Chief Minister Manohar Parrikarhas said he would bring about a law in the next session of the assembly to prevent the sale and conversion of agricultural land as part of his efforts to protect the

“We have refused permission unless we do an on-site inspection and see the actual situation,” said the Conservator of Forests

The Delhi Government is all set to go for massive cutting down of trees to pave the way for flats for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) at Bawana, promised under Rajiv Rattan Awas Yojana.

Ahmedabad Urban Development Association (Auda) has passed the first affordable housing scheme in the newly declared residential affordable housing (RAH) zone in Khodiyar area, which comes under Town Planning scheme - 60.

The developers, Manubhai Patel Company, have been given permission to construct 53 housing units in the zone. Each house will have a buildup of 63 square meters.

Hyderabad: Citizens acquiring a house or building one have to first construct a rain water harvesting (RWH) pit in their plots and then apply for permission to build one.

The Ghaziabad Development Authority plans to introduce a project that will enable the agency to track all construction activity in the city through satellite imagery.

The Bombay HC recently directed the New D N Nagar Cooperative Housing Societies Union and developer Rustomjee Realty, among others, to file replies to an application by developers Vaidehi Akash Hou

Loan granted under concessional International Development Association window on a long-term basis for 25 years

The World Bank has approved a concessional loan of $100 million to the National Housing Bank (NHB) for implementation of low income housing programme.
The loan has been granted under the concessional International Development Association window on a long-term basis for a period of 25 years.

Keen to take advantage of the decision of the United Progressive Alliance regime to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in the housing sector, the state government plans to set up satellite towns

Siddaramaiah announces implementation of several promises in manifesto

Hours after being sworn in as Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah announced the implementation of several promises made in the Congress poll manifesto, including providing rice at Re. 1 a kg to poor families through the Public Distribution System from June 1.

In a bid to curb misreporting by states, the ministry of rural development on Monday approved changes to guidelines of the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) that allow flexibility to the states in identify