HNLU Raipur Is Calling Submissions For One Day National Conference On 'Exploring India's Infrastructure Landscape: Challenges, Opportunities, And The Road Ahead'
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HNLU Raipur Is Calling Submissions For One Day National Conference On 'Exploring India's Infrastructure Landscape: Challenges, Opportunities, And The Road Ahead'

Live Law  

Centre for Infrastructure Laws, Centre for Law and Public Health School of Law & Public Policy, HNLU, Raipur is organizing a One Day National Conference on “Exploring India's Infrastructure Landscape: Challenges, Opportunities, And The Road Ahead” inviting original research papers from academicians, professionals, practitioners, researchers, students of law and allied social sciences, and other stakeholders on emerging issues and related areas on the broad sub-themes given below. Objectives of the Conference The Conference aims to bring together legal experts, policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and other stakeholders to engage in discussions on the following key objectives: To analyse the existing laws governing infrastructure development in sectors such as transport, energy, telecommunications, urban development and identify gaps or areas for reform. Session 3: Regulatory Mechanisms and Technological Innovations Regulatory mechanisms and housing for all Legal and regulatory frameworks for green housing: ensuring sustainable growth The role of digital technologies in urban planning and housing development. IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submission of abstract: 12th February 2025 Intimation of abstract acceptance: 17th February 2025 Registration Deadline: 20th February 2025 Submission of full paper: 20th February 2025 Date of Conference: 23th February, 2025 REGISTRATION AND FEE Please click the link given below to registration : https://forms.gle/Z3MJB56Fda8ySbZw5 Academicians and Professionals: Rs.1500/- Research Scholars and Students : Rs.800/- Rs.800/- For participation without presentation: Rs.500/- NOTE Co-authorship up to a maximum of two authors is allowed.

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New Indian Express  

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India Today  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: While income levels are rising in cities with improved public services and implementation of large-scale construction projects backed by central funding under various schemes and missions, persistent “core debilities” are reducing the efficacy of these positive initiatives, pointed out the ‘India Infrastructure Report 2023-Urban Planning and Development’ released Monday. The basic debilities, said Morris, the editor of IIR-2023 …

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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ABP News  

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Firstpost  

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Live Mint  

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Firstpost  

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5 years, 8 months ago

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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7 years, 1 month ago

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Live Mint  

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8 years, 1 month ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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9 years ago

Infrastructure gets the much needed push

The Hindu  

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9 years, 11 months ago

Here's a solution to funding problem that is holding back Modi's smart city dream

Firstpost  

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10 years, 2 months ago

Venkaiah Naidu pushes for PPP model to construct smart cities

Firstpost  

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India extends support to Nepal for infrastructure development
10 years, 4 months ago

India extends support to Nepal for infrastructure development

India TV News  

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Revamping the PPP framework
10 years, 8 months ago

Revamping the PPP framework

The Hindu  

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Economic survey message for govt: Get in private sector to develop infrastructure
10 years, 8 months ago

Economic survey message for govt: Get in private sector to develop infrastructure

Firstpost  

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A new era of infrastructure-driven real estate
10 years, 9 months ago

A new era of infrastructure-driven real estate

India TV News  

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Making India a laboratory of urban development
10 years, 10 months ago

Making India a laboratory of urban development

Hindustan Times  

As the BJP-led government gets ready to take office, everyone’s waiting to see how it progresses towards achieving the development initiatives it had promised in its manifesto. These included 100-new modern cities, high-speed bullet trains and expediting freight and industrial corridors that will not only improve the country’s infrastructure but also create nodes of employment. 100 cities “We will initiate …

Mobility matters
11 years, 3 months ago

Mobility matters

The Hindu  

The global report on human settlements, recently published by UN-HABITAT, is a timely pointer to what is wrong with current transport planning in India. After reviewing various policies across the world, this report, with a special focus on planning for sustainable urban mobility, has rightly concluded that unless transport projects and urban planning are integrated, congestion on roads, inefficient use …

Roads, rent and slow growth
11 years, 4 months ago

Roads, rent and slow growth

Live Mint  

By now it is normal to see the Indian government constitute an enquiry or set up a commission whenever a scandal surfaces or a calamity befalls the country. Three years on, with the economy weakened, with corporate India humbled, with civil servants terrified of signing off on almost anything, one can safely say that CAG’s 2G report marks a watershed …

Miles to go
14 years, 9 months ago

Miles to go

The Hindu  

Adequate infrastructure is among the most critical physical requirements for attaining fast economic growth and for encouraging investment in the backward regions of the country. In India, where more than 80 per cent of the population lives in rural areas, development of rural infrastructure can play an important role in shaping the growth of the entire economy. Acknowledging these major …

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