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You know India’s GDP but do you know your city’s? Govt takes key step to boost growth of cities

The city GDP metric will help policymakers with better socio-economic and infrastructure planning and attract private investment to develop cities as “engines of growth”.

46% of houses built under PMAY-U for urban poor remain vacant. ‘Incomplete infra, delay in allotments’

Parliamentary panel report also highlights 'unwilling allottees' as reason for vacant houses. Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs says 'unoccupancy defeats Mission's purpose'.

After PM-SVANidhi for street vendors, Modi govt plans scheme to uplift gig workers, domestic workers

Under scheme aimed at alleviating urban poverty, the plan is to identify different vulnerable groups and chart out focused interventions based on occupations, say MoHUA officials.

In-situ slum redevelopment scrapped, urban poor can build homes on land given by states under PMAY-U 2.0

Under PMAY 2.0, which subsumed slum redevelopment in other verticals, Centre targets construction of 3 crore new houses — 2 crore in rural areas & 1 crore in cities — over next 5 yrs.

MoHUA launches Safai Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao Initiative

Campaign to improve sanitation, hygiene during monsoon season

New Vice-President’s Enclave finally ready, old residence to make way for office complex

CPWD completed construction of V-P's enclave in January. Vice-President’s Secretariat Wednesday initiated move to enclave located adjacent to North Block, it is learnt.

Residents of Delhi’s ‘affluent colonies’ renew demand for property rights, inclusion in PM-UDAY

Centre launched PM-UDAY in Dec 2019 to give ownership rights to residents of unauthorised colonies, but these 69 colonies were not covered as these were categorised as ‘affluent’.

Municipal bonds not a hit among urban local bodies, low creditworthiness a big hurdle — infra report

Other factors include easy availability of govt funds, lack of political will to improve service delivery & systemic absence of timely audits, says India Infrastructure Report 2023

Ahead of 2024, Modi govt looks to expand reach of scheme for urban poor

Govt plans to target specific occupational groups & focus on entrepreneurship development in 2nd phase of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission, it is learnt.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.