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Do you know which tree is called 'green gold of India'?

It is not a precious metal or rare gem, yet India calls it green gold. Discover why this humble resource carries such a powerful name.

Fire breaks out at singer Shaan's residential building in Mumbai, 1 woman injured

A massive fire broke out at Bollywood singer Shaan's residential building in Mumbai early Tuesday. Fire services swiftly responded, sending multiple fire engines to the scene. The incident caused concern among residents and fans, but fortunately, no injuries have been reported so far.

News Highlights: PM Modi on two-day Gujarat visit, to inaugurate major projects

News Highlights: During his visit, PM will also inaugurate Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project and take a Metro ride from Section 1 Metro Station to GIFT City Metro station.

India News Highlights: Fires breaks out in Delhi's Chandni Chowk

India News Highlights: A fire broke out at Chandni Chowk's Marwadi Katra. Fourteen fire trucks rushed to the scene. A firefighting operation is underway.

Watch how 700 soap bars helped relocate a historic, landmark hotel in Canada

Two excavators and a tow truck, in tandem with Ivory soaps, allowed the Elmwood building to glide across a steel frame.

Maha CM meets residents of SRA building which caught fire, announces Rs 50,000 assistance to each family

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde pledges Rs 50,000 aid for each family in SRA building affected by recent fire incident.

20-year-old woman survives after falling from 7-storey building in Melbourne

Tominey Reid, 20, has already gone through several life-saving surgeries. Her doctors are calling her survival a “miracle”. But, her recovery will be long and challenging.

Building industry logs into green agenda to cut emissions

From manufacturers to materials technology providers and developers, the entire construction industry is seeking to lower carbon emissions. Accounting for almost 40 percent of carbon emissions globally, this corporate awareness of green practices is probably not a minute too soon

4 people killed as part of building collapses in Thane district

A couple of other persons were feared trapped in the debris, Ulhasnagar tehsildar (revenue officer) Komal Thakur said.

A stock market influencer who lives on rent in Mumbai | The Tenant

Stock market influencers are a hot commodity in the Indian equity markets. But how do they make their housing and rental decisions? Where do stock market influencers stand on the debate between Renting vs Buying a home? In this episode of The Tenant, we meet one young Twitter influencer with a large following to understand his decision-making and usage of a rental apartment Also, we show you an apartment that is likely to be the best-furnished apartment in a prime suburb of Mumbai.

Maharashtra: Six injured after single-storey building collapses in Bhiwandi

The incident took place around 7 am when a building in Panjrapole locality, which was unoccupied, collapsed on an adjacent structure, in which the victims were asleep, the official said.

Residential building collapses in Mumbai, rescue operation continues

The four-storey building collapsed late night on June 27 in the wing of the building, located in Kurla’s Naik Nagar Society of Mumbai.

3 killed, 13 injured after building collapses in Mumbai

A wing of the building, located in Kurla's Naik Nagar Society, collapsed around midnight, they said, adding that its another wing was also likely to crash and was vacated. The injured people were shifted to civic hospitals in Ghatkopar and Sion.

Is Mumbai looking at ready-to-move or under-construction?

No other housing market in India has as many unsold homes as the Mumbai real estate market. Within this massive pile-up of inventory, a dominant majority are apartments in under-construction projects. Ready-to-move apartments have found greater acceptance in recent years as home buyers look to evade the risk of projects getting delayed or even stalled. But as a wave of consolidation within the industry kicks in COMBINED with greater regulatory scrutiny, are things changing? Are home buyers becoming more receptive to under-construction apartments as well? Let’s find out.

Who does Mumbai rate as the city's top builders?

Builders have a notorious reputation and it is largely justified. Many developers are unprofessional, dishonest and a few even frauds. Yet it’s wrong to tar the entire industry with the same brush. Several developers are professional and work with good intent. Few of them are even clean and transparent. So who does Mumbai think are the top 3 developers of the city?

Sink or die, investors need to be paid back: SC to Supertech

Supreme Court today gave a stern message to Supertech asking it to return money to investors saying it was not concerned whether the real estate major "sinks or dies", a direction which may soothe ruffled feathers of hassled home buyers waiting endlessly for their dream homes.

DLF Q1 net seen up 19% at Rs 144 cr, sales slowdown likely

In Q1 its EBITDA is seen up 5 percent at Rs 870 crore from Rs 828 crore while its operating profit margin (OPM) may stand at 38.9 percent against 37.1 percent year-on-year.

Dilip Buildcon lists at Rs 240/sh, up 9% from issue price

The IPO was subscribed by around 21 times. The portion set aside for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was oversubscribed 9.76 times, while non -institutional investors category received 79.64 times subscription and retail investors 2.35 times.

RPP Infra likely to win Rs 70 cr project in Sri Lanka: Srcs

CNBC-TV18‘s Navin Shetty reports that the order is for a building - Jaffna Cultural Centre. The company is likely to raise funds in second half of FY17.

L&T rallies 2% on winning orders worth Rs 1255 cr in March

The company's building and factories business secured a major order for design and construction of a residential building worth Rs 825 crore from a premium developer in Bengaluru. The power transmission and distribution business bagged new orders worth Rs 430 crore.