Chhattisgarh poll: The issues BJP, Cong are banking on

The ruling Congress is seeking to retain power in Chhattisgarh by banking on the welfare schemes of the Bhupesh Baghel government, while the Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to corner it on the......

What worked for BJP in Chhattisgarh

Ahead of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections, both the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party tried hard to woo farmers, women, and the poor with populist schemes. IMAGE: PM Modi had accused CM......

Can you guess how many homeless people live in your area?

While schemes such as Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission and Rajiv Awas Yojana are working to provide adequate housing in the country, as per Census 2011 there are still 1.5 homeless persons......

Mumbai slum row: Patkar ends fast as govt relents

Social activist Medha Patkar, who was protesting the eviction of slum-dwellers from Golibar in suburban Khar in Mumbai ended her fast on the ninth day on Saturday after the Maharashtra government......

UPA's housing schemes to merge; Govt for more pvt sector role

With the target of providing housing for all by 2022, a new integrated National Housing Mission will be launched soon by merging some of UPA's flagship schemes like JNNURM and Rajiv Awas Yojana.......

Realtors keep off govt's low-cost housing projects

The government's vision of "housing for all by 2022" may turn out to be an uphill task with developers keeping off low-cost housing projects citing regulatory hurdles, high land cost and low......

8.8 million families live in 33,510 urban slums

About 8.8 million households are located in 33,510 urban slums across the country of which nearly 44 per cent of the habitats are on private land, a government study conducted in 2012 showed.......

'Bestow Infrastructure status to mass housing, townships'

To stimulate growth in the real estate sector, the two key steps need to be taken: Liquidity needs to be improved for development to increase supply Purchasing power needs to improve for......