Mapping tool helps citizens compute mangrove loss due to coastal road

Mumbai: Urban researcher and geospatial analyst Abhijit Ekbote, 50, has developed a mapping tool that citizens can access freely to assess mangrove loss due to the proposed Versova–Dahisar Coastal Road, which will require the felling of at least 45,000 mangroves as per estimates by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Photo for representation (Hindustan Times) Hosted […]

SWAMIH Fund helps complete 61,000 homes in stalled projects till Dec 15

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) The Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing, a government-backed stress fund, has successfully completed over 61,000 homes in stalled projects till December 15. SWAMIH fund has successfully completed over 61,000 homes in stalled projects till December 15, the finance ministry said in a statement. (Photo for representational purposes only) […]