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
Big relief for residents: HC tells builder to demolish illegal construction in setback area over missing fire NOCBengaluru apartment owners secured a major win as the Karnataka High Court ordered a builder to demolish illegal construction. The construc...
06 May, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Don’t wait till possession: 4 parking checks every homebuyer must do earlyHomebuyers often face parking disputes after taking possession of their homes. Experts advise checking parking space dimensions, legal term...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.42 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
Types of buildings as categorised by government and how infrastructure development can shape India’s futureMoHUA explains a building to be a structure constructed using any type of material (s) and for whatever purpose, be it for residential, com...
28 Jun, 2019, 05.57 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
- Need to simplify building by-laws in Delhi, says DUAC
Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) has recommended simplification of building by-laws and setting up of a single window clearance system.
11 Jan, 2012, 04.51 PM 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