Saket building collapse: Municipal Corporation of Delhi drive to identify, seal illegal structures in South DelhiTwo days after a fatal building collapse in Saket, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is initiating a crackdown on illegal constructi...
01 Jun, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Parking space dispute: What national building code says & what you can doHomeowners facing inadequate parking spaces from builders have recourse beyond RERA, which doesn't mandate specific parking dimensions. Whi...
16 May, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Builder denied proper parking? Know your rights under RERA & key court rulingsHomebuyers facing parking disputes with builders now have legal recourse. Judicial precedents and RERA guidelines offer clarity on issues l...
12 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
BPTP awards Rs 488 crore construction contract to NCC LimitedBPTP Limited has awarded a Rs 488 crore construction contract to NCC Limited. This contract is for the Downtown 66 residential development ...
06 Apr, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
Bought a flat but parking too small and far away? Homebuyer filed case but lost in RERA; here’s whyA homeowner's plea for a better parking spot was dismissed by Punjab RERA. The complainant argued his allotted space was too small and far ...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Delhi: Students asked to vacate basement libraries of coaching centres after flooding kills 3The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has sealed the basements of 13 coaching centres in Karol Bagh for violating building bye-laws, fol...
29 Jul, 2024, 09.53 AM IST
Buildings may have to set aside 20% parking space for EV chargingThe Karnataka government is amending the Model Building Bye-Laws 2017 to mandate residential and commercial buildings in the state to set a...
19 Oct, 2019, 10.38 AM IST
Engineers must clear BBMP test to give gyanThe 16-mark test has questions related to crucial aspects of town planning — of the buffer zones around water bodies, types of buffer zones...
05 Aug, 2019, 10.59 AM IST
Delhi Development Authority proposes new building byelawsConstruction firms, contractors of three-storey flats or bigger shopping complexes may be responsible for structural flaws or defects in co...
03 Mar, 2018, 07.45 AM IST
Our order would decide fate of real-estate projects cleared by states: NGTFor smaller projects (less than 20,000 sq m) it even has a "self-declaration" clause, which will ensure issuance of permission from urban l...
05 Jun, 2017, 06.50 PM IST
Rules under Realty Act to be finalized in three months: Venkaiah Naidu, Urban Development Minister,The Act is a major step towards protecting the interest of property buyers and intends to regulate the sector. The bill is also expected to...
14 Apr, 2016, 08.58 PM IST
Building plans in Delhi to get sanctioned in a monthUrban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu released Delhi's unified building bye-laws that have been made user-friendly.
30 Mar, 2016, 05.57 PM IST
Government draws up guidelines to make public spaces disabled friendlyThe ministry has come out with the final draft of the harmonized guidelines and space standards for barrier-free environment for persons wi...
12 Dec, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
Delhi Building Bye Laws revised,no sanction needed to build small houseThe owners of plots up to 100 meters can start construction after submitting all information in one page to the authority concerned.
31 Dec, 2014, 12.57 PM IST
Building byelaws made user-friendly, aim at easy, time-bound approvalsThe Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) in association with Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and municipal bodies have completed the simpli...
30 Dec, 2014, 03.46 PM IST
BJP seeks removal of O zone tag from areas around YamunaO zone is regarded as flood prone and hence there is an embargo on any construction in this zone by the DDA.
25 Dec, 2013, 01.52 AM IST
- Online sanctioning of industrial properties begins
The process of online sanctioning of building plans of industrial plots by MCD, which was earlier limited to residential properties, was ki...
18 Apr, 2012, 07.02 PM IST