The European Union's (eu) plans to spend billions of euros on infrastructure projects in new member states will damage the environment and be socially unnecessary, claims an environment group. The

Till a couple of decades ago Bangalore was a sleepy city running to the rhythm of old trading networks and retired people taking their evening constitutionals. All that changed when the city became the Silicon Valley of India. Invaded by technological g

• Repeal Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act • Reform of rent control laws • Rationalisation of stamp duty to 5 per cent • Property tax reforms • Levy of user

The urban renewal mission is likely to bypass or short change the urban poor

The unplanned sector of India