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...
21 Jun, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
ETMarkets PMS Talk | 20 months of consolidation has created compelling small-cap opportunities: Equitree’s Pawan BharaddiaIn an interaction with Kshitij Anand of ETMarkets, Bharaddia explains why his firm continues to follow a private equity-style investing app...
20 Jun, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Italy planted Norway spruce across the Alps in the 1930s, a deliberate-but-naive reforestation drive, but 90 years on, plant diversity is 50% lower than in native forestsA 90-year-old reforestation project in Italy's Prealps planted Norway spruce. A new study reveals this decision drastically reduced plant d...
19 Jun, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
Arunachal rolls out major deregulation drive to boost investmentArunachal Pradesh has significantly eased business regulations. The state has streamlined processes across 51 areas, including land, enviro...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
20 months of bearish markets: One additional letter that tells you which 'cheap' stocks are actually cheapMost investors live by one ratio. That ratio that tells them all they want to know – or should one say all they want to hear? They open a s...
31 May, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
DDA identifies 14 land parcels along metro corridors for housing pushThe Delhi Development Authority is gearing up for a game-changer in urban housing by pinpointing 14 land parcels near metro stations. These...
17 May, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Naredco proposes changes to ease Delhi Transit-Oriented Development restrictionsUnder the policy, planned, high-density and mixed-use development will be promoted within a 500-metre radius around Metro and RRTS corridor...
16 May, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
The end of microphones? AI can read your muscles to speak for youSouth Korean researchers have developed a wearable neckband that translates silent mouth movements into speech using the user's own voice. ...
13 May, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
CAG pulls up Noida Authority over group housing projectsCAG accused the authority of lack of a policy framework for costing of properties, excess allowance of floor area ratio (FAR) resulting in ...
18 Dec, 2021, 08.39 AM IST
Survey kicks off to monetise government land bankModi government is aiming to rationalise the use of residences, land and buildings, and generate revenue.
09 Jul, 2019, 03.50 PM IST
Gurgaon realty space gets a double boostOwners of large residential plots and those converted for residential use through change of land use certificates have also been allowed to...
12 May, 2016, 12.01 PM IST
Floor area ratio hike likely for group housingDDA had increased the Floor area ratio (FAR) limit for group housing societies from 167 in the previous master plan 2001 to 200.
10 Dec, 2014, 05.55 PM IST
Floor area ratio, ground coverage increased in Delhi; move to benefit buyersProperty prices in many parts of Delhi have been under stress over the past two years because of an increase in supply and a subsequent dec...
27 Nov, 2014, 05.52 AM 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
DDA's new policy makes provision for smaller 1-acre farmhousesThese new dwellings called Country Homes will be allowed a higher floor area ratio (FAR) of 20 compared to the earlier stipulated 15.
23 Mar, 2013, 03.03 PM IST
RWAs welcome DDA move to hike floor-area ratioA large number of cooperative housing societies have welcomed DDA’s notification allowing higher floor-area ratio (FAR) for existing group ...
23 Oct, 2012, 03.25 PM IST
- Floor-area ratio may rise in places near Metro, BRT
In a move that may pave the way for further construction in many localities — including some upscale ones — the Delhi cabinet has decided t...
10 Aug, 2010, 12.10 PM IST