Reviving its pet Lohia Gram Yojana, Samajwadi Party Government has sanctioned Rs 250 crore for building infrastructure in over 1000 villages having population over 250.

Our cities are under pressure – pressure from people, resources and the environment.

New Delhi: An estimated 70% of buildings in east Delhi are prone to damage in an earthquake, lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna said on Thursday.

The Department of Environment (DoE) in a drive punished a shopping centre, a hotel and a developer for creating unbearable noise pollution in the capital's Gulshan and Uttara area yesterday.

The Andhra Pradesh Government has issued comprehensive norms for buildings, restricting construction in some areas and offering incentives for those making adequate provision for parking and space.

At Solar Energy Centre in Gurgaon, solar ACs have replaced conventional devices. Some other buildings have switched to alternative cooling techniques to limit electricity bills

The Department of Environment (DoE) fined owners of four multistoried buildings Tk 28 lakh for constructing the buildings without its environment clearance certificate.