The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
The development of rural housing in a manner that results in adequate, quality shelter for inhabitants of Mahatma Gandhi’s “real India” is a challenge before the nation. What are the issues confronting rural housing development in India? The litany of its woes is endless. At first impression, rural housing is …
Questioning the wisdom of the government in raising multi-storeyed structures in sliding zones and over water channels, Baljit Malik, coordinator of the Kasauli Bachao Andolan, said today that the state of affairs in the state capital was dismal, requiring immediate intervention. He said when the government was itself guilty of …
New Delhi: In yet another jolt to scam-hit DDA, an environment panel has issued it a notice for flouting green norms at its mega housing project coming up at posh Vasant Kunj in the Capital. The State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Delhi recently asked the DDA to explain reasons …
Chandigarh: The Haryana government would provide land to the Haryana Housing Board for construction of 38,000 houses in the state for people belonging to economically weaker sections of society in both urban and rural areas. The land in urban areas would be provided on collector rates and in rural areas, …
CHENNAI: Construction of 19,765 disaster-resistant houses in the coastal districts of the State has begun, Finance Minister K. Anbazhagan said here on Tuesday. Work on 1,976 houses had been completed. This is part of a two-phase project to build 41,411 houses to reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities. A total …
Shimla: Taking a lenient view on allowing construction in green areas, the government is likely to allow raising of double-storied structures in the 17 designated greenbelts in the state capital. It will be a complete deviation from the policy of saving every inch of the precious dwindling greenery. The final …
New Delhi: Having received the environmental clearance for its proposed township project at Panipat (Haryana), real estate company Parsvnath Developers Ltd on Monday said it would soon start construction at the site.
The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) has reconstructed 388,949 houses as per seismic resistant designs and provided Rs 64.75 billions to the victims as the rural housing subsidy, said Lieutenant General Sajjad Akram, Deputy Chairman, Erra here on Thursday. Erra is now working in full swing for the reconstruction …
Mumbai Proposal to demolish 360 buildings, build 30 highrises on 30-acre plot More than a month after the state government issued the final notification on the cluster redevelopment policy for buildings constructed prior to 1960 in the island city, the state housing department has received its first proposal under the …
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 …
As many as 380 sites have been identified throughout the state for scientific disposal of muck and construction debris in accordance with the environment protection act. The information was given by deputy commissioners during a video conference presided over by Chief Secretary Asha Swarup on the issues related to disposal …
Mumbai In a bid to cut down on red tape and in keeping with long standing demand of developers, environmental and forest clearances will now cease to take months to be issued. The Prime Minister
The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) has disbursed an amount of Rs54.59 billion for the construction of houses in the rural areas of earthquake devastated NWFP and AJK. The amount has been paid in instalments to the affected people through bank accounts, ensuring transparency in disbursement and avoiding duplication, …
CHANDIGARH: The BJP candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat from Chandigarh, Satya Pal Jain, on Thursday promised that on coming to power at the Centre his party would allow construction of one additional floor in all residential and commercial structures including bay-shops and booths. Addressing media persons here, he …
A tribunal finds the rehabilitation of victims of the tsunami in most affected regions far from satisfactory. Four years after the December 26 tsunami brought death and destruction of an unprecedented magnitude to at least three States and two Union Territories, thousands of survivors are still on the streets, literally. …
Chandigarh: Ill-maintained parks and green belts as well as dumped construction waste are some of the problems that continue to harass residents in Sector 30. It is evident that the sector is in dire need of being spruced up. Broken swings in the parks are proving to be a risk …
