Many retain their own languages, which are distinct from the main Northern and Southern Indian language groups. Harappa was an ancient urban settlement of the Bronze Age, located near the former ...

It operates as the commercial capital of India, it is important for ... and has these characteristics: Squatter settlements can be improved through urban planning. In 2004, a plan to improve ...

By Amit Dave, Gloria Dickie and Shilpa Jamkhandikar AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Hundreds of roofs in the informal settlements of ...

Empowering India's smaller cities and making them able to weather the worsening effects of climate change will be imperative.

Archaeologists have discovered iron objects at six sites in Tamil Nadu, dating back to 2,953–3,345 BCE, or between 5,000 to 5 ...

Mr Mahesh Kumar Gupta IAS (Retd). Former Commissioner, Principal Secretary to government of UP Industrial Development. Deptt & MD PICUP & CEO LIDA & Executive Director Udyog Bandhu, UP and Mr ...

In its new report, 'Reviving Ancient Wisdom: Lessons from the Indus Valley Civilization for Modern Urban Planning in India', Primus Partners looks back at the urban planning practices of the Indus ...

A December report by India’s Center for Science and Environment said only 28% of the country’s urban wastewater and sewage is treated now. The rest is untreated and allowed to flow into water ...

Urban growth in low income countries (LICs) Rural to urban migration in NEEs - India Squatter settlements in Mumbai, India Improving squatter settlements ...

India's tiger population has doubled in the ... shared by nearly 60 million people living in farming communities and settlements outside tiger reserves and national parks. The study found just ...