THE Union environment ministry has issued a showcause notice to Lavasa Corporation, which is constructing a 25,000-acre hill township near Pune, alleging myriad violation of environmental laws.

The Centre is said to have made up its mind to demolish the complete structure of the Adarsh Housing Society building located in a plush area of Mumbai, expectedly after December 15.
Highly placed sources in the government on Friday gave a clear indication in this regard.

The housing society, which was originally meant to be a six-storey structure was later extended to 31 floors allegedly with

HC asks for status report on CRZ violation on Nariman Point-Cuffe Parade stretch
Express News Service

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), city collector and additional collector (Encroachments Removal) to file a status report on the alleged unauthorised constructions being carried out along the sea between Nariman Point and Cuffe Parade and

KOLKATA, 1 Nov: In a move that could harm both the revenue generation of the government and the prospect of tourism industry, the state forest department has issued a ban on construction of new resorts within and around one kilometre periphery of the seven wildlife sanctuaries in north Bengal.

The initiative has been taken to avoid any kind of man-animal conflict in the areas and so that the wi

The buying and selling of the flats in buildings standing on notified private forest lands in Mumbai and Thane is going on uninterruptedly.

The fate of nearly 5 lakh families in 15,000 buildings with several thousand apartments in Borivli, Mulund, Nahur and Thane is hanging in balance for the past few years as the case is being heard in the Supreme Court.

Though the lower court has suggested

AHMEDABAD: In order to promote the planned development on coastal areas of the state, the Gujarat government may come up with a special scheme to encourage builders to develop integrated townships near the seashore.

While addressing a gathering at the inauguration ceremony of the Godrej township on SG Road, chief minister Narendra Modi said that coastal development through townships is still in

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Government is planning to develop environment-friendly townships in the coastal region of the State and promised special schemes for the developers who would participate in the initiative.

Seeking viable solutions to make India slum-free, Government today invited banks, other financial institutions and the real estate sector to use its interest subsidy scheme for construction of affordable houses for urban poor.

The view from the deck of the three-bedroom apartment does not boast of much except a labyrinth of under-construction buildings which seem to be rocketing skyward. The frenzied construction is in stark contrast to the quiet of the sparsely populated streets outside.