In the face of the global imperative to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 °C (above pre-industrial level), as outlined in the Paris Agreement, nations have been striving to transition towards a net-zero economy. This challenge is particularly pronounced for India, where the dual goals of fulfilling developmental aspirations …
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Monday discussed suggestions for changes in the Master Plan Delhi-2021 with urban planners, architects and government officials. The suggestions ranged from redevelopment to transport, with extra focus on improved mobility. A draft of the suggestions made by four expert groups have been given to …
A Bill to provide for the identification, redevelopment, rehabilitation and for prevention of slums and to provide residential houses with infrastructural facilities, assigning property rights to identified slum dwellers and for matters connected therewith or incidental there to. This Act may be called the Odisha Property Rights to Slum Dwellers …
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) expects nearly 2 billion square feet of sustained building footprint by 2015. At present, 1,745 eco-friendly building projects with over 1.21 billion sq ft of green footprint are registered with the IGBC. “The green concept is becoming very popular among developers as they have …
Finally, after a period of seven years, city’s dream to have an energy efficient green building is going to be realised tomorrow with Paryavaran Bhawan in Sector 19 being inaugurated by UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil. Christened Paryavaran Complex, the building is constructed adjacent to the Old Architects Building in …
Surat: Surat could well become the first city in India to make solar water heating in all buildings, residential and commercial, mandatory. Earlier, this year, the Union urban development ministry had made it mandatory that civic bodies of all 58 cities identified to be made “solar cities” change their construction …
Noida: Hundreds of farmers stalled construction work of at least four developers in Sectors 45 and 96 of Noida on Sunday alleging that Noida Authority has failed to honour the Allahabad high court verdict of October 2011. The verdict entitled the farmers to 10% developed plots and 64% extra compensation …
In a strong bid to promote energy conservation in the residential sector, German KfW Development Bank is providing a loan of euro 50 million to National Housing Bank (NHB) for refinancing housing loans to buy energy efficient housing units. KfW has pushed a similar scheme in Germany, where it provided …
An Union Environment Ministry panel has recommended clearance for developing a Rs.2,000-crore international private airport at Aranmula. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Building Construction, Coastal Regulation Zone, Infrastructure Development and Miscellaneous projects has recommended the proposal for environmental clearance with conditions, officials said here on Thursday. The airport, planned …
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Jaipur Development Authority for allowing illegal constructions in the basin of Amanishah Nullah. The high-rise buildings coming up in the basin of the nullah has forced one P L Mandola to file a PIL which was heard by a …
New Delhi: The focus of energy efficiency has usually been large buildings, whether residential or commercial. Now, there is a project that will help smaller buildings reduce their carbon footprint. An offshoot of GRIHA — the green rating for integrated habitat assessment — SVAGRIHA has been conceptualized especially for buildings …
Over 4,000 suggestions from people uploaded on the web, says Urban Development Minister Green buildings in the Capital will be allowed to increase their floor area ratio (FAR) as an incentive by the Urban Development Ministry. This is one of the proposals among 23 specific amendments to the Master Plan-2021 …
New Delhi In a major reprieve for developers in Maharashtra, a division bench of the Supreme Court passed an interim order on Tuesday allowing them to pay value added tax (VAT) till October 31, adding the amount would be refunded if the developers win the case. The Supreme Court passed …
DIMAPUR: Y Patton, Nagaland Parliamentary Secretary for Geology & Mining, I&FC; and Border Affairs, has warned that immediate eviction drives should be carried out against individuals and government employees encroaching upon government land. This parliamentary secretary’s caution comes in the wake of reported random encroachment of land and buildings belonging …
New Delhi The Delhi government is drafting a new legislation that will provide a one-time amnesty to several illegal constructions, currently exempt from demolition on a temporary basis. The Union government had cleared a special legislation in 2006, offering amnesty to thousands of illegal constructions that were in line to …
Petition challenges converting new secretariat complex in Chennai into a hospital The National Green Tribunal here on Tuesday admitted a petition by advocate R. Veeramani, challenging the environmental clearance given by the State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to convert the new Legislative Assembly cum Secretariat complex in Chennai …
Reiterating its stand on the Adarsh housing society, a former Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) official told a judicial panel here on Monday that the building has to be demolished as it does not have environmental clearance. Former MoEF director Bharat Bhushan told a two-member inquiry commission set …
The Delhi Jal Board wants consumers to adapt to “community sharing of resources”, and for that it has proposed that all upcoming multi-storey buildings in the city should have a single bulk water connection and the residents should learn how to divide water among themselves. The DJB has recently written …
The controversial Adarsh housing society building did not have a Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance from either the state or central government, a former environment ministry official told the Adarsh commission on Monday. The statement was made by Bharat Bhushan, a former director of the Union Ministry of Environment and …
Finding it difficult to cope with demands of vertical growth of the city, the Delhi Jal Board has decided not to give water connections to each dwelling unit in a multi-storeyed apartment block. Instead, the DJB will now provide only one connection to a block of flats which has more …
To check illegal use of underground water by builders in Gurgaon, and take immediate action against them, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the Haryana government to constitute a committee of officers, who will visit the construction sites in Gurgaon. “ The direction that no new license …
