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Sustainable houses at Rs 6 lakhs
Developing on the concept of an Australian technology called Rapid Wall, the Civil Engineering department of IIT Madras has made smart use of gypsum to sow the seeds of low-cost and environmentally sustainable housing. And what’s more? Each apartment built using this technology costs no more than six lakh rupees. Jude Sannith has more
REITs revival: SEBI releases new guidelines
The market regulator SEBI has released its consultative guidelines for operation of REITs in India after five years of delivering its first draft. The statement clearly spells out the need for REITs implementation in India at the earliest, considering the huge popularity of this real estate investment platform across the world. In fact, the entire
The big interview (Part- 1): Maharashtra Housing Minister
In an exclusive interview, Maharashtra’s Housing Minister Sachin Ahir speaks to NDTV’s Manisha Natarajan about what is crippling Mumbai’s housing scenario. He also shares his views on what will it take to make houses affordable for the common man.
Retail In Asia – Different Strokes For Different Folks
Different Asian countries are at different stages of development of infrastructure, logistics capability and general real estate market development. Retailers are prevailed upon to tailor their local market strategies according to factors such as real estate locations, price points and available logistics. Such issues do not, as a rule, exist in developed world. The characteristics
