Solid Waste

54 Punjab hospitals found violating waste disposal norms

Fifty-four hospitals were given show cause notices after they were found violating norms of bio-medical waste disposal last week, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) said on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Hospital Waste, Waste Disposal, Bio-Medical Waste Rules 1998, Ludhiana (T), Pathankot, Amritsar (T), Mohali (T), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Habitat And Urbanisation

A New Skyline

Urban revolution: 20 new trendsetters to redifine India by 2030India is on the threshold of an urban revolution, the scale and speed of which is unprecedented. It took nearly 40 years for the urban population to rise by 230 million but it will take only half this time to add the next 250 million. Cities will be central to India's economic growth.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2011
Shirish Sankhe, Sunali Rohra
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Urbanisation, Sewage, Solid Waste, Transport, Infrastructure Development, Urban Planning, Surat (T), Kanpur (T), Nagpur (T), Lucknow (T), Jaipur (T), Coimbatore (T), Kochi, Vadodara (T), Rajkot, Amritsar (T)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Amritsar master plan gets CM nod

Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday approved the master plan of Amritsar at a meeting of Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Board.

Publication Date: 
28/09/2010
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Urban Planning, Infrastructure Development, Amritsar (T)
Climate Change

India city profile: climate and disaster resilience

This recent report by Christian Aid based on study across 12 Indian cities explores whether they are ready to withstand climate-related disasters and presents detailed report for these cities including policy implications in relation to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). 

This study initiates a discourse on urban risk reduction, inclusive of disaster and cl

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
Christian Aid India
Tags:
Climate, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, India, Aizawl (T), Amritsar (T), Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur (T), Kanpur (T), Calcutta (T), Nagpur (T), Port Blair, Shimla (T), Varanasi (T), Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Draft master plan Amritsar 2010-2031

Considering the role and importance of rational and orderly growth of urban centers, the Government of Punjab intends to streamline the development process in urban settlements to
ensure that these settlements continue to achieve their objectives of improved efficiency and productivity.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2010
Punjab Urban Planning & Development Authority
Tags:
Urbanisation, Amritsar (T), Punjab, Urban Planning, Urban Development, Housing, Infrastructure Development, Land Use, Public Transport, Economy, Habitat And Urbanisation
Economy

Amritsar to have heritage village

Swarleen Kaur

Chandigarh: Saada pind saadi virasat

Publication Date: 
01/06/2010
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Development, Economy, Punjab, Amritsar (T), Financial Express (New Delhi), Infrastructure Development
Energy

State to introduce LED lighting in 5 cities

Jangveer Singh

Punjab is set to introduce LED (light emitting diode) lighting in all five cities in the state, beginning from Ludhiana, even as the process of replacement of conventional lighting with CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) will start in a few months with Powercom, the state electricity utility, registering with the Bureau of Energy for this purpose.

Publication Date: 
24/05/2010
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
LEDs, Energy, Punjab, Amritsar (T), Bhatinda (T), Jalandhar (T), Ludhiana (T), Patiala (T), Tribune (New Delhi)