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Around 2.75 lakh beneficiaries have availed of the subsidy scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), with Gujarat topping the chart, the government said, on November 28, 2018. Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh had … READ FULL STORY
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a USD 75 million (around Rs 532 crores) loan, for a water supply project in four coastal towns of Karnataka. The project would ensure round-the-clock water supply … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal assembly, on November 26, 2018, passed a bill which empowers municipalities in the state to charge a fine of a maximum of Rs one lakh, if the residents fail to comply … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, on November 26, 2018, said officials who have failed to act on complaints regarding pollution in Delhi, were required to be prosecuted. … READ FULL STORY
The feasibility study for a 435-km high-speed rail line between Chennai and Mysore, was submitted to the Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani, by German ambassador Martin Ney. The report envisages covering the 435-km distance … READ FULL STORY
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust’s Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is expecting to rake in Rs 900-1,000 crores, from the auction of a 300-acre land parcel meant for industrial area, a top official has said. The … READ FULL STORY
The metropolitan area of Chennai city would grow seven-fold, to 8,878 sq kms, if the expansion plan of the city takes off, according to the findings of a study by the Mylapore Institute for … READ FULL STORY
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has attached 648 bank accounts and 670 properties from April-October 2018, for the ‘non-payment’ of property tax, officials said. NDMC’s additional commissioner (revenue) BM Mishra said since April … READ FULL STORY
Delhi’s overall air quality was in the ‘very poor’ category, on November 20, 2018, while in some areas of the city it was ‘severe’, with authorities saying they may induce artificial rain by cloud … READ FULL STORY
The government has delegated powers to urban local bodies to ensure the compliance of environmental conditions for buildings, construction and area development projects having a built-up area between 20,000 and 50,000 square metres (sq … READ FULL STORY
The 3.2-km-long Escorts Mujesar-Ballabgarh section of the Delhi Metro’s Violet Line, will be flagged off by prime minister Narendra Modi on November 19, 2018, through remote control. With this, Ballabhgarh will become the fourth … READ FULL STORY
A fire broke out in the under-construction tallest tower of Kolkata on the evening of November 17, 2018 but there was no report of any casualty, police said. The fire broke out at around … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court has directed the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Tamil Nadu Police to take into custody three erstwhile officials of Disc Assets Lead (India) Limited, lodged in the Madurai central … READ FULL STORY
