The centre has given its nod for the construction of over 1.86 lakh more affordable houses for the urban poor under its urban housing scheme, taking the total number of houses to over 39.25 … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on February 7, 2018, directed the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation and the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), to plan for the execution of the Swargate-Integrated Multi-Modal Transport Hub, … READ FULL STORY
The Bombay High Court, on February 5, 2018, directed the Maharashtra government to use satellite mapping, to monitor and protect wetlands across the state. A bench of justices Naresh Patil and NW Sambre, also … READ FULL STORY
In a first, finance minister Arun Jaitley, on February 1, 2018, announced the expansion of the Mumbai suburban train network, spread over 465 kms, at a cost of Rs 11,000 crores and said the … READ FULL STORY
Aggrieved home buyers in Maharashtra, may be able to look forward to an early and amicable resolution of their disputes with their developers, with Maharashtra becoming the first state in India to initiate the … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government has given an in-principle approval, to convert 2,140 hectares of the Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone (NMSEZ) into an ‘integrated industrial area’. The decision to this effect was taken on January … READ FULL STORY
Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari, on January 30, 2018, said that he has directed the concerned civil aviation and defence officials, to immediately provide necessary clearances for the expansion of the … READ FULL STORY
Confident of finishing all transport projects in Mumbai by 2022, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the city would see a transformation, in terms of mobility, with projects ranging from underground metro and … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government has received clearance from the Ministry of Defence, for preparing a detailed project report of the proposed international airport near Pune city, a state revenue official has said. German company Dorsch … READ FULL STORY
The next World Economic Forum (WEF) centre for the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ is being proposed to be set up in Mumbai, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, on January 23, 2018. Fadnavis made the … READ FULL STORY
The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) will reclaim 350 hectares of land, to create the world’s largest garden in Mumbai, union Shipping and Ports Minister Nitin Gadkari said, speaking after the ground-breaking ceremony of a … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government, on January 10, 2018, issued a notification announcing proposed amendments to the Development Control Rule 32 for Greater Mumbai. The amendments seek to grant additional, optional 0.50 floor space index (FSI) … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench of justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, on January 5, 2018, defreezed three bank accounts of scam-tainted Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society and asked the society to deposit security of … READ FULL STORY
