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For the last several years, authorities across the country have been implementing measures, to lessen the impact of air pollution. The subject found mention in finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech for 2021-22. The … READ FULL STORY
In a major move to improve the transport network in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has announced a number of metro lines in the city linking major industrial and commercial hubs in and around the … READ FULL STORY
ICICI Bank, on November 11, 2020, announced that its mortgage loan portfolio has crossed the milestone of Rs 2 trillion (Rs 2 lakh crores), making it the first private sector bank in the country … READ FULL STORY
Following the significant change in dynamics in the real estate market, after the implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST), channel partners are increasingly … READ FULL STORY
The Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed the resolution professional (RP) of beleaguered property company Housing Development & Infrastructure (HDIL) to make available all relevant documents to the company’s … READ FULL STORY
The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), on September 29, 2020, issued a tender to develop five stations on the Aqua Line extension to Greater Noida West, in the first phase. The last date for … READ FULL STORY
Taking a serious note of violations to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, the Supreme Court (SC) has followed up with the Kerala state government yet again, to check whether its directions have been … READ FULL STORY
In a move that could significantly boost connectivity in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the centre, the Maharashtra government, the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), on August, … READ FULL STORY
Filtered water supply to Kolkata will go up by 20 million gallons per day (MGD), as mayor Firhad Hakim inaugurated a new treatment plant at Palta in North 24 Parganas district, on March 12, … READ FULL STORY
The first budget of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, presented in the assembly on March 6, 2020, seeks to provide a fillip to infrastructure development in the state, by proposing an outlay of … READ FULL STORY
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has attached three out of four properties of fugitive diamond businessman Nirav Modi, for the recovery of property tax worth Rs 9.5 crores pending against them, a civic official … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad, on March 3, 2020, said that the government will create a stock of 30,000 units under an affordable housing scheme. The scheme will begin on May 1, 2020 and will … READ FULL STORY
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on March 2, 2020, inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 23 projects worth Rs 2,821 crores in Gautam Buddh Nagar. The projects inaugurated included a multi-level car … READ FULL STORY
