The rapid urbanisation of Guwahati and the consequent boom in population and construction activities since the last couple of decades has pushed the city's fragile eco-system comprising its foreste

Malaysia is currently building the world's most advanced low-carbon mega-city comparable in size to the area of Luxembourg, with an expected population of 3 million by 2025.

Report says urbanisation will be the single-largest factor driving demand for real estate and housing in particular

Urbanisation will be the single-largest factor driving demand for real estate and housing in particular. This growing population has rapidly fueled the process of urbanisation. With 31 out of every 100 people in the country living in the cities or towns, India has a higher number of people living in urban areas. The retail space is currently witnessing excessive supply, however, the gap between demand and supply is narrowing.

Jaipur: The state capital of Rajasthan will soon join the club of top ten most populated cities of urban agglomerations in the country.

Lays emphasis on long-term monitoring

Groundwater resources in Kerala have come under increasing stress from rising levels of exploitation and pollution, the first aquifer atlas of Kerala has revealed. The atlas, compiled by the Central Ground Water Board, estimates the net annual groundwater availability in the State at 6.01 billion cubic metres as on March 2011. The stage of “groundwater development” for the State as a whole has been computed at 47 per cent. The utilisation pattern is, however, uneven across the State, with groundwater-stressed conditions in some parts and sub-optimal groundwater development in some others.