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Monday, September 22, 2025
TopicAffordable housing

Topic: Affordable housing

Gurugram affordable housing isn’t affordable for builders or buyers

Haryana’s Affordable Housing Policy attracted a different clientele in Gurugram. Instead of serving the lower-income groups, houses were pocketed by white-collared professionals.

Delhi’s housing crisis—no takers for the 50,000+ flats built for urban poor

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

50,000+ flats built for Delhi’s poor have no takers. It’s an ivory tower-sized national waste

The flats, as they stand now, aren’t safe for habitation, lack amenities & are in far-flung areas. With less than 10% being allotted, it’s now being suggested they be given out on rent.

Housing is not a smart investment for the Indian middle class anymore

India’s property market is rigged—there's a reason housing isn't affordable for all.

10-yr tourist visa no longer the norm for Canada as Ottawa cracks down on migration further

PM Justin Trudeau has been walking back his own immigration measures, curtailing numbers of new permanent residents & international students, and revising foreign workers programme.

Centre directs states to amend tenancy law, cut stamp duty to get benefits under Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0

The housing & urban affairs ministry, which released the PMAY-U 2.0 guidelines this month, has imposed strict deadlines for states/UTs to implement about 15 urban reforms by June 2025.

Australian govt announces new housing scheme, aims to deliver over 13k social, affordable homes

In special focus, the Labour government will support 1,267 homes for women and children escaping domestic violence & older women at risk of homelessness.

Biden Administration invests $85 million to boost housing supply

Grants to help communities address barriers to affordable housing.

New satellite towns & digital land records in BJP’s roadmap to manage urbanisation

Previous governments looked at urbanisation as a challenge, but BJP sees it as an opportunity, said Prime Minister Modi during release of BJP manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha election.

Less than 7% houses ready in 4 yrs, why govt’s affordable rental scheme for urban poor is falling flat

Modi govt had launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) scheme in July 2020 during the pandemic, when there was a massive exodus of migrant workers from cities.

On Camera

Indian drivers, farmers in a fix over the rushed E20 rollout. Centre is the only one to benefit

In a majority of petrol stations, E20 and E10 are retailed for a similar price, basically augmenting oil company profits.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.