Big City Problems

Attorney General, who is court receiver for the Amrapali projects, told Supreme Court he is facing resistance from Noida authorities in generating funds

The fear and the panic over the coronavirus pandemic is bigger that the virus itself, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said today as the Supreme Court heard a petition seeking relief for thousands of migrant workers who are leaving big cities en masse for their hometowns because they don't have the resources to sustain during the 21-day coronavirus ...

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the Supreme Court that there was no major impact of firecrackers on air quality in the National Capital Region during Diwali on October 19, 2017. The CPCB's affidavit in the top court has an assessment of the impact of firecrackers during Diwali and Dusshera. According to the CPCB, Particulate Matter...

Many of China's biggest cities are facing problems like overpopulation, environmental pollution, traffic congestion and a shortage of public services, including education and medical care. Chinese cities are also seeing surging house prices, stirring fears of a property bubble.

Targeted for Friday's stampede in Mumbai that killed 23, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal fought off the perception that the government didn't want to invest in safety of suburban commuters but found money for the bullet train. After spending nine hours at meetings, closeted with top bureaucrats, Mr Goyal gave officials powers to spend on safety-rela...

Here's an example of a big problem in a small package - Air India passengers heading to London lived through a nightmare yesterday, as their flight had to be grounded, all because a rat had been spotted onboard. To the dismay of 256 fliers, this discovery was made two and a half hours into the flight, forcing the pilot to turn the aircraft to Mumba...

As India launches an $18 billion or Rs 1.12 lakh crore plan to spread the information revolution to its provinces, some of the problems it faces are a holdover from the past - electricity shortages, badly planned, jam-packed cities, and monkeys.

Even though Mancini is struggling with a host of injury problems, he feels his team have to show their credentials over the weeks ahead. He added: "For this reason we have 23 or 24 games until the end and I don't think it's a big problem to recover six points.

As many as 143,000 New York City voters will have to find new places to vote other than their regular polling locations on Tuesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday, declaring that local elections officials are having "real problems" coping with disruptions caused by superstorm Sandy.

Attorney General, who is court receiver for the Amrapali projects, told Supreme Court he is facing resistance from Noida authorities in generating funds

The fear and the panic over the coronavirus pandemic is bigger that the virus itself, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said today as the Supreme Court heard a petition seeking relief for thousands of migrant workers who are leaving big cities en masse for their hometowns because they don't have the resources to sustain during the 21-day coronavirus ...

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) told the Supreme Court that there was no major impact of firecrackers on air quality in the National Capital Region during Diwali on October 19, 2017. The CPCB's affidavit in the top court has an assessment of the impact of firecrackers during Diwali and Dusshera. According to the CPCB, Particulate Matter...

Many of China's biggest cities are facing problems like overpopulation, environmental pollution, traffic congestion and a shortage of public services, including education and medical care. Chinese cities are also seeing surging house prices, stirring fears of a property bubble.

Targeted for Friday's stampede in Mumbai that killed 23, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal fought off the perception that the government didn't want to invest in safety of suburban commuters but found money for the bullet train. After spending nine hours at meetings, closeted with top bureaucrats, Mr Goyal gave officials powers to spend on safety-rela...

Here's an example of a big problem in a small package - Air India passengers heading to London lived through a nightmare yesterday, as their flight had to be grounded, all because a rat had been spotted onboard. To the dismay of 256 fliers, this discovery was made two and a half hours into the flight, forcing the pilot to turn the aircraft to Mumba...

As India launches an $18 billion or Rs 1.12 lakh crore plan to spread the information revolution to its provinces, some of the problems it faces are a holdover from the past - electricity shortages, badly planned, jam-packed cities, and monkeys.

Even though Mancini is struggling with a host of injury problems, he feels his team have to show their credentials over the weeks ahead. He added: "For this reason we have 23 or 24 games until the end and I don't think it's a big problem to recover six points.

As many as 143,000 New York City voters will have to find new places to vote other than their regular polling locations on Tuesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday, declaring that local elections officials are having "real problems" coping with disruptions caused by superstorm Sandy.