When development is rapid and environment is under focus, it is not enough to have buildings that can just be called green.

More number of measurable and verifiable green buildings are needed to answer all those who ask:

The ban on new constructions in 17 green belts of the town may finally go as the government is considering giving relaxation not just to plot owners who bought land prior to the imposition of the ban in 2000, but to everyone provided it does not involve the felling of trees and is within the permissible limit.

The relaxation might not come through immediately as the entire exercise has been clu

The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) told theBombay High Court on Monday that the Adarsh co-operative housing society has not only flouted the norms related to environment but also violated Floor Space Index (FSI) rules for constructing the multi-storied building.

Additional solicitor general, Darius Khambatta, appearing for the ministry said the society could not have utilised FSI of

The Sri Lankan government announced that it plans to construct 7,500 housing units for the urban poor who live in underserved settlements in Colombo and adjoining areas.

Acting on a proposal put forward by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the government has launched a development programme through the Urban Development Authority (UDA) to provide housing facilities to the low income families living

The Rajasthan Government is constructing over 10,600 houses under 15 housing schemes as part of affordable housing policy at a cost of Rs.363 crore this year. The construction work is in progress at Jaipur, Chaksu, Bhiwadi, Kuchaman and Dausa.

According to State Principal Urban Development and Housing Secretary G. S.

In the first phase, they would be shifted to Bawana: Sheila
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said about 6,000 families living in 33 jhuggi clusters would soon be rehabilitated by the Delhi Government.

Mumbai: Five days after the environment ministry asked the state government to initiate action against Lavasa Corporation for environmental violations on a portion of its hill city project in Pune, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday indicated that the option to

MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai is not beaming in its 40th year.

A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has objected to the locus standi of the Lavasa Corporation Ltd inviting suggestions and objections from citizens to the draft development proposals of Lavasa Hill Station (LHS).

Civic activist Sujit Patwardhan has objected to the authority of Lavasa Planning Authority Committee (LPAC) for preparing such a proposal and filed objections on behalf of the NGO,

New Delhi: In a mea culpa of sorts, Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh said he had been