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Laurie Baker, the Gandhi of Indian architecture who believed in local, sustainable building

Kairvy Grewal -
The renowned British-born architect received multiple awards and honours, but the only one he cared about was his Indian citizenship.

Govt notifies land use change for Rs 20,000-crore Delhi power corridor revamp plan

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Over 86-acre area currently earmarked for recreational or public and semi-public facilities will now be used to build new Parliament House, other govt buildings.

Why home, auto loans will become cheaper even though RBI hasn’t cut interest rates

Remya Nair -
RBI has relaxed regulatory requirements for banks that is likely to ensure cheaper retail loans for borrowers.

Mumbai 2019 home sales jump to highest in 4 years, thanks to affordable apartments

Dhwani Pandya -
Sales in Mumbai rose 22% in 2019 even though a persistent credit crunch & economic slowdown curtailed recovery in India’s housing sales across top 7 cities.

Nobody is buying China’s affordable housing in Beijing

Emma Dong -
Beijing introduced the plan in 2016, but the array of cheap quality condominiums that are far from everywhere saw interest die out pretty quick.

Govt is late with real estate package. Fixing economy sector-by-sector unlikely to help

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Restrictions on home loans likely to worsen liquidity crunch in real estate sector

Dhwani Pandya -
The National Housing Bank, India's housing regulator, has restricted certain mortgage-payment plans that developers typically use to push sales.

Supreme Court cancels Amrapali’s registration, ED files money laundering charges

PTI -
The Supreme Court appointed a court receiver in whom the rights of all Amrapali properties will be vested, and directed NBCC to complete pending projects.

How to build future cities? The answer lies in the slums of India, Brazil & Indonesia

Stephen Cairns -
Informal housing is not always a problem to be solved, but can be treasure-trove of city solutions.

Homeowners of under-construction flats get GST relief after rates slashed to 5%

PTI -
The GST Council also cut GST rates on affordable housing from 8% to 1%.
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Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

Deepali Bhardwaj -
The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Ahmedabad’s Calico Museum took away my phone. And then something magical happened

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Economy

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

Sampurna Panigrahi -
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.

Defence

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

Javaria Rana -
A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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