Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
‘Can’t Grow By Neglecting Poor Or Business’ New Delhi: Even as a “communal versus secular” battle promises to remain the main motif of the 2014 election, Congress has sought to counter criticism that it presided over a slowing economy by balancing its “welfare” instincts with an outreach to business. Though …
The Centre for Dalit Studies (CDS) released an eight-page ‘Dalit and Adivasi Agenda’, a manifesto containing demands from people across 22 different areas, to be circulated among all political parties fielding candidates in the coming elections.
The Congress’s manifesto that will be released on Wednesday would, party sources told The Hindu , address all the key issues that have plagued it in the last few years — corruption, rising prices of essentials, security of women, need for greater employment opportunities for the youth, a burgeoning subsidy …
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has stayed its 2012 earlier order directing transfer of all environment cases to the National Green Tribunal since its formation in 2010. The SC said the directions in the Bhopal gas leak case require reconsideration. In August 2012, the SC, in a 1998 petition filed by …
The Congress released its manifesto titled 'Your voice, our pledge' for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The document, which the Congress called the lengthiest manifesto, focuses on inclusive growth, agriculture, education and health. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said the manifesto reflected the voice of the people.
Buildings can go green not only in design but also with the materials used for construction and appliances installed in the interiors. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is working on measures such as standards for the green materials used and creating facilities to test these materials. M. Anand, principal …
After extending legal cover to all slums that came up prior to January 1, 2000, the Congress-led Democratic Front government has now legitimised occupants of protected slum homes till 2013. In a notification issued by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan-led Urban Development (UD) department on March 3, the government has said …
Uttar Pradesh government has drafted a new policy for the development projects in the state. Christened as State Urban Housing & Habitat Policy (SUHHP) 2014, the policy would give opportunity to the land owners to own 25 per cent out of the developed land that they will give for the …
On her first trip to Udaipur since being sworn in as chief minister, Vasundhara Raje on Thursday lashed out at the previous government for pushing the state backward in terms of development. “Since Independence, Rajasthan had been under the governance of a single party for most of the time whose …
The ongoing slum rehabilitation project in Yerawada for the urban poor has been awarded the first prize in the HUDCO Design Awards 2013 in the ‘cost-effective rural/urban housing including disaster resistant housing’ category. The award was received by Prasanna Desai in Delhi from Girija Vyas, Union minister for housing and …
NEW DELHI: A Global consultancy firm pegged a new level for poverty or empowerment line — at Rs 1,336 per month per person as against the poverty line prescribed by the government at around Rs 870 per month per person. McKinsey, in a report, said the empowerment line determines the …
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) will launch 50 new housing schemes in 18 cities including Jaipur on Thursday under its 60-day programme. The RHB has proposed to develop 2,634 independent plots, flats and duplex in these housing schemes. A senior RHB official said along with old applicants, new applicants …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed the acquisition of more than 200 acres for development of Sector 63-A in Gurgaon. The orders came during the resumed hearing of a petition filed by Pawan Bhatia, owner of 13 acres. He told the court that a notification under Section 4 …
Highlighting the importance of PMGSY in the State, Minister for Roads & Buildings and Mechanical Engineering Abdul Majid Wani has said that with the implementation of this flagship programme the road connectivity has substantially improved in the rural areas of the State. The Minister was replying to the discussion on …
Giving priority to drinking water projects, housing projects and efficient waste management schemes, the Paravoor Municipality presented its annual budget 2014-15 on Monday. Vice-chairman and chairman of the standing committee of finance, K S Shahul Hameed presented the budget in which Rs.79.61 crore has been projected as income, the expenditure …
The quest to secure economic growth, after a financial crisis that raised serious questions about capitalism's ability to protect and sustain the wellbeing of populations in rich and poor countries alike, is the overriding political priority for many governments today. And those prospects for growth seem good. The World Bank …
The Centre has approved 12 projects of around 6,300 pucca houses under Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for Phailin-hit slum dwellers here. The houses to be built in 68 slum clusters will cost around Rs 194 crore. "We will submit three more projects for 15 slum clusters to the Centre on …
The housing sector may not be shining for the metros due to slow economic growth, but small cities are making a big impact in the newly-launched Housing Start Up Index (HSUI) . While the index has shown a declining trend in the sector in cities such as Kolkata, Chennai and …
As a part of on going campaign of making Surat 'Zero Slum' city, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has started construction of 2,500 houses at 11 places in the city. Construction for another 2,000 homes of 1 BHK in economically weaker section (EWS) and low-income group (LIG) category would begin …
Ninety-five per cent of the houses in Nepalgunj municipality are at high risk from earthquake, the Nepalgunj Municipality stated. According to the municipality, only five per cent of some 14 thousand houses constructed so far in the municipality area have been built by using the earthquake resistant technology in accordance …
