Sonali Rastogi is founder partner of Morphogenesis, an award-winning architecture and urban design firm, whose aim is to build a global discourse on contemporary Indian architecture. The firm has been ranked among the top … READ FULL STORY
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT), on May 21, 2019 that it has planted around 1 crore trees throughout the country in the past 3 years, to … READ FULL STORY
While the ratio of working males in India is higher in comparison to women, yet, a recent report (Bankbazaar-Moneymood 2019) indicates that when it comes to taking a home loan, women borrowers have outpaced … READ FULL STORY
The Rajasthan government has decided not to charge stamp duty on transfer of immovable property from a husband to his wife as a gift, according to an official statement. Till now, 1 per cent … 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 National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a committee, to look into the question of whether sub-regional plans for the protection of natural conservation zones (NCZs), were consistent with the regional plan prepared by … READ FULL STORY
Toll exemption for small vehicles and state transport buses, offered by a few state governments, is emerging as one of the major risks for road developers, particularly working on the state-led build operate transfer … READ FULL STORY
The Haryana government, on June 15, 2018, gave its approval for a Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project between Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi and the Haryana-Rajasthan border near Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behrod. The RRTS project will … READ FULL STORY
The centre was examining a proposal from the Uttar Pradesh government for inclusion of four districts – Mathura, Saharanpur, Aligarh and Bijnor – in the National Capital Region (NCR), housing and urban affairs minister … READ FULL STORY
When it comes to a women home buyers and investors, they are now getting special attention from the government and banks. “As women increasingly become financially independent, their propensity to purchase a home and … READ FULL STORY
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), which came into force on May 1, 2017, was a historic moment for the real estate industry, which was previously characterised by the lack of … READ FULL STORY
Twenty cities across three Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, are likely to have fast-track development under a new Indo-Canadian initiative to train smart city planners on capacity-building and governance, according to experts … READ FULL STORY
With the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) and other reforms coming into force, developers are rushing to complete partially completed projects and obtain their completion certificates, to avoid falling under the purview … READ FULL STORY
