The Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) 2018 has attracted new investment proposals of close to Rs 2.20 lakh crores, with a job creating potential of 20 lakhs, the state’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee said, … READ FULL STORY
West Bengal received investment proposals worth Rs 17,000 crores, on the first day of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) from leading industrialists of the country. Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani, announced an investment … READ FULL STORY
Residential market prices have dropped substantially in the Kolkata market in the second half of 2017, while annual launches have fallen by 47 per cent during the period, according to a study by real … READ FULL STORY
Kolkata is poised to emerge as a major financial centre by 2030, a senior government official said, on January 10, 2018. Quoting a study prepared by McKinsey Global Institute, Debasish Sen, additional chief secretary, … READ FULL STORY
Five lakh people of the state would get houses under the state government’s ‘Bangla Gramin Abas Yojna’ on January 29, 2018, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said, adding that another three lakh had … READ FULL STORY
A notification issued by the West Bengal Finance Department, on December 19, 2017, said that to ensure the presence of rayats/sellers at the Additional District Sub-Registrar (ADSR) office at the time of registration, the … READ FULL STORY
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is awaiting the centre’s nod, for preparing a township policy for the 111 acres of land lying at its disposal in the metropolis, its chairman Vinit Kumar said, on … READ FULL STORY
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, on December 5, 2017, said if land was available, a second airport near Kolkata was a possibility. “Kolkata needs an alternative airport. If the West Bengal government gets … READ FULL STORY
The Kolkata airport is all set to start using clean and green energy for its day-to-day operations, as its ground-mounted grid-connected solar plant, is ready for commissioning. The 15 MW plant, capacity-wise the largest … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal government would soon initiate discussions with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), as to how it could develop eco-industrial parks in the state, environment … READ FULL STORY
Stating that development could not take place without infrastructure, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on September 15, 2017, announced that the state government would spend an additional Rs 12,180 crores for the construction … READ FULL STORY
Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation Ltd (KMRCL) counsel Bikash Bhattacharya, on September 5, 2017, informed the Calcutta High Court that it had obtained the approval of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is part-funding the … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Bill 2017 was passed by the state assembly, on August 16, 2017, although it missed the July 31 deadline by the centre, for adoption of the Real Estate … READ FULL STORY
