25 percent of the urban population live in slum-like condition. 90 percent of urban population breathe polluted air.
2 billion people world-wide through waste in open.
50 percent of urban commuters have access to public transport
The Rail Trail
Vande Bharat Trains to be Operational on Five New Routes The Indian Railways is all set to introduce Vande Bharat trains on five new routes on June 26. Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will launch these semi-high-speed trains through a video conference. A total of 23 Vande Bharat trains will be operational, covering more …
Operation DOST – An example of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’
By India Today Web Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening interacted with Indian rescue personnel who returned from earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria after saving lives and winning hearts. At his residence in Delhi, PM Modi interacted with Indian rescue professionals and organisations involved in ‘Operation Dost’. He lauded the quick response of India’s …
Praised by the world but lesser by Indians
Majority of the people in the world of literature did not take due note when Rabindranath Tagore wrote Geetanjali. But when that poetry was published in London, the world of literature went on to shower praise on the ‘poetic thought of Tagore’. Then he became the first Indian to get Nobel Prize in the literature. …
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana I PM Modi inaugurates 1.75 lakh houses under PMAY-G scheme
Poor family’s minimum needs are ‘Bread, Shelter and Clothes’ . From there emerges the energy, productivity and innovations from poor. One of the promises by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Indians was “to provide housing for all by 2022’. Even in COVID19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not only monitoring the status of health …
Smart Cities Mission
National Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop smart cities across the country, making them citizen friendly and sustainable. The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for implementing the mission in collaboration with the state governments of the respective cities. While the mission initially included only 100 cities, the government …