Grand New Delhi

... are among the oldest in the world, the result of early volcanic activities also responsible for their mineral wealth of copper, zinc, cobalt, manganese, asbestos, soapstone, garnet, and marble. Since the Aravallis tended to be heavily forested, they became a natural human degradation of the environment has led to deforestation, in areas where the forests are still thick, the reserves continue to offer sanctuary to their ...

... climb.

The road became very beautiful soon after. I would see Himalayan oak, deodar and rhododendron all around the path. I would see the wonderful green cultivated step farming fields downhill. The lush green mountains would show a grayish-white carved spine, which was the road I had already climbed and to add drama to it, the whole mountain face would have fleeting cloud shadows passing over it. It was magnificent and amidst all tiredness the sight would mesmerize me ...

The current slowdown has forced developers to come up with innovative schemes to woo buyers. While some are offering flats on rent that can be bought later, others are paying initial EMIs. And these are getting good response too. Neha Dewan finds out Call them desperate measures or innovative schemes. The troubled times in the real estate sector have created a window of opportunity for buyers. In a bid to perk up demand and win over ...

... rapid growth in urban population. (See chart - Trends in Urbanization in Million plus Cities) Cities such a Kanpur, Jaipur, Indore and Jabalpur maintained tempo of high urban growth between 1981 and 2001, having benefited from the economic forces unleashed there, as the bigger metros ...

Our time in Delhi could not have been more perfect. We decided to continue with the couchsurfing and spent our entire time with our wonderful host Amit. Our first night he took us to see a beautiful sunset just a few minutes from his home in south Delhi. Along the way we passed by a park with a TON of baboons out and about eating food which was just surreal since we had just arrived a few hours earlier. Animal sightings continued once we arrived at the sunset ...

... his mother and no train ticket booked to Varanasi... Anyways, Delhi now has a Metro system and they are building new lines so it just resembles a dried out mud pit where we were dropped (at least they told us to get off there. We followed the crowd through New Delhi Station (we were on the wrong side). I have never seen so many people in one place. At least the cops had their canes at the ready if the crowd did not move on fast enough! Man this is going ...

... further their long term ambitions in the sub-continent. Graham Wood, Exhibition Director for Cityscape India said, "The internal demand for commercial and residential real estate in India is undeniable. The investment climate may be difficult but developers will benefit from lower land prices, lower material and labour costs. Providing that the finance is in ...

... within it. Pedestrians, shop keepers, ragged beggars, cows, children, bicycles, rickshaws and tikka-daubed shrines all flashed by. Nat, whose arm was sticking out of the cramped vehicle, involuntarily wiped a passing cow's **** with his elbow as we whizzed past causing him to recoil in horror. "Ugh !! Did you see that ?", he said, trying to rub it off onto the grimy upholstery.

We were dropped unceremoniously in the crowded street and were immediately pounced upon by touts ...