No proposal to release caste census data: Govt in RS

The government has no proposal at present to release the report of the caste census carried out in 2011, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. IMAGE: A census exercise underway. Photograph:......

Highest recognition for India at UN Habitat

India has got the highest recognition at the United Nations Habitat with Minister of State for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja having been unanimously elected as President of its......

4 reasons why India needs a separate Union sanitation ministry

Sanitation is always clubbed with other departments, which lead to its neglect, says Devanik Saha. Sanitation in India is a grave issue. Though large scale campaigns have been launched by......

Meet the new faces in team Modi 2.0

In a major rejig of the Narendra Modi government following the expansion on Tuesday, Smriti Irani was replaced as Human Resource Minister by Prakash Javadekar, while Ravi Shankar Prasad was......

10.2 million houses in urban India lying vacant: CBRE

Even as the country faces a shortage of 19 million houses, around 10.2 million completed units are lying vacant, which can be absorbed under rental housing programme for weaker sections, says......

Tourism, housing to generate jobs

Union Tourism and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja has said both the ministries under her have vast potential for employment generation and convergence between the two is......

Shortage of housing in India? 24.71 mn only!

The total shortage of housing in the country is 24.71 million, the government has said quoting reports of a study. "According to the estimates made by the technical group constituted by the......

Govt plans model real estate bill

For promoting a planned and healthy real estate development of colonies and apartments in big cities, union housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry has drafted a bill and invited suggestions......