Combining the aesthetics of art and the technicalities of architecture, a city-based artist has brought out a series of artworks that highlight the need for sustainable designing of buildings.

The 6.84-sq km start-up area, which will be the heart of Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, will be better, greener and more modern than the famed Singapore city-state itself.

The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has denied environmental clearance to 10 mega construction projects --including upmarket apartment complexes -in the city, for alleged encr

Seven years after the Centre’s approval, the forest lands in Himachal Pradesh can now be used for developmental works like building schools or community centre on fulfilling certain conditions.

Shimla that has grown haphazardly in the absence of a masterplan is set to face another blow: regularisation of unauthorised constructions — which may number more than 5,000 — in one go.

The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has decided to strictly implement green provisions in the General Development and Construction Rules (GDCR) for new constructions in the city.

Solar energy developer Azure Power has tied up with DLF to set up solar projects on rooftops of the builder's properties, mainly in Gurgaon, where the first smart grid is coming up.