Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
In a move environmentalists have called disastrous, the Delhi Development Authority has issued a public notice seeking to reduce the city's zone O — comprising Yamuna and the river front — by as much as 40% to pave the way for the regularization of various illegal settlements and constructions in …
A new climate change mitigation project to promote sustainable biomass energy production and modern bio-energy technologies commenced in Sri Lanka . Read more in this first Monthly Sri Lanka State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. September 2013 Edition is out! Download, Read and Share. …
An ambitious scheme of the Union government of making cities slum-free has run into trouble in Indore. Though the civic body claims to have spent over Rs 28 crore under the scheme, slum dwellers say mandatory procedures while chalking out details of the scheme for Indore were not followed. Rajiv …
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has invited comments/feedback on this draft 'Model State Affordable Housing Policy for Urban Areas ’by October 16, 2013. It aims to create an enabling environment for providing “affordable housing for all” and also promote Public Private People Participation (PPPP) for addressing the …
Government after careful consideration have been pleased to modify certain provisions of the `Scheme for Affordable Urban Housing in Odisha, 2012’ in order to make it more effective in delivering its objectives. Accordingly, the revised version entitled “Revised scheme for affordable urban housing in Odisha 2013” is hereby notified, which …
Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) will start the procedure to change the land use of the Prithvi Raj Nagar (PRN) scheme in the Master Plan 2025. At present the scheme is marked as Special zone in the plan. In a meeting chaired by GS Sandhu, the urban development and …
India’s sheer size and poverty have meant that addressing the needs of its hundreds of millions of poor and vulnerable citizens has preoccupied Indian policymakers since independence. Unsurprisingly, the mix of strategies, the resulting policy instruments to undergird them and their relative effectiveness have been a matter of contentious debate.
Though the realty sector may be passing through recession, yet the Hooda government’s new ‘Affordable Housing Policy-2013’ has brought cheer to the builders. In fact, the builder-friendly housing policy has evoked tremendous response among the builders with 90 realty firms evincing interest in the policy. As expected, 52 builders have …
The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Centre and states to a PIL pleading for provision of residential accommodation to all homeless families living in public places such as footpaths, flyovers, bridges and railway lines as every citizen has the fundamental right to have a roof over his …
The disparity in living conditions in the capital was starkly revealed by the data released in the Delhi Statistical Handbook 2013. According to the handbook, over 30 per cent of Delhi’s population lives in one-room dwellings, while three per cent resides in more five-room accommodations. As per the report, 32.2 …
Pre-fabricated house structures will be put in place at 19 locations in Uttarakhand before October 30 to rehabilitate those displaced in the catastrophic June flash floods, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has said. “We have identified 19 locations in the State where pre-fabricated structures will be put in place to rehabilitate …
Mumbai witnessed the launch of nearly 18,000 housing units between January and June, an increase of 30% compared to the same period in 2012, said a quarterly report by global property consultants Cushman and Wakefield. Thirty per cent of the new launches were in Andheri, Bandra, Malad and Goregaon followed …
Green New Deal campaign group says £50bn should be spent on technology, cheap housing and insulating homes Campaigners have warned that Britain is hurtling towards a new economic crisis, and call for a £50bn "Green New Deal" to create more sustainable growth and better-paid jobs and equip the country for …
UP Housing and Development Board has decided to make installation of sewer treatment plant and water-recycling project mandatory in all future housing projects on and above 2 acre land. The recycled water may be used for multiple purposes like irrigation of parks, watering garden plants, toilet systems, cleaning of vehicles, …
A National Housing Policy has been drafted by construction sector experts to strengthen the Janasevana National Housing Initiative, combining decades of expertise in the provision of housing. The National Housing Policy will be officially presented to Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa who will in turn …
The Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has committed financial assistance of Rs 2130.91 crore for 40 housing and infrastructure projects to Goa, the State Member of Parliament Shantaram Naik was informed by the Union Minister. The total cost of the project was around Rs 2853.72 crore. In …
Delhi’s Human Development Report 2013 finds migrants to be better educated than before, more satisfied with their jobs Migration to Delhi is falling, and the average migrant is better-off and better educated than before, Delhi’s Human Development Report 2013 has revealed. Closely tied to this is the changed nature of …
The Delhi Human Development Report, 2013, has been structured around the theme ‘Improving Lives, Promoting Inclusion’. This theme encompasses all the fundamental concerns of human development, that is, improving people’s capabilities; augmenting the choices available to them; assuring the progress of all segments of society in terms of income, education …
Jaipur: Major loopholes have been observed by the CAG in implementation of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) by the Rajasthan government. The state could utilize only 22% of the funds of the programme resulting in construction of only 13% of the targeted houses. The CAG’s audit of …
JAIPUR: Major loopholes have been observed by the CAG in implementation of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) by the Rajasthan government. The state could utilize only 22% of the funds of the programme resulting in construction of only 13% of the targeted houses. The CAG's audit of …
