Rajasthan to ease rules for urbanising agricultural land

Activists say new provision in land revenue Act protects neither farmers nor agriculture

Courting trouble

Maharashtra raises floor space index "to meet budget deficit"

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 …

Regulating living environment for public safety

Gujarat announces Rs 13-crore scheme for state's poor

India lifted 271 mln people out of poverty in 10 yrs, claims govt report

The poverty estimates used to back the claims, however, are decade old

Two buildings for housing the poor collapse in Vadorara, killing six

It was a mishap waiting to happen

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 …

One in three married couples in India have no room to themselves

NSSO report shows half of India has no access to sanitation, drainage or waste disposal

Only 22 housing projects for poor completed under JNNURM, says CAG

Comptroller and Auditor General raps urban development and housing ministries for failing to bring about urban governance reforms  

Court questions sealing relief law

Delhi to explain how the law is relevant to the Capital’s planned development

No apartments

Repeal of Maharasthra land ceiling act not enough to solve urban crisis

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 5, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Court orders water supply scheme for Khurpatal

Growing construction in the hill station is drying up springs downhill

पर्यावरण मुकदमों की डायरी: महाराष्ट्र में बिना पर्यावरणीय मंजूरी के बन रहे हैं घर

देश की विभिन्न अदालतों में पर्यावरण से संबंधित मामलों की सुनवाई के दौरान क्या कुछ हुआ, यहां पढ़ें-

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 …

Balding the urban landscape through shortsighted fiscal policies

Delhi's poll planks

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

फरीदाबाद की वेस्टा हाइट्स परियोजना में बार-बार किया गया नियमों का उल्लंघन: एनजीटी

पर्यावरण से संबंधित मामलों में सुनवाई के दौरान क्या कुछ हुआ, यहां पढ़ें-