Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the Key Findings of the Report?3 Recommendations of the report on Urban Planning4 Recommendations of the report on Urban Planning Education5 Other Recommendations of the report What is the News? NITI Aayog has launched a report titled ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’. Read more: NITI Aayog… Continue reading NITI Aayog Launches Report on Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India
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NITI Aayog to Launch Report on ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’
What is the News? NITI Aayog will launch a report on ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’. About Report on Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India Prepared by: The Report has been prepared by an advisory committee headed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman. Purpose: The report will review the urban planning education system in… Continue reading NITI Aayog to Launch Report on ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’
Urban heat island – causes, impact and solutions: Explained, Pointwise
Source: TOI Syllabus: GS1 – Geophysical Phenomenon, GS3 – Environment, Relevance: Important geographical phenomenon impacting temperature and climate of a region, the impact of urbanization on the environment Contents1 Introduction2 Key findings3 What is an urban heat island?4 The major cause behind UHI5 Other factors behind UHI6 Impact of UHI7 Possible solutions to Urban Heat… Continue reading Urban heat island – causes, impact and solutions: Explained, Pointwise
Bhubaneswar becomes 0.5 degree C hotter due to urbanisation
The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Bhubaneswar has documented how urbanisation of cities in the last decade can sharply increase the local temperature. The study has found out that the local surface temperature in large cities in Odisha such as Cuttack and Bhubaneswar has increased by as much as 40-50% during the period… Continue reading Bhubaneswar becomes 0.5 degree C hotter due to urbanisation
