The slums on the shores of Mumbai, against the skyscrapers under construction. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: October 31 is observed every year as World Cities Day. The world’s urban population has reached an estimated 4.7 billion, or 57.5% of the world’s total population, with projections to double by 2050. The … Read more
The housing landscape has witnessed a paradigm shift due to the advent of fully managed rental accommodations and co-living spaces. This revolutionary concept is growing popular among millennials and Gen Z by offering a seamless, reliable, hassle-free living experience that resonates with their dynamic and modern lifestyles. Co-living players these days are leveraging technology to … Read more
Hyderabad’s domestic air connectivity is set to improve as IndiGo is set to start direct flights to seven new cities, including Ayodhya, starting September. The new routes from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport will connect Hyderabad to Rajkot, Agartala, Jammu, Agra, Kanpur, Ayodhya and Prayagraj. The airline will begin its direct flight to Ayodhya on September … Read more
Image for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A parliamentary committee has emphasised the need to launch the next phase of the Centre’s flagship Smart Cities Mission with a thrust on tier-2 cities located within 100 km of State capitals. The Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs also cautioned that digital infrastructure created under … Read more
View of the ABG shipyard in Mumbai. FILE | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune in connection with the ABG Shipyard Limited case involving loans of ₹22,842 crore extended by a consortium of banks. On Wednesday, the Central agency said the operation led to the seizure of … Read more
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Sai Venkatesh CBRE South Asia Treal estate consulting firm announced the findings of the January-June ’23 residential sector survey data highlighting trends in the top seven cities in India. The luxury housing segment registered a 130% Y-o-Y increase in the period. Total sale of luxury units stood … Read more
A plan to develop eight new cities to alleviate population burden on the existing urban centres in the country is under consideration, a senior official said, in Indore, on May 18. “The 15th Finance Commission in one of its reports had recommended that new cities should be developed,” said M. B. Singh, director of the … Read more
File picture of a manual scavenger at work. Image for representation | Photo Credit: PTI Coming in with a nearly ₹100 crore allocation in this year’s Budget for the newly christened NAMASTE (National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) scheme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Union government is looking to enable … Read more
New Delhi: BeatO, a digital care platform for controlling and reversing diabetes, has announced that they have more than two million people with diabetes on their platform. The platform has seen its user base grow by 17x in the past five years. According to a recent Lancet report, India is home to approximately 77 million … Read more
Six years ago, Mumbai-based architect Sameep Padora was approached by a developer to design an affordable housing project, for which his firm conducted several field studies. He says that through this project, he found several beautiful examples of housing types responsive to the need for light and ventilation. “This study was published as a book … Read more