Building norms bent for better ease of doing business rankings

The latest notification has eased green norms for builders to facilitate urban development

Structural collapse

The rot has set in the construction sector. A dysfunctional clearance system has led to a series of building collapses in the recent past. …

On road to recovery

Nepal has banned new constructions till it formulates a fresh building code. Emerging threat of landslides compounds its troubles

Home truths

Buildings in India rarely follow quake codes

New housing to reuse water

Parched capital

While Delhi struggles to make rainwater harvesting compulsory even after 13 years of amending byelaws, Chennai shows the way

Sunset over Udaisagar

The lake in Udaipur is under immense pressure and could die in the near future