Brics calls for embedding disaster risk into development planning | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: Brics nations on Thursday called for coordinated action to embed disaster risk reduction into core development planning, cautioning that climate change, rapid urbanisation and rising transboundary risks are deepening vulnerabilities across Global South.At the second Brics technical meeting of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Group in Puri, delegates from Indonesia and Ethiopia to South Africa…

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Delhi must become model city for balancing urban growth with sustainability: LG | Delhi News

New Delhi: Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu Friday called for a major shift in the capital’s development strategy, saying Delhi must move beyond “concrete expansion” and emerge as a model of sustainable and inclusive urban growth in alignment with Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.Speaking at an industry forum attended by corporate leaders from northern India, Sandhu…

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Greenbelts, landscaping, plantation: Revamp at 5 junctions to cut heat and pollution | Gurgaon News

As part of the drive, the metropolitan authority is carrying out plantation work, landscaping, development of green pockets, painting of kerbstones and fencing of greenbelts The work is underway at Mahavir Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, Atul Kataria Chowk, Jharsa Chowk and Kanhai Chowk Officials said all junction upgrades and beautification will be completed by June 15…

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Neta seeks fire safety audit of civic infrastructure in Thane after Gaondevi market blaze | Mumbai News

Following the Gaondevi Market fire, BJP corporator Namrata Koli has now demanded a review of fire safety systems and highlighted staff and infrastructure shortages in the Thane Fire Brigade Thane: Following the Gaondevi market fire last week that killed a fire brigade station officer and a security guard and injured three others, the BJP in…

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