Japan will offer a grant of 1.276 billion yen (approximately Rs 72.86 crores), for the implementation of an Advanced Traffic Information and Management System in Bengaluru, which will include signalling systems and traffic congestion … READ FULL STORY
A notification issued by the West Bengal Finance Department, on December 19, 2017, said that to ensure the presence of rayats/sellers at the Additional District Sub-Registrar (ADSR) office at the time of registration, the … READ FULL STORY
Altico Capital, a non-banking finance company, promoted by Clearwater Capital, Abu Dhabi Investment Council and Varde Partners, recently deployed Rs 1,250 crores across five deals in Hyderabad and Pune. This includes Rs 500 crores … READ FULL STORY
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, on December 19, 2017, union minister of state (independent charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, clarified that there was no proposal to make … READ FULL STORY
The Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Council, on December 18, 2017, launched ratings for houses constructed under the government’s affordable housing scheme, indicating their level of sustainability. The ratings would be between … READ FULL STORY
The Kalkaji Mandir-Botanical Garden line of the Delhi Metro, which will reduce travel time between Noida and south Delhi, will be inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi on December 25, the Delhi Metro Rail … READ FULL STORY
Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan, on December 18, 2017, informed the house that the term of the Joint Committee on the Land Bill, had been extended till the last day of the monsoon session … READ FULL STORY
Construction activities will be prohibited within 50 metres from the edge of the river Ganga in hilly areas, as it would now be treated as a ‘no-development zone’, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, on December 18, 2017, said that the issue pertaining to solid waste management was needed to be looked into with all due … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi High Court, on December 15, 2017, dismissed a plea by the National Sports Club of India (NSCI) seeking a stay on the government’s integrated transit corridor project in and around Pragati Maidan. … READ FULL STORY
The work of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, which mandates the establishment of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), will be looked after by the Urban Affairs Ministry, an order issued … READ FULL STORY
A government official, on December 15, 2017, said that the introduction of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Amendment Bill, 2017, in parliament was approved at a cabinet meeting, chaired … READ FULL STORY
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is awaiting the centre’s nod, for preparing a township policy for the 111 acres of land lying at its disposal in the metropolis, its chairman Vinit Kumar said, on … READ FULL STORY
