As part of this, an independent slum redevelopment authority would be set up for Municipal Corporations and Municipalities in the Mumbai metropolitan area except Mumbai, said a statement from the government
1 min read31 Jul 2020While housing conditions in general have improved in recent years, disparities still persist across communities, and between rural and urban areas
3 min read20 Nov 2018A new research has found out that slum dwellers consider buying a house as an investment: the new house would be rented out, while they remained in the slums
1 min read29 Oct 2018Brahmaputra river, along north Assam's Dibrugarh, has also breached the danger mark
1 min read1 Sep 2018The govt is providing interest-free loans worth 10 lakh to small-scale businesses hit by the floods
3 min read28 Aug 2018Over 1,300 hectares of land is to be acquired from six villages and 2,250 families in Jewar area by the government for the first phase construction of the airport
2 min read24 Aug 2018In spite of the massive losses, Keralites have dealt heroically with the floods, mobilizing a gigantic volunteer force across their inundated state
4 min read24 Aug 2018Starting with Palakkad and Thrissur, the central paramilitary force has deployed 350 troops, including 200 troops from the Rapid Action Force (RAF)
1 min read24 Aug 2018K.K. Singh, NDRF deputy inspector general (south zone), and the man who led the rescue efforts, tells Mint how the force went about the relief operations
4 min read23 Aug 2018State looking to tackle surge of water-borne diseases in the aftermath of the floods
2 min read23 Aug 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared