Cyclone Yaas: At least one crore people affected and more than three lakh houses damaged in BengalA three-member state team, including the chief minister and chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay, will conduct an aerial survey of Digha, Na...
Modi government sets ambitious target of building 60 lakh rural houses in next one yearAbout 84 lakh houses have been completed so far under the programme in the past two-and-a-half years, and it is expected to reach a total o...
Manifesto versus manifesto: What BJP and Congress say on major issuesHere are some of the prominent promises made by each party on major issues.
From abrogation of Article 370 to pension for shopkeepers here are the key highlights from BJP's election manifestoKey points from BJP's elections manifesto include pension scheme for small shopkeepers, zero tolerance to terrorism and a promise to set up...
BJP manifesto pro-poor and pro-biz; but stocks subduedReleased just days ahead of the first round of voting, the BJP manifesto failed to lift stocks.
BJD's successes lie in putting people at centre of governance: Naveen PatnaikIn the 2014 manifesto, we had promised conversion of kuchha houses to pucca houses and we completed 1.3m houses in the last three years, sa...
How infrastructure status will change the reality for real estateAfter a wait of many years, the government has finally awarded infra status to the largely-neglected affordable housing, which is encouragi...
I-T probes Rs 300 crore shady bullion sale, black money deposits in DelhiOfficials said the department has identified the kingpin of the entire alleged racket as one A Arora who deposited cash of at least five in...
Expecting to restore 25 pc water supply by late evening: Delhi GovtKejriwal had said that water was completely used up in Delhi and appelaed to the Centre to intervene immediately and get the supply restore...
136 earthquakes have rocked India so far this year: GovernmentEarth Science Minister Harsh Vardhan said a total of 136 earthquakes have occurred in India in the current year so far.
The real acche din: Why development mantra should be about improving the lives of those in rural IndiaDevelopment in the form of bijli-sadak-paani and liveable houses is the need for the underdeveloped rural. That should be the development s...
Landlessness key to rural deprivation, census saysAs per figures, 59% of households with kuchha houses are landless-labourers, followed by 55% of those with no literate adult above 25 years.
Budget 2015: Increase in govt spend may fire up economy & Dalal street, feel expertsIT, pharma, financials & select cyclicals will do well but don’t expect a dramatic pick-up in capex as utilisation levels remain low across...
Cyclone 'Hudhud': Evacuation of endangered Bonda tribals beginsThe administration has targetted to shift about 2,000 members of Bonda tribes to more secure places as they live in unsafe 'kuchha' houses.
Naveen Patnaik announces Rs 3,000 crore Biju Pucca Ghar scheme"The new scheme is named as Biju Pucca Ghar scheme. Our aim is to convert all the kuchha houses into pucca houses in rural areas," Patnaik ...
Steel companies setting up shops and dealers in rural IndiaThousands of Indians are tearing down their mud & brick houses to build shelters of concrete, steel & cement as rural wage growth spurts.