Bhopal, Jan 16: The dilapidated Union Carbide premises would be handed over to the Housing and Environment department for construction of a gas monument after cleaning up of the toxic waste from its vicinity.

This report presents the concerns and observations of a wide range of organisations about the impact of climate change on the most vulnerable members of society. The broad platform is one of shared concern. Specific policy recommendations, though, remain those of the individual organisations operating in their particular field of competence.

The government is looking to pass on the bill to ensure

In an attempt to decongest the crowded townships of Mandi and Dharamsala, the Himachal Pradesh Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) has decided to set up their satellite townships. These townships will have all modern civic amenities.

Maharashtra is one of the most urbanized and progressive States in the country and the State Government has been pro-active in its housing policies and establishing institutions to meet these challenges

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For "Aam Admi"

The Fourth World Urban Forum organised by the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) was held in Nanjing, China recently. More than 5,000 foreign delegates from 175 countries including Sri Lanka participated at the Fourth World Urban Forum together with another 3,000 local delegates from the People's Republic of China.

The Mumbai skyline. After the Supreme Court

It is time the UK government took a fresh look at its housing ambitions and admitted what the industry has been saying for more than a year: that they are simply not achievable.

These were policies designed for a boom, not possibly the worst housing slump since the second world war, and there should be no embarrassment in admitting as much.

This publication captures some of the key knowledge and shared learning from an international policy dialogue on the

The government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of 30,000 houses in Lahore and Faisalabad on Thursday.

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