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Bengaluru’s Shrinking Green Cover Sparks Policy Scrutiny

By TNI Team December 4, 2025 ATREE report BBMP bengaluru Bengaluru climate action climate infrastructure climate planning climate resilience compensatory afforestation cooling energy demand CSTEP modelling DPR stage ecological assessments ecological crisis environmental justice Garden City governance gaps green cover loss heat hotspots heat inequality Hebbal High Court reprimand IISc study infrastructure planning Jayamahal Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act 1976 Koramangala KR Puram low-income wards Marathahalli outdoor workers permeable surfaces public notices root zone protection Socio-Economic Impact Steel Flyover project surface temperature rise sustainable planning transparent tree dashboard tree census tree felling urban design Urban development urban ecology unit Urban Heat Island effect ward-level planting

Bengaluru: Once known as India’s “Garden City,” Bengaluru is now confronting an ecological tipping point as decades of rapid, unplanned urbanisation have slashed its green…

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Punjab Government Launches ₹5,000 Crore ‘Roshan Punjab’ Mission to Provide 24/7 Electricity for Every Household

By TNI Team October 11, 2025 000 crore Aam aadmi Party Accountability Affordable Electricity Amritsar Arvind Kejriwal automated fault detection Bathinda BHAGWANT MANN businessmen Coal India common families economic development Electrical Infrastructure electricity infrastructure electricity reform Employment opportunities energy self-reliance Entrepreneurs farmers farms Fazilka ferozepur Hoshiarpur households industrial growth industrialization industries investment climate jalandhar long-term coal supply ludhiana Mansa mobile app Moga mohali online bill payment pathankot patiala Power Cuts power distribution power lines power theft power transmission prosperity PSPCL public safety Punjab government Punjab Power Corporation remote monitoring revenue collection Roshan Punjab Mission rural economy safe electricity safety standards Sangrur single-window system smart metering Social Change state exchequer subsidized electricity substations sustainable energ tamper-proof meter boxes technical faults thermal power plants transparency uninterrupted electricity Urban development voltage fluctuations welfare policies Youth ₹5

NEW DELHI: The Punjab Government has unveiled a landmark initiative to transform the state’s electricity infrastructure with the launch of the ₹5,000 crore ‘Roshan Punjab’ Mission.…

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Punjab Government’s One Time Settlement Scheme Enters Final Phase

By TNI Team August 28, 2025 1.1 Lakh Defaulters 1.8 Lakh Properties 13 Municipal Corporations Chandigarh citizen welfare Civic Revenues Civic Services Commercial Properties Deadline August 31 2025 Enforcement Measures Final Phase Industrial Properties infrastructure development Large Commercial Establishments One Time Settlement Scheme Open on Weekends OTS Scheme Pending Dues Property Tax Public Convenience Public Health Punjab government Relief to Taxpayers sanitation September 1 2025 Solid Waste Management Suvidha Kendras Tax Compliance ULBs Urban development Urban Local Bodies ₹200 Crore Dues ₹250 Crore Collection ₹580 Crore Pending Dues

Punjab is offering a final chance to pay property tax dues without penalty or interest by August 31st under its OTS scheme. Collections have reached ₹250 crore, but ₹580 crore remains unpaid, especially from commercial and industrial properties. Enforcement actions begin September 1st.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development works worth around ₹2,200 crore in his pa

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PM Modi Inaugurates ₹2,200 Cr Development Projects in Varanasi, Releases ₹20,500 Cr for Farmers

By Khushboo Kumari August 2, 2025 000 crore 200 Cr Development Projects 500 Cr 9.7 crore farmers Agricultural Productivity agriculture Animal Birth Control Centre Assistive Aids Baba’s blessings Congestion Easing Projects CT Scan Cultural Fairs cultural heritage District Library Divyangjan Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Stadium Drone Didi Education Elderly Beneficiaries Electrical Infrastructure Employment Fairs Farmer Welfare farmers Festival Season Government High Schools Harvest Protection Health heritage Historic Kunds Homoeopathic College hospital Inaugurates Indian-Made Products Infrastructure KASHI Kashi Sansad Pratiyogita Lakhpati Didi law enforcement Low-Output Districts Maa Kalka Dham Mahamana Cancer Centre Minimum Support Prices MSP Multipurpose Hall Munshi Premchand Ancestral House PAC Ramnagar PM Fasal Bima Yojana PM Kisan pm modi PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi power supply Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana Quick Response Team Barracks Rail Overbridges Releases Riverfront Ghats road Robotic surgery Rural Road Upgrades Rural Women Empowerment sawan Schools Upgradation Smart Distribution Project Sports Swadeshi Synthetic Hockey Turf tourism transport Urban development Urban Miyawaki Forest Urban Road Upgrades Uttar Pradesh varanasi Varanasi–Bhadohi road Warehouses ₹2 ₹20 ₹24 ₹880 crore

PM Modi inaugurated ₹2,200 crore of Varanasi development projects. He released the PM-Kisan’s 20th installment, transferring over ₹20,500 crore to 9.7 crore farmers. Key projects include infrastructure, education, healthcare, and tourism upgrades. He also announced farmer-focused initiatives like the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana.

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SC Denies Halt to Adani Group’s Dharavi Redevelopment Project

By Aman Kumar Himanshu March 8, 2025 Adani Group Adani Properties Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna Construction Progress court ruling dharavi redevelopment Dharavi Slum escrow account Government Tender High court verdict Indian Railways Infrastructure Project Justice Sanjay Kumar legal battle Maharashtra Government Mumbai Mumbai Transformation Redevelopment Project Seclink Technology STC Appeal Supreme Court Urban development

The Supreme Court declined to pause the redevelopment project of Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, currently being undertaken by the Adani Group.

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ACB probe into Srinagar Smart City Project irregularities

By Emaad Makhdoomi January 15, 2025 ACB investigation Construction materials corruption Government accountability Infrastructure Public funds quality assurance Smart City project SRINAGAR Urban development

SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has initiated two separate preliminary inquiries (PE) in connection with alleged irregularities in the Srinagar Smart City project, following credible…

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Bengaluru’s Shrinking Green Cover Sparks Policy Scrutiny

Punjab Government’s One Time Settlement Scheme Enters Final Phase

PM Modi Inaugurates ₹2,200 Cr Development Projects in Varanasi, Releases ₹20,500 Cr for Farmers

SC Denies Halt to Adani Group’s Dharavi Redevelopment Project

ACB probe into Srinagar Smart City Project irregularities

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