Safe as houses

Earthquakes don't kill; badly built houses do. A look into houses in India that have withstood several earthquakes

How can Delhi provide affordable housing near transit to its poor

India’s capital and other metros have performed woefully in this regard, even as their global counterparts have progressed 

Home sweet yuck

Apartments mushroom on contaminated industrial sites

North-East

Assam-type solution

Kangra safe corners

The Himalaya is the youngest range of mountains in the world are immensely prone to earthquakes. The entire range falls in seismic zone 5 and 4 - …

Real estate on water

Lakes were critical for Indian cities. They prevented floods and recharged groundwater. Today, these holes in the ground are either lucrative …

Real estate on water

Lakes were critical for Indian cities. They prevented floods and recharged groundwater. Today, these holes in the ground are either lucrative …

Sewage stink

Many townships in Greater Noida are not connected to the sewage system

Making houses energy efficient

Our houses gobble up energy and spew out carbon dioxide. Shocking, but true. Buildings, primarily residential and commercial facilities, are …

UTTARKASHI

Houses that hold on

COVID-19 lockdown shows why India needs social rental housing

Poor, low-income population needs rents below market rates

One more goes down

Ten dead, six injured in Mumbai building collapse

Yet another building collapses amid allegations of illegal modifications; number still trapped unknown

UK government comes up with a Code for Sustainable Homes

Road to disaster

Fertile land is up for grabs in western Uttar Pradesh. Private developers are acquiring it to build apartments, industries, IT institutes, and …