Saket building collapse: Delhi LG directs MCD to enforce bylaws, curb illegal structuresFollowing a fatal building collapse in Saket, Delhi's Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu has ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to s...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
SpaceX IPO gives Elon Musk sweeping power, curbs shareholder rightsSpaceX's IPO will grant Elon Musk unprecedented executive authority through supervoting shares, mandatory arbitration, and stricter shareho...
06 May, 2026, 10.32 PM IST
Drishti IAS Sealed: 13 coaching institutes sealed in Delhi for misuse of basement. Here is the full listDelhi Coaching Centre Flooding: A tragedy in Old Rajender Nagar has spotlighted the misuse of basement spaces in Delhi. Violations of the M...
29 Jul, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
Stilt parking now mandatory for all Ghaziabad buildingsGhaziabad's stilt parking rule aims to reduce congestion: The revisions now mandate the provision of stilt parking for all types of houses,...
04 Feb, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
Lack of building permit system among main reasons for destruction in Joshimath: Govt reportThe absence of a building permit system is identified as a key factor contributing to the extensive damage to houses in the subsidence-hit ...
26 Sep, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
Relief to traders, Chandigarh amends building bylawsProviding a major relief to traders and commercial building owners, the UT administration on Monday amended Chandigarh Building Rules (Urba...
24 Dec, 2019, 01.58 PM IST
Rooftop restaurants bylaws yet to be notified by Rajasthan governmentOnce the bylaws are notified, all rooftop restaurants will have to take approval of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) within three months ...
24 Dec, 2019, 12.09 PM IST
Punjab to bring in ‘liberal’ municipal building bylawsThe state government, according to a source, is toying with the idea of allowing mixed land use and more parking spaces with higher floor a...
17 Dec, 2019, 12.27 PM IST
Kochi construction waste bylaw remains on paperThe draft bylaw was supposed to be applicable for all materials used for construction of buildings and other structures. The bylaw makes it...
16 Dec, 2019, 12.24 PM IST
Bylaws to be tweaked in Ghaziabad to allow alterations in housesGDA has also approved conversion of the proposed multi-level parking at Rajnagar District Centre into a mechanised parking with a PPP model...
01 Dec, 2018, 11.09 AM IST
No risk for Supertech project buyers: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority CEO Arun Vir SinghSupertech chairman RK Arora said his company had contested the said order issued in October last and the matter is currently under review b...
25 May, 2016, 03.42 AM IST
Meghalaya government to implement Building Bylaws in all major townsThe announcement came in the wake of the Opposition HSPDP serving a deadline to the government to withdraw the notification and warning of ...
05 Aug, 2015, 09.23 PM IST
Jaipur to benefit from new model building bylawsThese bylaws are applicable to all designs, constructions, reconstructions and alterations to a building.
23 Jan, 2015, 10.49 PM IST
Build houses on plots or face cancellation of allotmentLandowners in the city will have to either construct on vacant plots within two years or sell them to someone else otherwise the property w...
13 Feb, 2014, 11.06 AM IST
- Odisha rapped for poor energy conservation
The Centre has come down heavily on the Odisha government for poor implementation of Energy Conservation Act, 2001, which makes use of sola...
08 Aug, 2012, 05.30 AM IST
- Rajasthan to promote green buildings
Rajasthan government is planning to make it mandatory for buildings spread over 500 square metres to have rainwater harvesting facilities, ...
19 Oct, 2009, 04.05 PM IST
- Water harvesting must for building plans
Building plans on floor area of 100sq yards and above will get clearance from local bodies only if they install rooftop water harvesting sy...
18 Aug, 2007, 05.30 AM IST