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The Commissioner of State Transport Department of Mumbai, V. N More announced that new revised auto fares will come into effect from this Sunday midnight. The commissioner was inaugurating a prepaid taxi service outside Dadar railway station. He said that the decree will come into effect in a couple of days and the signature of [...] Continue Reading »
Dadumajra residents continued their chain hunger strike at Chandigarh for the increasing chaos created by the garbage dumping all over the city. However the Chandigarh municipal corporation (CMC) authorities have become helpless to solve the problems in concern with the garbage dumping ground. The main agenda behind the resident’s strike is that they want the garbage [...] Continue Reading »
Residents and activists in Mumbai are working at a stretch to ensure that the route from Andheri to Bandra of Metro-II to be constructed underground as an elevated project would damage a lot of commercial and residential establishments. Various citizen groups have been campaigning for nearly two years for this cause. Activist Shyama Kulkarni of Action [...] Continue Reading »
Dial-in auto service scheme, “Rickshawale” at your doorstep was launched in Mumbai recently. Founded by a group of professionals ranging from logistics, transport and technology related fields, Rickshawale, promises to cater hassle-free auto travelling and this service is already approved by Regional Transport Office (RTO). The transportation charges will be similar to that of the normal autos [...] Continue Reading »
The possible threat faced by the residents of Bangalore is shortage of water in the city, however is currently getting bulk supply from the Cauvery river. Meanwhile the Citizens Action Forum (CAF) from Bangalore city have come forward with an alternative proposal to reduce the dependency on Cauvery river. CAF has already placed the proposal [...] Continue Reading »
The Bangalore Metro is finally gearing up for its launch next week bringing in utter relief to the Bangloreans who were waiting for a long time for the construction works pertaining to metro. The infrastructure had earned the ire of the residents as the foundation was laid on the ashes of the blooming greens of [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai citizens are increasingly feeling that there is a need to improve the verdancy all over the city, however leaving no stone unturned to increase the green quotient in Chennai. Residents, activists and even the celebrities are coming out in hordes and are organising walks, meetings and signature campaigns for a greener cause. It has [...] Continue Reading »
Tata Housing Development Company Ltd recently announced the launch of its new luxury residential project named ‘The Promont’ in Bangalore. This project has been designed by far-famed architect Moshe Safdie who upholds the credit of designing for one of the wonderful project Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore and “The Promont” is said to be [...] Continue Reading »
Shortage of food in India has become a major threat to the citizens and the food security situation continues as “alarming” according to the International Food Policy Research Institute Global Hunger Index for the year 2011. Nearly 67 countries around the world is facing worst food security status which proves that 14 countries in the [...] Continue Reading »
Kozhikode will soon be the locale of a high-end mall equipped with hypermarket, departmental stores, gaming zone and indoor fun areas. The mall will be a sprawling infrastructure spreading across one million square feet at Thondayad. The project is a venture by Hi-lite Builders and is likely to be completed by 2013. The infrastructure is estimated [...] Continue Reading »
