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 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