Efforts to make mud suitable for constructing houses have been going on for years and there have been significant breakthroughs.

ARCHITECTS hoped to establish mud as a viable building medium when they set out to build the country's first major environmentally-sound building. The mud headquarters in Delhi of Development

THE GOVERNMENT is learning to lead by example. Its largest construction agency, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), has decided that the use of wood in its housing projects will be banned

Development is the real casualty after the Supreme Court clamped down on construction activity in three states including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The blanket ban, which is the result of the states' failure to implement solid waste management systems, will bring to grinding halt construction activities, dealing a body blow to the real estate and allied sectors. Experts say the ban is unlikely to remain for long, even as states like Maharashtra prepare to challenge the order, but many fear that it will surely dampen the market sentiment.

The slowdown has dragged down home real estate prices across India but has the meltdown been worse in larger cities than Tier 2 cities? And what lies ahead for India's Tier 2 towns especially now with the government pushing for affordable homes. In this segment, we focus on key Tier 2 property markets of North India - Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Bhiwadi and Sonepat.

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The 2001 Bhuj earthquake was something of a watershed in Indian disaster preparedness. Several state governments, most so in the Northeast, and various central ministries were shocked into a comprehension of the dangers. However, national capital New Delh

The Indian plate is underthrusting the Eurasian plate by 4 to 5 centimetres a year. But our scientists move even slower. Are they waiting for the Big One to come, again without warning?

Bricks can be made with 30 per cent sewage sludge

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