Bengaluru’s property taxes were hiked for the first time in 8 years recently. Property taxes rose by 20% to 25%, while guidance values were increased and tax zones reshuffled. But for Bangaloreans, what’s more irritating is the number of bugs that is making paying these taxes a rough affair. We list the top 5 grievances

The recent Union budget saw the government giving 100% tax exemption to developers building small flats within a specific size in metros and non-metros. This is a move that the government hopes will encourage developers to build smaller, more affordable homes. While it is a strong incentive, real estate experts and activists say there are

India currently generates about 62 million tonnes of solid waste annually and only about 30% or 12 million tonnes gets treated; another 31 million tonnes ends up in landfills that are already over capacity, while 19 million tonnes are left to rot where they have been thrown. And what’s worse, India’s solid waste output is

Construction activity in India’s capital city will now be regulated via a new set of building bye-laws, the first revision of these rules in 33 years. The new, improved, unified and simplified rules come at a time when scores of illegally and haphazardly developed residential colonies dot the landscape, leaving little land available for development