For a generation entering the workforce, buying a home in an Indian city can often feel like a distant milestone. Rising property prices, expensive home loans and high urban rents have made the first step onto the property ladder increasingly difficult. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, however, is attempting to change that equation by widening access to affordable housing and creating rental...
urban development
For years, building near an airport has meant navigating a regulatory maze where a single question could reshape an entire project: How high can you build? For developers, architects and housing societies, the answer has often arrived too late in the planning process. A project could be designed, engineered and submitted for approvals, only to face a height-related objection from aviation authorities...
Imagine a monsoon evening in Mumbai: the rain is relentless, water seeps up the street, and the once-secure dream home is swept away. Move to Delhi in May, when the heat is so fierce that even covered balconies offer no respite. These are no longer extraordinary extremes; they are now part of everyday city life. This is where the debate over climate change and real estate really...
When the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was launched in 2015, it carried the promise of a new India — one that was efficient, sustainable, digitally empowered, and globally competitive. 100 cities were chosen to be the torchbearers of this urban revolution. A decade later, in 2025, it’s time to ask: Have India’s Smart Cities truly become smart — or are they just smarter versions of the old...