July 1, 2024: The Smart City Mission has been extended till March 31, 2025 by the central government after Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy appealed for it recently. As per media reports, Reddy … READ FULL STORY
September 25, 2023: The ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) is all set to organise the India Smart Cities Conclave (ISCC) 2023 on September 26 and 27. The conclave will be held at … READ FULL STORY
May 24, 2023: A total of Rs 38,400 crore have been released under the Centre’s Smart Cities Mission till May 1, 2023, says the housing ministry. Of this, Rs 35,261 crore has been utilized, … READ FULL STORY
During the ten years starting from 2010, the real estate sector witnessed a massive transformation, especially in markets like Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR, etc. However, due to the lack of sufficient land banks and … READ FULL STORY
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on December 7, 2019, inaugurated Gurgaon’s ambitious Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), developed as the nerve centre to provide multifaceted online smart services to people. Khattar inaugurated … READ FULL STORY
In a technology-driven lifestyle and rapid urbanisation, builders are largely exploring new construction and interior design options. The construction sector has seen major changes, with an increase in the usage of gypsum-based products. The … READ FULL STORY
Over 200 affordable housing projects have been planned under the Smart City Mission in Karnataka, with over 130 of these smart city projects planned in Belagavi, Mangaluru and Tumkur, with a cost of less … READ FULL STORY
The minister of housing and urban affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, on June 7, 2018, warned home buyers that ‘fly-by-night operators’ were using the name of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) programme to lure … READ FULL STORY
In order to create employment and aid growth, the government has increased budgetary and extra budgetary expenditure on infrastructure for 2018-19 to Rs 5.97 lakh crores, from Rs 4.94 lakh crores in 2017-18, finance … READ FULL STORY
Municipal bonds, worth Rs 6,000 crores are likely to be issued over the next three fiscal years, from progressive and proactive urban local bodies (ULBs), riding on policy and regulatory facilitations, according to a … 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
The centre has asked states and union territories, to ensure commencement of work on 261 projects in 60 cities, announced between January and September 2016 under the Smart City Mission, by November, 2017. The … READ FULL STORY
Newly sworn-in Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has described the urban housing and development challenges facing the ministry as ‘daunting and transformative’. However, he expressed confidence that the ministry could … READ FULL STORY
