No light and air for slumdogs who hoped for millionaire houses, end up in vertical slumsThe Bombay High Court has criticized the poor construction of slum redevelopment buildings in Mumbai, calling them 'vertical slums' due to ...
A history of Dharavi slum and Adani's plans to redevelop itDharavi's growth coincides with migration into Bombay, now known as Mumbai in 1800s. Potters, leather tanners, artisans and embroidery work...
Sheth Homes inks pact for nearly 1-million-sq-ft joint development in Mumbai’s KandivaliThe project is the free-sale component of a slum rehabilitation project and the Ashwin Sheth Group company will be investing over Rs 400 cr...
Is state land 'paternal property' of executive? HC asks Maharashtra governmentA bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni made the remark on Tuesday while hearing a public interest litigation take...
Indian Hume Pipe, Dosti Realty inks pact for Wadala land parcel developmentIndian Hume Pipe Company has entered into an agreement with Mumbai-based builder Dosti Realty for development of nearly 3.5 acre land parce...
Omkar Realtors gets majority consent for Mumbai's Dhobi Ghat redevelopmentRealty developer Omkar Realtors & Developers has obtained the mandatory majority consent of eligible tenants for redevelopment of Mahalaxmi...
MoEF examining proposal to allow 100% private schemes in slum rehabilitation in CRZ areasSlum rehabilitation projects in coastal zones in the country's hottest property market Mumbai are set to become a complete private affair .
HDIL to challenge Bombay High Court order against 'Mumbai International Airport' pleaHDIL plans to challenge the Bombay High Court order dismissing its plea against Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) for terminating a contr...
- Orbit Corp says Santacruz project stake sale not finalized yet
Valuation of Indian real estate sector is currently at an all-time low as the sector's financing and construction costs have been going up.
Looking into the cracked mirrorKatherine Boo's excellent book about the squalor and wretchedness in Bombay has got glowing reviews from one and all.
- HC refuses relief to slum-dwellers on Mafatlal land in Kalwa
The Bombay High Court refused to grant any interim relief to slum-dwellers who are occupying the land belonging to Mafatlal company in Kalw...
- SC issues notice on Mumbai runway expansion
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Maharashtra government on a petition moved by Mumbai International Airport (MIAL), seekin...
- State moves SC to extend slum regularisation cut-off date
Having done little to spruce up Mumbai’s infrastructure, Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh now plans to accommodate more slums i...
- BJP alleges land grab on Mithi bank
The BJP sees a massive land-grabbing scam in the slum rehabilitation programme along the 21-km stretch of the Mithi river bank.
- Govt to protect slums that sprung after '00
With elections to the BMC just six months away, political populism is back on top of the Congress-NCP agenda.
- State may redraw slum policy
The Bombay High Court’s recent censuring of the Maharashtra Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes may lead to a major policy shift in...
- Deshmukh dwells on slums
City slums, the ever-bankable political constituency, will resurface as a tricky electoral issue with several municipal corporations in Mah...