India has nearly 11.09 million vacant urban housing units, of which 10 states and union territories (UTs) contribute to 78% (8.64 million) of total vacancy levels, says a report titled ‘Institutionalising the Rental Housing … READ FULL STORY
Digitisation is a process that has touched and transformed every industry. As we find ourselves sliding into the fourth phase of the industrial revolution that deploys digital technology to change our way of life … READ FULL STORY
In a jolt to the Andhra Pradesh government, the World Bank has ‘dropped’ out of the Amaravati Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional Development Project, pushing the state capital city’s development into further jeopardy. The World … READ FULL STORY
A bench headed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, while noting that illegal installation of tubewells was an offence under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, asked the Delhi Jal Board … READ FULL STORY
Over 89% of urban municipal wards in the country have achieved complete door-to-door collection of solid waste under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), the government said in an RTI reply. The union Housing and … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on December 10, 2018, issued notices to five states, seeking their responses on a plea challenging the validity of certain amendments made by them, to a central law of 2013 on … READ FULL STORY
On May 1, 2017, all 92 provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA or the Act) were brought into force. The Act has introduced new obligations on real estate developers … READ FULL STORY
The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, on October 30, 2018, approved the construction of nearly 2.15 lakh affordable houses for the poor in six states, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). According to … READ FULL STORY
The central government, on September 26, 2018, sanctioned the construction of 6,28,488 housing units, taking the total number of houses being funded under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) (Urban) to 60,28,628 across the … READ FULL STORY
A plea alleging obstruction in the minimum environment flow in the Godavari river, due to the construction of a diaphragm wall at Polavaram Dam, has prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek responses from … READ FULL STORY
The Andhra Pradesh government has been adopting a focused approach, to fill the widening gaps in infrastructure across the state and to meet the challenges posed by a fast-expanding urban geography and demography, said … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of chief justice JS Khehar and justice DY Chandrachud, on August 4, 2017, warned states to file their responses, on a plea seeking the return of unused land acquired for … READ FULL STORY
Now, that the GST rates for real estate have been declared, the question on everybody’s mind is how will this impact the sector. While the real impact of the GST, will only be seen … READ FULL STORY
