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01 December 2025
City Turns to Private Sector for Major Urban Green Space Along Mumbai's Coast
Mumbai is turning to private sector power to help solve one of its most persistent urban challenges: the lack of accessible green space. As rapid...
24 June 2025
Group Acquires 50 Percent Stake in One Marina Project in Mumbai
A 50 percent stake has been obtained of One Marina, a high-end residential project situated on Marine Drive in the Marine Lines area of South...
05 February 2025
Two Premium Residential High-Rise Buildings Unveiled in South Bengaluru
The Sattva Forest Ridge, a premium residential community in India's JP Nagar 9th Phase, South Bengaluru area has been unveiled recently. Featuring two high-rise buildings,...
20 September 2024
Large Mixed-Use Complex that Will Include IKEA to be Built in Noida
Ingka Centres, part of the Ingka Group, which includes IKEA Retail, has announced the development of Lykli Noida, its second "meeting place" in India. The...
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04 September 2024
Investment Injected to Complete Construction of 300-Meter Building in Noida, India
After starting construction and being put on hold, the 300-meter Supernova Spira in Noida, India will receive funding from Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd to clear...
31 May 2024
Hyderabad is Getting a 57-Story Skyscraper
Hyderabad-based developers have begun constructing SAS Crown, a 57-story skyscraper that will reach 235 meters. The project spans 4.5 acres and includes 250 units across...
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29 August 2022
Tower in Noida Has Been Demolished
A tower in Noida, India was demolished on Sunday, 28 August, 2022. The Supertech Apex and Ceyane towers were ordered to be brought down August...
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03 August 2022
Demolition Deferred for Twin Towers in Noida
The twin towers has had a delay in the process for rigging Supertech's twin towers with explosives, which were scheduled to begin on August 2nd....
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28 July 2022
Command Control Center Inauguration in Hyderabad on August 4th
The Command Control Center in Hyderabad will be inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on August 4th. The Center will serve as the city's...
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24 May 2022
Mumbai Government Considers 62-Story High-Rise for the Navy
The 190-meter-tall residential high-rise, being built for the Indian Navy, could be among the tallest defense buildings in the country. A new defense building—a 62-story skyscraper—is...
16 May 2022
Office Space Startup to Occupy 25 Floors in Noida Commercial Building
Real estate developer Bhutani Group has announced their long-term partnership with WeWork, which will take up an entire tower comprising 25 leasable floors at Bhutani...
14 April 2022
Testing Carried Out in Advance of Demolishing Delhi Building
A test blast lasting four seconds was carried out ahead of the planned demolition of the Supertech building in Noida’s Sector 93A on 10 April,...
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05 April 2022
Department Tower Proposed for Jaipur Hospital
Jaipur Development Authority Commissioner Gaurav Goyal said the 22-story hospital tower will be built at Rs 588 crore (US$77,916,879) and will have 16 lifts. There will...
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01 April 2022
Residential Mumbai High-Rise Underway
Hafeez Contractor has revealed plans for a residential tower at Mahalaxmi, called Lokhandwala Minerva The structure has already reached a height of 290 meters, with its...
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27 January 2022
Death Toll Rises from Mumbai High-Rise Fire
One more person has died following the Saturday, 22 January, 2022 Tardeo building high-rise blaze, taking the total death toll to seven. The deceased identified...
04 October 2021
Mumbai Mixed-Use Complex Breaks Ground
Construction has begun on OMA’s Prestige Liberty Towers mixed-used complex in Mumbai. Prestige Liberty Towers, commissioned by the Bangalore-based Prestige Group, is situated in Mahalaxmi,...
15 September 2021
Hyderabad Residential Project Launches
Sumadhura Group, in collaboration with Vasavi Group, has launched its latest residential project in Gachibowli/Nanakramguda. Spread across 2 hectares (5.06 acres) in the Financial District,...
18 August 2021
Multi-Billion Dollar Residential Project Near New Delhi Moves into Second Phase
The second of phase of a residential project in Gurgaon has launched. Elevate is a joint residential development by Hines and Conscient Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd....
12 August 2021
Plan Approved for New Delhi Neighborhood Redevelopment
In New Delhi, a plan has been approved to redevelop the Ayurvigyan Nagar area with 28 towers of government housing, up to 20-stories high. The...
11 August 2021
Transit-Connected High-Rise Proposed for Nagpur
An 18-story building has been proposed in Nagpur as part of Maharashtra Metro Rail’s Zero Mile Freedom Park station project. The Airports Authority of India...
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30 July 2021
Patient Tower Reaching 22 Stories Planned in Jaipur
The Jaipur Development Authority has started clearing the ground for Sawai Man Singh Hospital’s in-patient department tower and Institute of Caridiology Building in Jaipur. The...
08 February 2021
New 45-Story Twin Towers Proposed for Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s skyline is all set to change with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) approving what could be among the city's taller skyscrapers. Officials gave...
15 January 2021
First Tower of Low-Income Housing Complex Ready in Kochi
The first tower of Janani Apartments built by Bhavanam Foundation Kerala (BFK), a state government company under the labor and skills department at Ponjasserry in...
24 September 2020
Two Security Guards Die in Flooded Elevator in Mumbai
Two security guards at Nathani Residency, a 22-story high-rise building at Agripada, died after they got stuck in a waterlogged elevator in the basement. The...
28 August 2020
Redevelopment of a New Dehli Railway Station Could Include Multiple Tall Buildings
The New Delhi Railway Station is being redeveloped with a new two-storey structure replacing the existing building. This will be in addition to a proposed...
24 August 2020
102 Buildings in Ghaziabad Marked Unsafe, 500 Residents at Risk
The city of Ghaziabad has seen a nearly- four-fold rise in "unsafe" buildings over the last two years: from 26 in 2018, to 102 in...
18 August 2020
Five Cities in Gujarat Approve Construction of High-Rises Over 70 Stories
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has approved construction of buildings of 70 floors or more in five major cities in the state. As per the...
21 July 2020
Real Estate Group Buys Office Space in Mumbai High-Rise
Real estate non-broking consultancy firm The Guardians Real Estate Advisory has bought a 7,500-square-foot (696-square-meter) office at ONE BKC, one of the prime commercial buildings...
23 June 2020
High-Rise Building in South Mumbai Sealed After 21 COVID-19 Cases Reported
The Tahnee Heights, a skyscraper in upscale Nepean Sea Road, that commands one of the most expensive property prices in India, has been sealed. Located...
05 June 2020
Fire Breaks Out At Residential Building In Mumbai
A huge fire broke out at a high-rise residential building at the Cuffe Parade complex in South Mumbai on Wednesday evening. According to the fire...
30 April 2020
Sports Tower in Hyderabad Is Converted into COVID-19 Isolation Center
The abandoned Sports Tower at Gachibowli Stadium, which was constructed for 2007 World Military Games in Hyderabad, has been transformed into a makeshift hospital for...
29 April 2020
Mumbai Government Takes Over High-Rise to Quarantine Those Exposed to COVID-19
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has forcibly taken over possession of a 22-story rehab building in DB Realty’s One Mahalaxmi project at Rangwala Compound in...
11 March 2020
Construction Underway for Biophilic Towers in Kolkata
Located in Kolkata, Biowonder attempts to counter the tendencies towards the segregation of land-use and programs in the current Indian urban realm. Being the first...
10 March 2020
Families Begin Moving into New Mumbai Residential District
A new cluster redevelopment in Mumbai, the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Project, has now welcomed 610 families into two new buildings. After many failed attempts over...
14 January 2020
Residential Towers in Kochi Demolished by Government Authorities
Two luxury waterfront high-rises in the Indian city of Kochi were reduced to rubble in controlled explosions on 11 January 2020 in a rare example...
08 January 2020
Transit-Oriented Development Announced in Chennai
In a bid to integrate real estate and transportation, while generating non-ticketing revenue, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is planning to build a 20-story...
13 November 2019
Planned State Capital City of Amaravati Canceled by Government
The state government of Andhra Pradesh in southern India has issued an order canceling its agreement with Singapore developers to build the capital city Amaravati....
14 October 2019
Mumbai High-Rise Evacuated Due to Fire
Many people were feared trapped after a major fire broke out in the 21-story Peninsula Business Park Building at Andheri (West) in Mumbai on 14...
11 September 2019
Demolition Looms for Five Coastal Apartment Towers in Kerala
The Supreme Court of India has ordered the demolition of over 350 flats in five coastal apartment complexes in Kerala by September 20 for violation...
16 August 2019
Third Tower Launched as Part of a Luxury Complex in Thane
Kalpataru, India’s leading premium and luxury real estate developer, announced the launch of new luxury tower called Camellia amidst the existing 5.4-acre (2.1-hectare) project Kalpataru...
24 June 2019
Luxury 456-Room Hotel in Kolkata Unveiled
ITC Hotels has unveiled its new luxury hotel in Kolkata: the ITC Royal Bengal. The 456-room ITC Royal Bengal is ITC Hotel’s 14th Luxury Collection...
06 May 2019
Incomplete Mumbai Skyscraper to be Auctioned
In a major development, Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IHFL) has decided to auction the iconic Palais Royale building to recover dues worth Rs 971 crore...
25 March 2019
Mumbai Housing Complex Receives Funding
A joint venture between Marathon Group and Adani Realty has secured RS500 crore (US$72.5 million) funding from HDFC Bank to develop the second phase of...
20 February 2019
Kohinoor Square Project Resumes Construction in Mumbai
In Mumbai’s real estate market, Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company is reviving the prestigious Kohinoor Square, a residential-commercial development in the Dadar neighborhood. The project has...
14 February 2019
Four Seasons Hotel-Bengaluru Set to Open in Bangalore
The Four Seasons Hotel-Bengaluru at Embassy ONE, which is set to open in 2019, is accepting reservations beginning May 1. Four Seasons Hotel-Bengaluru will offer...
03 December 2018
One Dead After Fire in Mumbai High-Rise
One died and 23 were injured after a fire broke out on the first floor of the 18-storied SRA building in Mahalaxmi near the race...
07 November 2018
Mumbai Municipality Selects 36-Story Tower to Host Museum
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has selected the 16th to 18th floors of 36-story JK House in the Breach Candy area of Mumbai to host...
01 November 2018
World’s Tallest Statue is Unveiled in Kevadiya
The $430 million Statue of Unity, built on an island in Narmada river, was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in the...
01 December 2025
City Turns to Private Sector for Major Urban Green Space Along Mumbai's Coast
Mumbai is turning to private sector power to help solve one of its most persistent urban challenges: the lack of accessible green space. As rapid...
24 June 2025
Group Acquires 50 Percent Stake in One Marina Project in Mumbai
A 50 percent stake has been obtained of One Marina, a high-end residential project situated on Marine Drive in the Marine Lines area of South...
05 February 2025
Two Premium Residential High-Rise Buildings Unveiled in South Bengaluru
The Sattva Forest Ridge, a premium residential community in India's JP Nagar 9th Phase, South Bengaluru area has been unveiled recently. Featuring two high-rise buildings,...
20 September 2024
Large Mixed-Use Complex that Will Include IKEA to be Built in Noida
Ingka Centres, part of the Ingka Group, which includes IKEA Retail, has announced the development of Lykli Noida, its second "meeting place" in India. The...
04 September 2024
Investment Injected to Complete Construction of 300-Meter Building in Noida, India
After starting construction and being put on hold, the 300-meter Supernova Spira in Noida, India will receive funding from Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd to clear...
31 May 2024
Hyderabad is Getting a 57-Story Skyscraper
Hyderabad-based developers have begun constructing SAS Crown, a 57-story skyscraper that will reach 235 meters. The project spans 4.5 acres and includes 250 units across...
29 August 2022
Tower in Noida Has Been Demolished
A tower in Noida, India was demolished on Sunday, 28 August, 2022. The Supertech Apex and Ceyane towers were ordered to be brought down August...
03 August 2022
Demolition Deferred for Twin Towers in Noida
The twin towers has had a delay in the process for rigging Supertech's twin towers with explosives, which were scheduled to begin on August 2nd....
28 July 2022
Command Control Center Inauguration in Hyderabad on August 4th
The Command Control Center in Hyderabad will be inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on August 4th. The Center will serve as the city's...
24 May 2022
Mumbai Government Considers 62-Story High-Rise for the Navy
The 190-meter-tall residential high-rise, being built for the Indian Navy, could be among the tallest defense buildings in the country. A new defense building—a 62-story skyscraper—is...
16 May 2022
Office Space Startup to Occupy 25 Floors in Noida Commercial Building
Real estate developer Bhutani Group has announced their long-term partnership with WeWork, which will take up an entire tower comprising 25 leasable floors at Bhutani...
14 April 2022
Testing Carried Out in Advance of Demolishing Delhi Building
A test blast lasting four seconds was carried out ahead of the planned demolition of the Supertech building in Noida’s Sector 93A on 10 April,...
05 April 2022
Department Tower Proposed for Jaipur Hospital
Jaipur Development Authority Commissioner Gaurav Goyal said the 22-story hospital tower will be built at Rs 588 crore (US$77,916,879) and will have 16 lifts. There will...
01 April 2022
Residential Mumbai High-Rise Underway
Hafeez Contractor has revealed plans for a residential tower at Mahalaxmi, called Lokhandwala Minerva The structure has already reached a height of 290 meters, with its...
27 January 2022
Death Toll Rises from Mumbai High-Rise Fire
One more person has died following the Saturday, 22 January, 2022 Tardeo building high-rise blaze, taking the total death toll to seven. The deceased identified...
04 October 2021
Mumbai Mixed-Use Complex Breaks Ground
Construction has begun on OMA’s Prestige Liberty Towers mixed-used complex in Mumbai. Prestige Liberty Towers, commissioned by the Bangalore-based Prestige Group, is situated in Mahalaxmi,...
15 September 2021
Hyderabad Residential Project Launches
Sumadhura Group, in collaboration with Vasavi Group, has launched its latest residential project in Gachibowli/Nanakramguda. Spread across 2 hectares (5.06 acres) in the Financial District,...
18 August 2021
Multi-Billion Dollar Residential Project Near New Delhi Moves into Second Phase
The second of phase of a residential project in Gurgaon has launched. Elevate is a joint residential development by Hines and Conscient Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd....
12 August 2021
Plan Approved for New Delhi Neighborhood Redevelopment
In New Delhi, a plan has been approved to redevelop the Ayurvigyan Nagar area with 28 towers of government housing, up to 20-stories high. The...
11 August 2021
Transit-Connected High-Rise Proposed for Nagpur
An 18-story building has been proposed in Nagpur as part of Maharashtra Metro Rail’s Zero Mile Freedom Park station project. The Airports Authority of India...
30 July 2021
Patient Tower Reaching 22 Stories Planned in Jaipur
The Jaipur Development Authority has started clearing the ground for Sawai Man Singh Hospital’s in-patient department tower and Institute of Caridiology Building in Jaipur. The...
08 February 2021
New 45-Story Twin Towers Proposed for Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s skyline is all set to change with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) approving what could be among the city's taller skyscrapers. Officials gave...
15 January 2021
First Tower of Low-Income Housing Complex Ready in Kochi
The first tower of Janani Apartments built by Bhavanam Foundation Kerala (BFK), a state government company under the labor and skills department at Ponjasserry in...
24 September 2020
Two Security Guards Die in Flooded Elevator in Mumbai
Two security guards at Nathani Residency, a 22-story high-rise building at Agripada, died after they got stuck in a waterlogged elevator in the basement. The...
28 August 2020
Redevelopment of a New Dehli Railway Station Could Include Multiple Tall Buildings
The New Delhi Railway Station is being redeveloped with a new two-storey structure replacing the existing building. This will be in addition to a proposed...
24 August 2020
102 Buildings in Ghaziabad Marked Unsafe, 500 Residents at Risk
The city of Ghaziabad has seen a nearly- four-fold rise in "unsafe" buildings over the last two years: from 26 in 2018, to 102 in...
18 August 2020
Five Cities in Gujarat Approve Construction of High-Rises Over 70 Stories
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has approved construction of buildings of 70 floors or more in five major cities in the state. As per the...
21 July 2020
Real Estate Group Buys Office Space in Mumbai High-Rise
Real estate non-broking consultancy firm The Guardians Real Estate Advisory has bought a 7,500-square-foot (696-square-meter) office at ONE BKC, one of the prime commercial buildings...
23 June 2020
High-Rise Building in South Mumbai Sealed After 21 COVID-19 Cases Reported
The Tahnee Heights, a skyscraper in upscale Nepean Sea Road, that commands one of the most expensive property prices in India, has been sealed. Located...
05 June 2020
Fire Breaks Out At Residential Building In Mumbai
A huge fire broke out at a high-rise residential building at the Cuffe Parade complex in South Mumbai on Wednesday evening. According to the fire...
30 April 2020
Sports Tower in Hyderabad Is Converted into COVID-19 Isolation Center
The abandoned Sports Tower at Gachibowli Stadium, which was constructed for 2007 World Military Games in Hyderabad, has been transformed into a makeshift hospital for...
29 April 2020
Mumbai Government Takes Over High-Rise to Quarantine Those Exposed to COVID-19
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has forcibly taken over possession of a 22-story rehab building in DB Realty’s One Mahalaxmi project at Rangwala Compound in...
11 March 2020
Construction Underway for Biophilic Towers in Kolkata
Located in Kolkata, Biowonder attempts to counter the tendencies towards the segregation of land-use and programs in the current Indian urban realm. Being the first...
10 March 2020
Families Begin Moving into New Mumbai Residential District
A new cluster redevelopment in Mumbai, the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Project, has now welcomed 610 families into two new buildings. After many failed attempts over...
14 January 2020
Residential Towers in Kochi Demolished by Government Authorities
Two luxury waterfront high-rises in the Indian city of Kochi were reduced to rubble in controlled explosions on 11 January 2020 in a rare example...
08 January 2020
Transit-Oriented Development Announced in Chennai
In a bid to integrate real estate and transportation, while generating non-ticketing revenue, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is planning to build a 20-story...
13 November 2019
Planned State Capital City of Amaravati Canceled by Government
The state government of Andhra Pradesh in southern India has issued an order canceling its agreement with Singapore developers to build the capital city Amaravati....
14 October 2019
Mumbai High-Rise Evacuated Due to Fire
Many people were feared trapped after a major fire broke out in the 21-story Peninsula Business Park Building at Andheri (West) in Mumbai on 14...
11 September 2019
Demolition Looms for Five Coastal Apartment Towers in Kerala
The Supreme Court of India has ordered the demolition of over 350 flats in five coastal apartment complexes in Kerala by September 20 for violation...
16 August 2019
Third Tower Launched as Part of a Luxury Complex in Thane
Kalpataru, India’s leading premium and luxury real estate developer, announced the launch of new luxury tower called Camellia amidst the existing 5.4-acre (2.1-hectare) project Kalpataru...
24 June 2019
Luxury 456-Room Hotel in Kolkata Unveiled
ITC Hotels has unveiled its new luxury hotel in Kolkata: the ITC Royal Bengal. The 456-room ITC Royal Bengal is ITC Hotel’s 14th Luxury Collection...
06 May 2019
Incomplete Mumbai Skyscraper to be Auctioned
In a major development, Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IHFL) has decided to auction the iconic Palais Royale building to recover dues worth Rs 971 crore...
25 March 2019
Mumbai Housing Complex Receives Funding
A joint venture between Marathon Group and Adani Realty has secured RS500 crore (US$72.5 million) funding from HDFC Bank to develop the second phase of...
20 February 2019
Kohinoor Square Project Resumes Construction in Mumbai
In Mumbai’s real estate market, Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company is reviving the prestigious Kohinoor Square, a residential-commercial development in the Dadar neighborhood. The project has...
14 February 2019
Four Seasons Hotel-Bengaluru Set to Open in Bangalore
The Four Seasons Hotel-Bengaluru at Embassy ONE, which is set to open in 2019, is accepting reservations beginning May 1. Four Seasons Hotel-Bengaluru will offer...
03 December 2018
One Dead After Fire in Mumbai High-Rise
One died and 23 were injured after a fire broke out on the first floor of the 18-storied SRA building in Mahalaxmi near the race...
07 November 2018
Mumbai Municipality Selects 36-Story Tower to Host Museum
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has selected the 16th to 18th floors of 36-story JK House in the Breach Candy area of Mumbai to host...
01 November 2018
World’s Tallest Statue is Unveiled in Kevadiya
The $430 million Statue of Unity, built on an island in Narmada river, was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in the...
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