<p>Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Directions in the matter of demolition of structures dated November 13, 2024.</p> <p>The matter related to whether the executive should be permitted
Japanese researchers have developed a new construction material that uses wood charcoal to absorb chemical substances and odours thought to be linked to Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). The material,
Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojna (VAAY), the grandiose slum housing scheme of the Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Ministry, announced by the Prime Minister on August 15 and approved by the
To create "more awareness" among the vehicle owners in Delhi, the transport department has extended its pollution control drive, which started on 1 October and was to end on 20 October has been
The Union Cabinet has approved the ambitious Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojna aimed at providing, or upgrading, shelter for those forced to live in urban slums. A component of this scheme is a new
The Union Cabinet approved a highly ambitious scheme to provide housing for urban slum dwellers in the country. Announced by the Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, during his Independence Day
The Karnataka government's decision to grant tenurial rights of slum dwellers and launch a scheme to improve civic facilities in the slums is welcome if the plan is implemented in real earnest and is
The Andhra Pradesh Urban Services for the Poor (APUSP) has been taken up with the assistance of the British Department for International Development in 32 towns of the State at a cost of Rs 745
The Outlook Traveller and the Travel Agents Association(TAAI) have chosen Kerala as the best State that promoted tourism in the country in 2001. Kerala is the first State to receive this
The government is to shortly come out with a comprehensive national slum development policy aimed at ameliorating the condition of slums and the urban poor. Stating this on Monday, the Union urban
The recently announced supplementary report of the 2001 Census shows Assam recording the second lowest growth in urban population at the decadal rate of 12.7 per cent among the fifteen major States
