The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed PUDA to ensure that the builders do not use underground water for construction. Directions were also issued to the authority to ensure installation of electric water meters on bore-wells.

The directions follow notifications issued by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), placing restrictions on the use of underground water for construction purposes in 35 blocks in Punjab.

In a major decision, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the authorities not to grant permission for raising any new constructions at Gulmarg and has asked them to expedite the Gulmarg Ma

Project spread over 27 acres near posh Gomti Nagar would be completed in phases over next 4-5 years

Realtor Paarth Infrabuild on Wednesday launched a Rs 1,400-crore group housing project in Lucknow. The project spread across 27 acres near the posh Gomti Nagar area would be completed in phases over the next four-five years. About 2,000 residential units would be developed under the project for all categories of buyers ranging from low/middle-end to the upper/premium segment.

The Gurgaon administration on Monday requested the Punjab and Haryana High Court to allow installation of new tubewells for drinking and domestic purpose.

An affidavit was filed on Monday by P C Meena, Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon during a hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) highlighting scarcity of drinking water in Gurgaon.

INDORE: Despite government incentives, concept of green buildings has failed to catch fancy of real estate developers in Madhya Pradesh. This is much in contrast to booming real estate markets like Gurgaon (Haryana), Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad where 'green' is the in-thing.

Not a single building in the state is rated 'green building,' which uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to conventional buildings. There are 352 green-rated buildings in the country, approved by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

Since glass traps heat, buildings require more air conditioning. As a result, energy use goes up

Building green is definitely important. But it is equally important to know how green a green building is. Take the glitzy, glass-enveloped buildings popping up across the country. It does not matter if you are in the mild but wet and windy climate of Bangalore or in the extreme hot and dry climate of Gurgaon - glass is the in thing.

In line with its policy to encourage low-cost housing projects, the government is considering allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in such projects, subject to a host of conditions, including a

New Delhi: Months after stopping Adani Group from setting up an 1,840-hectare special economic zone (SEZ) in Mundra, the commerce department is set to re-notify the enclave and let the edible oils-to-electricity conglomerate make it contiguous with an existing 6,500 hectare zone.

Sources told TOI that the proposal for re-notification has received the bureaucratic green light and is awaiting a final go ahead from commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma. In the first stage, the plan is to let Adani set up the SEZ. Subsequently, the group will seek “de-notification” of a part of the zone for which approval is in place and then the two would be made contiguous.

Many developers have recently launched similar affordable home projects in the city

Godrej Properties Ltd. (GPL), the real estate development arm of the Godrej Group, launched an affordable housing scheme in their township project Godrej Garden City (GGC) in Ahmedabad. Five new towers, each ground plus 12 storeys tall, will offer affordable one bedroom-hall-kitchen apartments each measuring 600 square feet at prices starting from Rs 16.5 lacs.