22-05-2013 City's new devpt plan delayed by 6 months: Mumbai: The city’s draft development plan (DP) will not be published in October as planned. It will be delayed by six months as the civic body has no urban
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22-05-2013 'Bunds killing mangroves in Ratnagiri': Mumbai: Bunds constructed over the years to divert water in Ratnagiri district are taking a heavy toll on mangroves. A case study of three locations—Jaigad,
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22-05-2013 Cement prices to remain subdued in coming months: After seeing some revival during January and February, cement prices came under pressure in March and April. With the monsoons coming and demand remaining
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22-05-2013 Bunds along creeks destroying mangroves: Mumbai: Construction of three bunds along three creeks in Ratnagiri has caused the destruction of around 300 hectares of mangroves, according to a report
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22-05-2013 Connaught Place sees maximum 12% rise in retail rentals among top 8 cities: Retail space rentals in Delhi’s high street Connaught Place have appreciated by 12% — the most among the country’s top eight cities
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22-05-2013 Land , clearances holding up petrapole check post plan: The proposed integrated check post at the India-Bangladesh border in Petrapole in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has been delayed owing to
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22-05-2013 1,000 Affordable MHADA homes in next two years?: Chairman of MHADA’s Mumbai Repair and Reconstruction Board says redevelopment of dilapidated cessed buildings on lands of BPT and LIC is on the anvil HIS
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21-05-2013 Bridging the urban-rural divide: The great Indian story of urban- rural divide repeats itself in the planned city of Navi Mumbai, too. One the one hand, we have been witnessing the planned growth of the townships
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21-05-2013 You may have to pay registration fees for rental deals under 1 year: New Delhi: The Union government plans to make registration of rent agreements mandatory above a certain threshol,
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21-05-2013 BMC still waiting for your opinion on grey water reuse: Mumbai: After it failed to get any response from citizens, the civic body has extended its deadline for residents to make their opinion heard on its decision
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21-05-2013 Affordable houses, but for whom?: Many builders, including Jaypee, Wave Infratech and Tata Housing, have experimented with affordable housing in recent times. Some have even managed to sell these homes
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21-05-2013 'Affordable' homes turn into investment option: Mumbai: Homes in the so-called affordable segment across India are finding buyers but most are investors, not people who plan to stay in them because these
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21-05-2013 State plans town for PAPs of Navi Mumbai airport: Mumbai: The government is considering creating a new township spread over 500 acres (200 hectares) that would be owned by project affected persons (PAPs) of Navi Mumbai
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21-05-2013 Ministry given three months for decision on Goa mines: Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal has directed the union environment ministry to decide on the status of environment clearances (EC) for the suspended
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21-05-2013 State rejects construction curbs in Western Ghats: Mumbai: The state government does not want its hands tied with a blanket prohibition on construction or industrial activity even in the most environmentally
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21-05-2013 Probe ordered into kandivli redevpt plan 'violations': Mumbai: State home minister R R Patil has ordered the crime branch to probe the allegations of blatant violations by a builder in the Samata Nagar redevelopment project
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21-05-2013 Mangroves finally get a protector as govt sets up cell: Mumbai: The state mangrove cell has become the guardian of protected mangrove forests in the state after the revenue and forest department passed a government
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21-05-2013 Squabbles delay Mithi cleaning: Mumbai: The monsoon citizens may pay the price for the long drawn dispute between the civic body and the planning authority over the de-silting of Mithi river
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21-05-2013 Chavan to meet those displaced by Navi Mumbai Airport: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will meet people displaced by the proposed Navi Mumbai Airport (project affected persons or PAPs) in the next ten days
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21-05-2013 Gurgaon to soon get farmhouse colonies: So far, you had known Gurgaon as an industrial hub for its high- rise buildings. Now, it is set to add more to its real estate kitty. Even as the Haryana government
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21-05-2013 Developers turn to small office needs: Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi’s Kohinoor group launched, on Akshay Tritiya day, office spaces of 1,000- 1,500 sq ft each under its The Chambers project
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21-05-2013 India Cements profit falls 60%, misses estimates: India Cements Ltd said second quarter profit fell 29.5%, missing analysts’ estimates, because of a rise in power and fuel costs.
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