Karnataka’s minister for urban development and housing, UT Khader, on December 12, 2018, said that Rs 91.34 crores have so far been spent on seven cities in the state that have been selected under … READ FULL STORY
Jitu Virwani, CMD of the Embassy Group, is a firm believer that the top developers are conscious of the advantages of adopting professional practices. In an exclusive interview with Housing News, Virwani points out … READ FULL STORY
Integrated townships, with high-end infrastructure and facilities that are on par with ‘smart cities’, are fast becoming the order of the day and are changing the way developers are planning their new projects. Much … READ FULL STORY
It was a noisy morning in Bengaluru, when numerous senior citizens stormed into the office of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the administrative office responsible for civic and infrastructural assets of the Greater … READ FULL STORY
Home prices in small cities and towns are likely to see a gradual rise, on increased infrastructure activities and real estate developers focusing on affordable housing. Price growth will be higher and faster in … READ FULL STORY
There have been several long-standing demands from the real estate sector and prior to Budget 2018, there were hopes that at least some of them would be addressed. The Budget for 2018-19, however, has … READ FULL STORY
With maximum increase in allocation to the Smart Cities Mission, the Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) ministry’s budgetary provisions have been pegged at over Rs 41,765 crores for the next fiscal, a hike of … READ FULL STORY
The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has decided to assess the livability standard of 116 Indian cities, through the country’s first ‘Livability Index’. This will include the identified Smart Cities and several other cities … 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
As per the report of a high-powered expert committee (HPEC), the estimated urban investment requirement for the 20-year period, from 2012-13 to 2031-32, is Rs 39.2 lakh crores, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister, Hardeep … READ FULL STORY
The Indian economy, as measured by growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), accelerated by 6.3 per cent (Q3 2017), making an improvement from 5.7 per cent (Q2 2017). The growth is likely to exceed … READ FULL STORY
Singapore-based companies have evinced interest in urban projects in Assam, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and the government is keen on tapping into the country’s expertise for India’s Smart City Mission, a … READ FULL STORY
Researchers from the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom, have conducted a detailed analysis of the environmental implications of planned developments, which would see medium-rise housing (between three and five storeys) being replaced … READ FULL STORY
