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Affordable housing, rental expansion and RERA reforms set to define next growth phase in India's urban region: ReportIndia's housing sector is set for a major overhaul, driven by urbanization and policy shifts. A report highlights the urgent need for affor...
Maharashtra’s Ready Reckoner revamp may align valuations with market realitiesIn a bold move, Maharashtra is gearing up to implement micro-zoning alongside tailored Ready Reckoner rates, a shift designed to refine pro...
Piyush Goyal urges Credai to assess construction's impact on air quality, prioritise affordable rental housingCommerce Minister Piyush Goyal addressed Credai on their 25th anniversary. He requested a team to study construction's effect on air qualit...
2,400 slums in Mumbai and 675 in Delhi: Government in Lok SabhaAccording to the 2011 Census, the population of Delhi was around 1.68 crore while Mumbai's population was 1.24 crore.
IT dept detects tax evasion worth crores after raids on Mumbai real estate groupThe CBDT said in a statement on Thursday that the searches on the group, that undertakes construction of both residential and commercial pr...
Flagship missions’ revamp on cards in runup to state pollsThe government has adopted a goal-oriented approach and the new contours of the flagship missions and welfare programmes would be in place ...
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari to adopt a slum every six monthsManoj Tiwari said that the slums adopted by him will be developed into Model Basti on the pattern of the Centre's Adarsh Gram Yojna.
UN Chief names Indian for urban development panelSheela Patel, a Padmashree awardee, is Founder and Director of the SPARC and a global expert on urban poverty alleviation and advocacy for ...
56% Mumbai slum dwellers back note banSelf-employed have lost up to 44% of their monthly income, while among auto rickshaw/taxi drivers the loss ranges from 14% to 24%.
Government streamlining approval procedures for affordable housing: Secretary, Ministry of HousingThe government is streamlining approval procedures for housing projects by delegating powers to local bodies and adopting a consultative pr...
Delhi government plans to open 1,000 neighbourhood clinics in 1 yearThe minister also released a ASSOCHAM-RINCOS knowledge paper on nutraceuticals, herbals and functional foods on the occasion.
PM Narendra Modi's ‘Housing for All by 2022’ scheme gets government nodThe Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the ‘Housing for All by 2022’ scheme being pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide ...
Dabur to partner Sulabh to push personal hygiene, cleanlinessUnder the partnership, the maker of Sanifresh toilet cleaner and Vatika hair oils, will adopt six Sulabh public conveniences.
Government needs at least Rs 50,000 crore to make Delhi slum-freeDelhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board is learnt to have sent a detailed report in this regard to the urban development department.
June 2014 cutoff date for illegal coloniesUrban development minister Venkaiah Naidu told the House his government will try to regularize the 1,200 plus colonies and would see that t...
Canara Bank expands its Gramodaya scheme in DelhiGramodaya is a scheme floated by bank for identifying villages or slums for overall development, Canara Bank said in a statement.
- Despite ownership documents, urban poor fear eviction without notice
In Mumbai, 30% households don't have ownership or tenancy documents and one in five feel insecure against eviction, says the UN's Millenniu...
- Centre to grant Rs 6,000 cr under Rajiv Awas Yojna
Each unit, estimated to cost about Rs 3 lakh, will consist of two rooms, kitchen, bathroom and a lavatory, along with electricity and water...
- Rs 6,000 cr package for slum-free city project
In a significant move towards a slum-free city plan, the Centre will soon announce Rs 6,000 crore grant for construction of houses under th...
- Slum fight: Govt banks on pvt funds
Moving on its ambitious target to make India slum free over the next five years, UPA government is finalising guidelines which hugely bank ...