Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
With India's urban population expected to grow exponentially over the next couple of decades, urban housing will be a central issue for the government. Unless this is urgently and imaginatively tackled, Indian cities will be overwhelmed by slums and squalor. However, the response must avoid static policies and think in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Anil Uppal & Ors. Vs. U.O.I. & Ors. dated 28/07/2015 regarding the extent of open/park spaces available to the residents of Lagoon Residential Apartment Complex, Ambience Island NH-24, Gurgaon, Haryana.
At the slum decadal growth rate of 34%, the slum households are projected to go upto 18 million. 2 million non-slum urban poor households are proposed to be covered under the Mission. Hence, total housing shortage envisaged to be addressed through the new mission is 20 million. The Mission will …
With cities increasingly in the spotlight on the international stage, urban planning and development has become a critical issue in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While slums continue to grow in most developing countries, reinforcing other forms of inequality, urban planning requires a shift from viewing urbanisation mainly as a …
The Cabinet is likely to approve increase in interest subsidy for the poor so that people from economically weaker section in urban areas can own a house under the government's “Housing for All“ scheme. Sources said this would help reduce the interest burden on the poor by about 1% per …
The city is expected to witness a 40 per cent shortfall in the supply of housing units by the end of 2018. While it would require an additional 1,91,200 housing units, the supply is likely to be around 77,500 units, said a study conducted by global real estate consultancy firm …
The task of getting approvals from different civic agencies for buildings is likely to get easier with new and dynamic building bye-laws in the offing. The Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday organised a workshop where experts, architects, consultants, and citizen bodies gave …
A new scenario analysis demonstrates that a very aggressive residential building energy efficiency policy and market driven scenario in India can substantially reduce future energy demand in the sector. Following a business-as-usual scenario it is estimated that consumption from the residential building sector could rise up to 8 times. The …
For the first time in human history the urban population outnumbers the rural one. This is both due to villages growing to become towns and cities, and migration of the rural population to urban cities. According to the UN’s calculations, in 2003 870 million people lived in slums, and this …
NSSO has released the key indicators on Drinking water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition in India based on 69th round survey (July 2012 – December 2012). The last survey on these subjects was undertaken in the 65th round of NSS (July 2008- June 2009). The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) …
This paper examines Delhi’s first slum in situ redevelopment project under public-private partnership undertaken by the Delhi Development Authority in Kathputli Colony. At a time where the principle of community participation is recognised in policy documents, this research focuses on its implementation in this project, at the ground level, highlighting …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation & Others Versus Ahmedabad Green Belt Khedut Mandal & Others dated 09/05/2014 regarding Section 40(3)(jj)(a) of the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976 and application of certain statutory provisions of the Gujarat Town Planning …
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 …
The second phase of the Tamil Nadu Vision 2023 Document contains reports on the sector strategy approach and profiles of infrastructure projects proposed for implementation in the identified sectors. The document – whose first part was released in March 2012 – includes profiles of 217 infrastructure projects in six major …
This synthesis report covers the key findings from the ACCCRN project work in India from 2008 through 2013. This report summarizes research done as a part of ACCCRN in the areas of urbanisation and risk, future scenarios for urban areas in India, and climate change challenges. It also summarizes case …
The housing shortage in the urban areas has touched 18.78 million units, where 95% of the shortage is in the economically weaker section and low income group, a report by the National Housing Bank (NHB) said. The Report on Trend and Progress of Housing in India - 2013 said the …
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has invited comments/feedback on this draft 'Model State Affordable Housing Policy for Urban Areas ’by October 16, 2013. It aims to create an enabling environment for providing “affordable housing for all” and also promote Public Private People Participation (PPPP) for addressing the …
Government after careful consideration have been pleased to modify certain provisions of the `Scheme for Affordable Urban Housing in Odisha, 2012’ in order to make it more effective in delivering its objectives. Accordingly, the revised version entitled “Revised scheme for affordable urban housing in Odisha 2013” is hereby notified, which …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on the environment of Dhaka city being continuously endangered and threatened by various unplanned and illegal activities originating both from private and public sectors causing irreparable harm to human beings. Original Source: http://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/scweb/documents/450586_C.A.256of2009.pdf
Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development has since inception been providing assistance to BPL families who are either houseless or having inadequate housing facilities for constructing a safe and durable shelter. This effort has been part of a larger strategy of the Ministry’s …
