Noida, which is the short form for New Okhla Industrial Development Area, is a bustling real estate destination in the National Capital Region (NCR). It was constituted under the U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on February 28, 2023, approved the draft of the Delhi Master Plan 2041Â during a meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The thrust of the MPD-2041 is inclusive … READ FULL STORY
For planned development of cities, state authorities rely on mater plans that envision and set the rules for the future development of a city. It is in this context that we discuss the key … READ FULL STORY
Among the various functions that state governments are entrusted with, a crucial one is the role of engaging in city planning and development. A comprehensive development plan (CDP) is a document prepared by a … READ FULL STORY
The last master plan of Bhopal in 1995, was intended for a population of 15 lakhs. A lot has changed since then. With the city undergoing extraordinary growth, the authorities have come up with … READ FULL STORY
Bengaluru is one of the fastest-growing cities in India and a global IT destination, where people from across the world come to work. As a result, there is a constant need for better infrastructure. … READ FULL STORY
While Indore continued to top the government’s clean city survey list for the fourth time in 2020, the Madhya Pradesh (MP) city is yet to get a development plan (DP) that would establish the … READ FULL STORY
The AAP government, on January 23, 2020, informed the Delhi High Court that unauthorised colonies in forest areas are prohibited from regularisation under the centre’s October 2019 notification to regularise illegal settlements in the … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), on January 2, 2020, approved a proposal to undertake viable, in-situ slum redevelopment or rehabilitation, with respect to 17 projects, by executing the work on a public-private-partnership (PPP) mode … READ FULL STORY
What is land banking and how does the business of land banking work? Land banking is the practice of aggregating parcels or blocks of land at current market rates or lower, for future sale … READ FULL STORY
The Telangana assembly, on July 19, 2019, passed a municipal bill, which proposes citizen-friendly initiatives, such as self-assessment of property tax and tough measures including disqualification of elected members, for failure to ensure survival … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench, comprising justices DY Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta, has granted liberty to the NGO, ‘Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions and Promotion of National Awareness’, to point its objections … READ FULL STORY
After Gurugram, Faridabad would be the second district in Haryana, where a development authority would be constituted, the state’s chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said, on December 22, 2018. A bill has been prepared … READ FULL STORY
