Building regulations

#38: Flatted factories

Can they lead the ‘Make In India’ mission?

Nov 20 •

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#37: The wide road to nowhere

States may be losing out on industrialisation in 50% of rural areas due to minimum road width requirements

Oct 30 •

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#31: Hostel Havoc

Indian zoning zingers prevent worker residence in industrial areas

Jul 24 •

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#30: Public heritage, private burden?

There are 3,695 zones in India where building anything is a 21-question obstacle course

Jul 10 •

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#28: Getting Economics into India's laws

An agenda for the new government

Jun 19 •

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#27: The Suite Spot

Building standards hold back India’s hospitality industry

May 29 •

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#26: Breaking the glass ceiling

Building standards stunt the growth of office buildings in India

May 15 •

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Anandhakrishnan S

#24: Trends in Amendments to Building Regulations

In 3 states, 65% of amendments to building regulations increase the freedom to build

Apr 17 •

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#22: The cost of ‘model’ laws

Nudge towards standardisation imposes higher economic costs

Mar 20 •

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#21: ReformScope: Building bye-laws

Building standards reforms for jobs and growth

Mar 13 •

Baishali S Bomjan

#19: Planning for Uncertainty

The current form of urban planning fails at the basics

Feb 21 •

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Anandhakrishnan S

#18: 13th time lucky

Living on borrowed time with the special provisions Act

Feb 7 •

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