West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on August 13, 2018, laid the foundation stone of the Bengal Silicon Valley Hub, to come up on 100 acres. State chief secretary Moloy De said that following … READ FULL STORY
Pan-India home buyer’s body, Forum For People’s Collective Efforts (FPCE), has written to president Ram Nath Kovind, requesting him not to give his assent to the Housing Industry Regulation Act (HIRA) notified by the … READ FULL STORY
Union housing and urban affairs secretary Durga Shanker Mishra, on July 17, 2018, interacted with representatives of 29 states and union territories, for expediting the compliance to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal government has announced a housing project, ‘Nijoshree’, under which two categories of flats would be provided to people, whose monthly earnings are not above Rs 30,000. The two categories of residential … READ FULL STORY
The Calcutta High Court, on June 13, 2018, directed the state government to depute a magistrate to oversee the drive to evict around 80 illegal shops, encroaching on railway land at New Jalpaiguri and … READ FULL STORY
The centre will soon send a team to urge the West Bengal government, to switch over to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) to protect home buyers’ interest, an official has said. … READ FULL STORY
Nearly 12,066 acres of surplus land of the Railways, are now up for grabs. The national transporter has written to 13 states, asking them to either buy or exchange these land parcels, for developmental … READ FULL STORY
The World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWFI), under its ‘Sahasra Jyoti’ project, had been working extensively with local communities in the Sunderbans mangrove forest area of West Bengal, to provide them cost-effective energy solutions, … READ FULL STORY
The housing and urban affairs ministry will review the smart city tag for New Town Kolkata, union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said, amid reports that the city’s authorities have not implemented any project … READ FULL STORY
Union minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, Nitin Gadkari, is expected to lay the foundation stone for the Inland Waterways Authority of India’s (IWAI’s) multi-modal terminal at Haldia and the … READ FULL STORY
Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is considered as the third most-densely inhabited city of India, after Mumbai and Delhi. It is also known as the commercial capital of eastern India. It has become … READ FULL STORY
The consultant engaged for preparing a sustainable and capacity expansion roadmap for the Kolkata Airport, is likely to submit its report soon, a senior official of the airport has said. “We have engaged US-based … READ FULL STORY
A Scottish university, on January 17, 2018, announced an agreement with the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), to collaborate on a new satellite city in West Bengal. The agreement will see academics from … READ FULL STORY
