Formerly known as the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KDMA) is responsible for statutory planning and development of the Kolkata metropolitan area in West Bengal. The authority is governed under … READ FULL STORY
The NGT directed the Environment Ministry on Wednesday to issue within two months a notification banning RO purifiers where total dissolved solids (TDS) in water are below 500 milligrams per litre. A bench, headed … READ FULL STORY
Aiming at reviving the tea industry and increasing employment opportunities, the West Bengal cabinet, on October 31, 2019, decided that 15% of land of a tea garden can be used for construction works. A … READ FULL STORY
A concession agreement was signed, on June 5, 2019, for the Howrah, Bally and Baranagar and Kamarhati sewage treatment plant (STP) projects under the centre’s Namami Gange initiative, the Jal Shakti Ministry said. The … READ FULL STORY
West Bengal’s new IT policy aims to disseminate the IT/ITeS activities across the state, for the benefit of the population in the fringe and rural areas. This will be a game-changer for the state’s … READ FULL STORY
There is a need for a container terminal on the west of Kolkata city (Howrah) side, which could avoid trucks coming to Kolkata, Tirupati Vessels’ director, Rajiv Agarwal said. The India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal government has announced a housing project, ‘Nijoshree’, under which two categories of flats would be provided to people, whose monthly earnings are not above Rs 30,000. The two categories of residential … READ FULL STORY
Union minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, Nitin Gadkari, is expected to lay the foundation stone for the Inland Waterways Authority of India’s (IWAI’s) multi-modal terminal at Haldia and the … READ FULL STORY
Stating that most of the ongoing projects have been sanctioned higher funds compared to 2017-18, Kolkata’s Metro Railway general manager Ajay Vijayvargiya, said a total of Rs 830.36 crores were allotted in the FY19 … READ FULL STORY
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) London has recognised the Kolkata East-West Metro project, which has built a twin tunnel under river Hooghly, as the first of its kind in the country, as a … READ FULL STORY
Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation Ltd (KMRCL) counsel Bikash Bhattacharya, on September 5, 2017, informed the Calcutta High Court that it had obtained the approval of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is part-funding the … READ FULL STORY
Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate is planning to launch at least six projects in the financial year 2017-18, with two of these projects under the ‘Joyville’ brand to build affordable homes, the group has announced. … READ FULL STORY
Howrah being one of the oldest industrial as well as cities in Bengal, Howrah Real Estate offers quite a few options as far as residential areas are concerned. Apartments in Howrah developing with time … READ FULL STORY