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Diversified firm Piramal Enterprises (PEL), on February 23, 2017, said that it has entered into a partnership with Ivanhoé Cambridge, to provide long-term equity capital to residential projects across five metros in the country. … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court has upheld the order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) that flat buyers can jointly approach it, in case of a dispute with a builder. A bench headed by … READ FULL STORY
The first line of the Pune Metro is likely to be operational in 2020 and second line by 2021, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha-Metro) managing director Brijesh Dixit has said. “We have completed 35% … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on February 8, 2017, kept its policy rate unchanged at 6.25%. This decision has been greeted with surprise, by the real estate fraternity. “While the recent demonetisation drive … READ FULL STORY
Labour secretary M Sathiyavathy, on February 8, 2017, clarified that the payment of workers’ statutory dues in the construction sector, is the sole responsibility of the principal employer. Addressing the 42nd Annual Day celebrations … READ FULL STORY
In its first monetary policy review in 2017, on February 8, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to keep key rates unchanged. Accordingly, the repo rate at which it lends to the … READ FULL STORY
Alleging a scam, Congress party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi, on February 6, 2017, accused the BJP government in Haryana of being involved a scam and demanded an independent and comprehensive probe into the denotification of … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on February 6, 2017, directed attachment of the Sahara Group’s Aamby Valley property in Pune, for realisation of money to be paid to its investors. The apex court also asked the … READ FULL STORY
Only 54% of the total 2.5 crore 7/12 receipts (a land title document) in Maharashtra have been digitised so far, a state government said. Maharashtra’s revenue minister Chandrakant Patil, in December 2016, had announced … READ FULL STORY
The real estate sector has largely welcomed the various measures that finance minister Arun Jaitley announced in his Union Budget 2017-18 presentation on February 1, 2017. “We must appreciate the fact that the government … READ FULL STORY
“We propose to facilitate higher investment in affordable housing. Affordable housing will now be given infrastructure status, which will enable these projects to avail the associated benefits,” finance minister Arun Jaitley, announced in his … READ FULL STORY
In a major verdict, the Supreme Court, on January 27, 2017, upheld the decision of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), to reject the highest bid of Rs 111.75 crores of a firm for … READ FULL STORY
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), for the second time on January 25, 2017, extended the deadline for submitting bids for the Navi Mumbai Airport to February 13, as it received only one … READ FULL STORY
