emphasis on urban governance could benefit workers living in small towns
The Union Budget has clearly focussed on boosting consumption and stimulating job growth with proposals to benefit workers.
3 min read2 Feb 2025Manu Joseph: Escaping India within India is an exorbitant exercise
The wealthy in Gurgaon pay mind-boggling prices to keep real India out of their lives. But no matter how much the super-rich are ready to shell out, it doesn’t happen.
5 min read22 Dec 2024Graffiti Surged During the Pandemic. Cities Are Playing Catch Up to Remove It.
Seattle, Baltimore, New York and others deal with spray-painted vandalism that is “out of control.”
5 min read7 Dec 2023Real TRUTH Of Nitin Gadkari’s Road Infrastructure Progress - 2003 VS 2023 Case study | Mint Explain
Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said total length of the national highways in the country increased by about 59% in the last nine years. As a result of this expansion, India now has the second largest road network, after the US.Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Gadkari said: Total length of National Highways was 91,287 km in 2013-14, which increased to 1,45,240 km in 2022-23, which is a rise of more than 59% during this period.
1 Sep 2023Who will finance the mega cities of the future? | Mint Explains | Mint
ACCORDING TO THE UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Report, 2022, , seven out of 10 people are likely to be living in urban areas by 2050 The India story is no different: by 2047, half of the country’s population will be living in urban areas. So cities need to be better planned, with infrastructure focussed on spatial, social and economic inclusion.
25 Jul 2023The production of coal, fertilizers, steel, and cement increased in May 2023 over May 2022.
India’s Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) showed a growth of 4.3% in May 2023 compared to the previous year. Cement production saw the highest growth rate of 15.5%, while crude oil and natural gas production declined.
2 min read30 Jun 2023Federal Cyber Oversight of Critical Infrastructure is Failing, Report Warns
The system for managing cyber risk is fragmented and confusing, policy group says
3 min read7 Jun 2023California Spent $17 Billion on Homelessness. It’s Not Working.
The Wood Street encampment for years drew people with nowhere to live, until a fire made finding a solution an urgent—and frustrating—task
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared