Housing

Adani Group plans self-financing for Dharavi slum redevelopment

03 Jan 2024

The Adani Group, spearheading the redevelopment of Dharavi slums in Mumbai, aims to fund the entire project through internal accruals and potential equity sales in the special purpose vehicle (SPV) dedicated to the initiative.

Godrej Properties achieves record sales with the Gurugram luxury housing project

26 Dec 2023

Godrej Properties announced on Tuesday, 26 December 2023, the successful sale of more than 600 flats in its newest luxury housing venture in Gurugram, Haryana.

DDA to launch mega sale of 12,000 flats in June

26 May 2017

Provides a clear road map on housing

29 Feb 2016

Union Budget 2016-17: Jaitley announces tax sops for affordable housing

29 Feb 2016

Government to build houses costing under Rs5 lakh

11 Feb 2016

Cidco plans 14 old age homes across Navi Mumbai

28 Dec 2015

Shapoorji Pallonji Group in pact with top lenders to create 20,000 quality affordable homes in India

31 Jul 2015

IFC to invest $25 mn in Tata Value Homes' affordable housing projects

12 May 2015

Centre sets up committee to review role of Delhi Development Authority

03 Mar 2015

Housing industry seeks infra status

25 Feb 2015

Centre to launch `housing for all’ scheme soon: Venkaiah Naidu

10 Dec 2014

The government will provide housing for an estimated three crore people identified as homeless, as it rolls out a scheme to provide housing to all, urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today

SC cracks whip on centre, states over shelters for urban homeless

14 Nov 2014

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu also asked the union urban development ministry to "find out ways and means to provide necessary temporary shelter to all homeless people in the entire country

Sundaram BNP Paribas launches cheap rural home loan scheme

28 Aug 2014

School kid innovates low-cost bricks from straw and cow dung

24 Mar 2012

Number of houses in India increases 32 per cent in 10 years to 330 million in 2011

13 Mar 2012

RPP Infra gets funding approval from international banks for Gabon project

29 Aug 2011

Tata Steel to come out with Rs32,000 ‘nano’ home

16 Jul 2011

Housing sector gets a boost

28 Feb 2011

Cathay Pacific Airways assists in home building in Delhi village

22 Nov 2010

Housing demand to be three times the supply by 2014: study

07 Oct 2010

MHADA to revamp rules to create more housing

07 Sep 2010

Government to spend Rs1,100 crore on interest subsidy scheme for housing urban poor

09 Nov 2009

Affordable housing a big PPP opportunity: Kumari Selja

10 Oct 2009

Housing ministry wants real estate regulator

26 Sep 2009

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