Mumbai Buyers say prices too high, wait for a further correction in rates

Going by footfalls

With the CRZ issue taking the centre stage along the South Goa coastal belt ahead of the April 23 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress has promised to go any extent within the law to protect the houses of people affected by Bombay High Court order regarding CRZ violation.

T E Narasimhan / Chennai April 07, 2009, 0:49 IST

The corpus of Rural Housing Fund (RHF), a scheme set up by the National Housing Bank (NHB) to provide refinance for rural housing, has been doubled to Rs 2,000 crore.

NHB Chairman and Managing Director S Sridhar told Business Standard that in July 2008 the corpus was Rs 1,000 crore, which has now been increased to Rs 2,000 crore.

Housing is at the centre of an ensemble of life issues, including the child

Damage to trees during the dredging of Kestopur canal has prompted the forest department to ask the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) to stop the work, if necessary.

India's recent phenomenal prosperity has taken everybody by surprise. The rolling out of ambitious programmes and its right implementation has leapfrogged India into the category of fast developing countries.

This paper discusses the multiple benefits and opportunities that improved energy efficiency in housing brings for all the three pillars of sustainable development. Environmental, macroeconomic, microeconomic benefits, social implications and energy security issues are discussed, along with a specific case of the transition country.

THANJAVUR: Under tsunami schemes, various development works are going on at 23 coastal villages in Thanjavur district, according to Hitesh Kumar Makwana, Tsunami Project Director.

He reviewed the progress in tsunami schemes with Collector M. S. Shanmugham, the Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) P. Renukadevi, and other officials here on Thursday.

Interview with Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

HERALD REPORTER

MARGAO, FEB 1
The Gram Sabha of Aquem Baixo Panchayat on Sunday has opposed a controversial mega housing project in the village and the rehabilitation of the kiosk owners on agricultural land acquired by State Urban Development Agency.

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