Housing

Order of the High Court of Gujarat regarding illegal encroachments in and around Chandola lake, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 06/05/2025

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. …

Joy, chaos at MHADA draw of lots

Mumbai EYEING LOSERS A couple of small-time developers hired people to hand out pamphlets of their projects. A lawyer found distributing handouts offering legal help for those who get flats was whisked away by MHADA's vigilance staff. 'BLIND TO OUR NEED' Activists of the National Association for the Blind and …

Tata Capital Housing starts operations

MUMBAI: Tata Capital Housing Finance, which started its operations on Tuesday, said it aimed to disburse loans worth Rs. 400-crore this financial year.

Good response to Tata housing scheme

Mumbai The extension of the Nano car concept to residential project seems to have clicked for the Tata group. Within five days, the company has sold an overwhelming 6,000 forms for the 1,000 flats at its recently announced budget homes project at Boisar. Recently the group

Tatas' nano housing plan takes off in style

13 May 2009, 0655 hrs IST, Sanjeev Choudhary, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: Tata Group has sold around 3,500 application forms for its low-cost housing project, Shubh Griha near Mumbai, in the first two days of booking, three-and-a-half times the number of apartments the company is planning to build under the …

Affordable housing project launched in Mosh

Pune Considering the need for quality affordable housing, Four Seasons Shelters, a part of the Four Seasons Group, launched its landmark project

Quake reconstruction ahead of schedule: China

Chen Yongrong and Chen Yinan BEIJING: China has invested 360 billion yuan (about $52.7 billion) in post-earthquake reconstruction as of April, one-third of the planned total, and hopes to complete all work within two years, a government official has said. According to Mu Hong, vice-director of China

A golden island of his own

Former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda's constituency Hassan, which also happens to be his home district, is quite possibly one of the best nurtured electoral regions in Karnataka. His rivals in the Congress and bjp concede that if development alone were the criterion, he and his family would win the …

Predictors of endotoxin levels in U.S. housing

The relationship of domestic endotoxin exposure to allergy and asthma has been widely investigated. However, few studies have evaluated predictors of household endotoxin, and none have done so for multiple locations within homes and on a national scale. The authors assayed 2,552 house dust samples in a nationwide study to …

The potential for electricity conservation and carbon dioxide emission reductions in the household sector of Brazil

This paper summarizes the methodological approach, and the results, of a study aimed at assessing the potential for electricity conservation and carbon dioxide emissions reductions in the Brazilian household sector.

Greendex 2009: consumer choice and the environment - a worldwide tracking survey

The central component of this research initiative is the creation of a composite index of environmentally sustainable consumption called the Greendex. The Greendex will be used over time to monitor and report changes in consumer behavior by replicating the research annually. This is the second year National Geographic has partnered …

Cyclone-proof house at coastal aeas stressed

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called upon the government to prepare special housing policy for the 45 million people living in the coastal areas where they are most vulnerable in case of national disaster. They also demanded the government should adopt the policy to construct community base cyclone proof house …

Soccer promised in restricted wetlands

The lands, on which Bashundhara Group Chief Ahmed Akbar Sobhan alias Shah Alam promised two football stadiums for Bangladesh Football Federation, are mostly part of protected wetlands and flood flow zones, which cannot be legally used for building anything on them, according to Rajuk sources. Shah Alam promised the lands …

BSP nominee promises to solve Chandigarh housing problem

CHANDIGARH: Bahujan Samaj Party candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat Harmohan Dhawan on Monday asked how without a proper transfer policy could Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal, the Congress candidate for the seat, promise the residents another storey whereas they

President orders halt to second phase of Baseline road project

Considering the inconvenience caused to the residents of the area, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday ordered the relevant officials to stop the construction of the 7.5 km stretch of the roadway between Kirulapone and Ratmalana Maliban Junction, with immediate effect. This decision was taken by President Rajapaksa, following a special meeting …

Housing for the poor

Housing finance options for low-salary earners and the self-employed poor in India are severely limited and have significantly affected their housing conditions. A recent session of the governing council of UN-HABITAT focussed on this theme and emphasised the need to expand financing options. The Eleventh Five Year plan estimates the …

Discouraging housing schemes at cultivable land: Punjab government considering to move bill in Assembly

The Punjab government is considering to move a bill in the provincial assembly of Punjab to discourage setting up of housing schemes at cultivable land. This move is being made to ensure availability of maximum cultivable land for wheat and other produces, Senior Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab, Sardar Zulfiqar …

Country facing shortfall of 6m housing units

The country, at present, is facing a shortfall of 6 million housing units and in order to bridge this gap the government needs to provide adequate funding for House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC), Vice chairman, standing committee on housing and construction industry of FPCCI, Saleem Kassim Patel said.

Now, Tatas to launch housing project in Bengal

Five months after the Tatas shifted their small car project from West Bengal, the group is set to launch a new project in the state from the Tata Housing stable. In two weeks, the first phase of an integrated township spread over 50 acres at Rajarhat, close to Kolkata, would …

Housing Expo: high footfalls, few takers

Mumbai Buyers say prices too high, wait for a further correction in rates Going by footfalls

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