West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO) is an organisation that plays a pivotal role in the urban development and housing sector in West Bengal, India. Established in 1999, WBHIDCO has been instrumental in … READ FULL STORY
India is a trillion-dollar economy now and has started developing its urban landscape into smart cities with better infrastructure. Improving the living standard is the main objective of real estate development in Tier -1 … READ FULL STORY
The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) is a crucial agency in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to improving the living conditions of the state’s urban poor. Established in 1970, TNSCB aims to eradicate slums … READ FULL STORY
GIFT City is a remarkable central business district situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. It is recognised as India’s first greenfield smart city and an international financial services centre, … READ FULL STORY
is the trend worldwide, people automatically gravitate towards cities, because of the opportunities and potential it holds. This puts immense pressures on cities, to provide for housing and other needs of the people within … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on June 18, 2019, said a secretary-level committee would be set up, to study and streamline the e-tendering process of issuing contracts for various projects. He was responding to … READ FULL STORY
Mumbai recorded the third-highest growth in annual household incomes at 20.4% over a five-year period from 2014 to 2018, according to the inaugural issue of Knight Frank’s global report, ‘Urban Futures’. The growth in … READ FULL STORY
The University of Strathclyde has announced that it has signed agreements at the Bengal Global Business Summit with the University of Calcutta; the Department of Environment, West Bengal government; and Bengal Chamber of Commerce … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government, on March 22, 2018, proposed Rs 3,106 crores for housing and urban development in its 2018-19 budget. The budget was presented by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi assembly. … READ FULL STORY
In the 1990s, India witnessed the emergence of two major trends – information technology connecting cultures and people and improved mobility of capital across geographic boundaries. At the same time, India’s cities emerged as … READ FULL STORY
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, on June 22, 2017, exhorted municipal bodies to ‘start looking inward and raise money.’ There is enough money in the system but the local bodies need to tap … READ FULL STORY
The Urban Development Ministry has proposed a six-fold increase in its ‘reform incentive fund’ to over Rs 3,000 crores annually, over the next three years, to push implementation of various schemes in the urban … READ FULL STORY
India’s future strategy for urban development intends to tap into the potential of rapid urbanisation for economic development, while at the same time addressing issues of sustainable development and climate change, announced Housing and … READ FULL STORY
