Aug. 30: At least two mega projects in the city that were supposed to give relief to people from parking and housing woes have hit a roadblock with a state-level green body questioning how they started the work without getting the necessary environmental clearances.

If the big and largely rich emitters of today were to take mitigation in the immediate future seriously, they could achieve emission reductions without denying the poor in India the prospects of a humane existence, says Arvind Panagariya

As many as 802 houses have been sanctioned to the district under the Indira Awas scheme.

Steps will be taken to distribute the benefits equally to all Gram Panchayats, said Zilla Panchayat President S N Rajarao.

DDA decided to declare Nehru Place a `No Hawking Zone' . It will also take up construction of 10,000 houses for the poor under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
The Delhi Development Authority on Monday passed the draft zonal plans for Yamuna river bed (zone"O") and Rohini area (zone "P-II") in a meeting of the authority here.

Aug. 4: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has failed to construct 27,379 flats for economically weaker sections though three years have passed since the project was cleared by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.

Returning to their ranch-style house in Sacramento after a long summer workday, Jon and Kim Waldrep were routinely met by a wall of heat.

The Government yesterday entered into an agreement with the Chinese Government to initiate a mega housing project in the country. Over 130,000 housing units will be built island wide under this project which is fully funded by the Chinese Government.

July 14: A scam was unearthed in the Indiramma housing scheme of the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Limited where a techie siphoned off Rs 2.2 crore.
The sleuths of the Central Crime Station have registered a case against the accused and have begun the investigation.

The government's flagship job security scheme - the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (nrega) -is set to undergo major changes by opening its doors to skilled labour and laying emphasis on creation of 'permanent' or 'viewable' assets.