Damage to properties due to natural disasters, is one of the gravest financial setbacks that one may come across in life. The floods in Kerala in 2018, caused damage worth several thousand crores to … READ FULL STORY
The home of couple Shibani Jain, founder of Baaya Design décor studio and her husband Vipul Jain, co-founder of Accelya Kale Solutions and NGO Catalysts for Social Action, reflects their artistic sensibilities. Their 2,500-sq … READ FULL STORY
The reply to a question raised in the Indian parliament revealed that deposits worth Rs 5,124.98 crores were lying unclaimed for 10 years or more, with scheduled banks. This is a huge amount, considering … READ FULL STORY
Forensic auditors informed the Supreme Court, on May 2, 2019 that Rs 9,590 crores could be recovered from the embattled Amrapali Group, which has diverted Rs 3,523 crores of home buyers’ money. Of the … READ FULL STORY
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed its first direct charge sheet against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, on May 2, 2019, on charges of laundering criminal money to the tune of Rs 193 crores and … READ FULL STORY
IIT-Madras has announced a collaboration with University of Technology-Sydney, in a tie-up that aims to bring international expertise together, to address the needs of the urban poor – quality, cheaper and durable housing. The … READ FULL STORY
Over 89% of urban municipal wards in the country have achieved complete door-to-door collection of solid waste under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), the government said in an RTI reply. The union Housing and … READ FULL STORY
Home owners often find it difficult, to figure out the right balance between their property’s price and its rental potential. “People often invest in properties, for the regular rental income that they can derive … READ FULL STORY
With skyscrapers increasingly coming up cities, an important concern for home buyers, is whether these buildings are safe, especially considering that several incidents of fire have been witnessed in metropolitan cities, in the last … READ FULL STORY
As Akshaya Tritiya is considered an auspicious time to invest in property, every year, prospective home buyers hope to finalise their purchase during this period and also look for lucrative offers to sweeten the … READ FULL STORY
A new forecasting system, developed by the US-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune, provides 72-hour forecasts of fine particulate matter, known … READ FULL STORY
Thousands of local residents, members of various organisations and students of colleges and schools, formed a human chain at Futala Lake in Nagpur, on May 1, 2019, as a protest against the proposed felling … READ FULL STORY
During a meeting in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh’s principal secretary of the Transport Department, Aradhana Shukla and director general of police (DGP) OP Singh, directed officials of Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad, to strictly … READ FULL STORY
