Balding the urban landscape through shortsighted fiscal policies

Cities are good

Angel argues slowing down urbanisation will hurt the poor the most

Bihar women ‘marry’ minor boys to get houses

Use loopholes in implementation of government housing scheme; police at a loss

Will future cities be friendly?

Urbanisation is not just about infrastructure but also social cohesion

'Is Dabolim project in forest area?'

High court seeks status report from Goa's forest department in eight weeks

Capacity building key to mainstreaming onsite sanitation management 

CSE’s School of Water and Waste aims to establish policy principles, innovative technologies and implementation strategies for citywide …

Ruto government has its work cut out: Kenya’s development challenges new President must address

Country hopes promises made for agriculture, healthcare, environment, water, housing, sanitation will be fulfilled

City on trial

Chandigarh resists luxury residential project but fails to rehabilitate its slum population to preserve its master plan

Maharashtra repeals Urban Land Ceiling Act

Property industry in trouble in Punjab

A look at world urban population

100 smart satellite cities on anvil

Push for urban development through PPP and FDI

Eviction images

Hindustan motors

Can India ever have car-free centres?

COVID-19 relief didn’t reach Jan Dhan a/cs of many women: Survey

At least 12,500 women Jan Dhan account holders across 13 states were surveyed; 16% reported their Jan Dhan accounts were either not operational, …

More dreams sans cars

From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car-free city has evolved gradually

Owning the road

Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars

Development handcuffed

Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission

UK's zero carbon house plan

2010 World Cup revamp: squatters evicted from Jo'burg

Suzlon, Lavasa raised loans from the company named in bribery scam

Scam led to arrest of several top officials of public sector banks

Dharavi's real estate threat

The Maharashtra government wants to redevelop Dharavi, Mumbai's sprawling slum. But its plan has not taken into account the fact that people not …

Common pastureland in Karnataka diverted for development: report

Environment group alleges state government approved move

Street vendors' bill will be introduced in Parliament this session, says Selja

It proposes abolishing existing licence system for vendors

This is what Lavasa looks like