A national mission-mode programme that envisages urban facilities for rural areas (PURA) with private industry participation is on the anvil, according to Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, Principal Scientific

The Transport Minister Parvez Hashmi on Monday extended the last date for phasing out diesel buses from November 15 to November 30. He also allowed the bus operators, who had placed the orders with

India has once again made it to the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Bunker Roy's Barefoot Architects, Tilonia, Rajasthan is one of the nine recipients of the triennial awards which

The Delhi government will construct 20 lakh low cost dwelling units adopting modern construction techniques for the economically weaker sections of society. The chief minister Mrs, Sheila Dikshit,

The Unesco is likely to recognise the world's biggest river island Majuli as a cultural heritage site of the world, according to Prof Dilip K Medhi, who had led a team from Assam to the recent Unesco

Japanese researchers have developed a new construction material that uses wood charcoal to absorb chemical substances and odours thought to be linked to Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). The material,

Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojna (VAAY), the grandiose slum housing scheme of the Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Ministry, announced by the Prime Minister on August 15 and approved by the

To create "more awareness" among the vehicle owners in Delhi, the transport department has extended its pollution control drive, which started on 1 October and was to end on 20 October has been

The Union Cabinet has approved the ambitious Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojna aimed at providing, or upgrading, shelter for those forced to live in urban slums. A component of this scheme is a new

The Union Cabinet approved a highly ambitious scheme to provide housing for urban slum dwellers in the country. Announced by the Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, during his Independence Day