India, May 14 -- The Maharashtra Government has finally decided to revise the norms for development and cleared the decks for the redevelopment of 5,000 odd societies in Mhada colonies. The Chief Minister has given the notification to the urban development department. The new norms offer bigger areas for tenants while linking the developer's incentives and Mhada share...

India, May 14 -- The HUDA administrator, Praveen Kumar said that more time should be dedicated to the green buildings initiative. The Delhi /NCR region though has been not planned properly; it could be better planned one. He said, there is a need for a separate administrator to deal with the hundreds of builders in the districts. Adding further he said, the problems...

India, May 14 -- Government departments, public sector undertakings, autonomous bodies and tribunals are set to buy around 600 plush apartments in Commanwealth Gam es Villages worth over 2,500crore from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) as the authority seeks to populate the riverside colony where hundreds of homes owned by the rich and famous remained unoccupied...

India, May 14 -- Delhi Government has finally a long pending proposal to construct around 40,000 low cost flats in the city for distribution among people belonging to economically weaker sections. The proposal was given a go ahead at a meeting of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Around 40,000 flats for urban poor...

India, May 11 -- Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad inaugurated the three level underground parking facilities of AIIMS at New Delhi on 6th May 2013....

India, May 11 -- As per records of Defense Estates Office, Srinagar, some No Objection Certificates (NOC) were issued in respect of land under occupation of Defense. After conducting preliminary inquiry in the matter, it was found that prima-facie there have been irregularities in the issue of NOCs. As per investigations of CBI a total of 62.25 acres land is involved....

India, May 11 -- The fiscal concessions and duty benefits allowed to SEZs are in built into the SEZs Act, 2005 and Rules framed thereunder. These exemptions are uniformly applicable to all SEZs and are primarily in the nature of incentives for export and are consistent with the principles that guide export promotion initiatives of the Government in general. Since the...

India, May 11 -- A very common knowledge to everyone is that human's basic requirement is food, shelter and clothing that are indispensable for every human being. If sources is to be believed India's urban housing shortage accounts for 18.78 million for the next five year plan from 2012-2017 out of which 96% in the economically weaker section and low income group...

India, May 11 -- The Minister of Culture Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch has said that National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) was launched in 2007 with the objective to prepare a National database on built heritage, sites and antiquities from secondary sources. ...

India, May 11 -- Godrej Properties is in plans to launch 15-20 new projects in the financial year 2013-14, after posting a sharp increase of 32% in its consolidated net profit to about Rs 53crore for the fourth quarter ended in March 31, 2013 against nearly Rs 40crore in the year ago period. The company also said that it will be rising up to Rs 700crore through a...