Companies from Russia, China and Japan have evinced interest in investing Rs 1,250 crores, in setting up their facilities at Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) in Maharashtra, a top government official said, on September 9, … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra opposition party, NCP, on September 6, 2018, said that it would move the court, if the appointment of Prashant Thakur, a BJP MLA from Panvel, as City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) chairman, … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government has proposed changes in calculating penalties, to regularise illegal residential buildings in the state, in a move that is likely to provide some relief to occupants of such structures. The modifications … READ FULL STORY
The stay on construction activities in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh by the Supreme Court, may impact the delivery timelines of housing and infrastructure projects, according to a report. The real estate sector … READ FULL STORY
Indicating that the bullet train project is running behind schedule, sources in the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), the implementing agency of the project, have said that in the event of a … READ FULL STORY
A three-day international conference on the Ecological Festival of Western Ghats, beginning November 30, 2018, in Coimbatore, will discuss steps to protect and preserve the ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The conference would … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on August 29, 2018, approved the construction of projects including the Bandra-Versova sea link, a new lane on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and a third bridge on Thane creek, at … READ FULL STORY
The Bombay High Court, on August 23, 2018, sought an explanation from the Maharashtra government, over the ‘gross delay’ in demolishing illegal shrines in the state. The government had to raze all unauthorised shrines, … READ FULL STORY
A Bombay High Court bench of justices SC Dharmadhikari and Bharati Dangre, on August 16, 2018, dismissed a plea by Mafatlal Industries, which claimed that it was the rightful leaseholder of a plot of … READ FULL STORY
A Bombay High Court bench of justices AS Oka and RI Chagla, on August 14, 2018, questioned how the collector of Raigad district, had decided to exempt a bungalow belonging to fugitive diamantaire Nirav … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government is considering a proposal to provide houses to police personnel, in cities such as Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune, by providing land to state housing agencies CIDCO and … READ FULL STORY
As per the provisions of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act 1960, cooperative housing societies in the state have to invest their surplus funds that are not required. Also, the rules covering the products in … READ FULL STORY
Pune, Navi Mumbai and Greater Mumbai from Maharashtra, were ranked India’s three most livable places on the government’s inaugural ‘Ease of Living Index’, which was released on August 13, 2018. The national capital came … READ FULL STORY
