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Building Construction

Can a government relief really going to revive the real estate sector?

April 28, 2020

Zooming through numerous webinars on the revival of real estate sector one should have noted that prominent recommendations included goods and services tax (GST) input credit, a reduction in GST rates, a reduction in municipal charges, limited period zero stamp duty, etc. to revive the industry. There is no question that several of these steps […]

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construction workers

Construction sites with up to 10 workers do not need permission to operate.

April 27, 2020

On April 26, the Haryana government said small residential industrial construction sites employing up to 10 workers, within the Municipal Corporation, municipalities, and rural areas, do not need permission to operate during the lockdown. A letter was issued by the Haryana Labour Department to the administrative secretaries, to the division commissioner and to the deputy […]

Construction sites with up to 10 workers do not need permission to operate.more
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation's

MIDC approves more than 1,300 companies to reopen their operations in the midst of the lockdown.

April 23, 2020

More than 1,300 firms, including manufacturing units, foundries and textile firms have been approved by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to reopen their services in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown. The MIDC is the nodal body of the state government to facilitate enterprises with regard to land management, permits and policymaking. “We have […]

MIDC approves more than 1,300 companies to reopen their operations in the midst of the lockdown.more
Supreme court

SC concludes 20-year old battle, declares two JVPD plots as an ‘Open Spaces’.

April 22, 2020

In a judgment closing a 20-year-old battle, the Supreme Court ordered that two open spaces at the Juhu-Vile Parle Development Scheme (JVPD) be maintained as open spaces only. It upheld a 2017 Bombay High Court Order labelling Mhada’s decision to approve construction on the two layout open spaces as an “illegality” and “set off with […]

SC concludes 20-year old battle, declares two JVPD plots as an ‘Open Spaces’.more
invest

Indian real estate market experiences a decline in institutional investment by 58%.

April 21, 2020

Institutional investment in the Indian real estate market has dropped from a year earlier to $712 million during the quarter ended March by 58%. Total investments in the financial year 2019-20 experienced a 13% fall at $4.26 billion-the lowest for four years, a report by JLL India shows. Several events affected the downturn, including the […]

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office

Office workplace to focus on creating wide spaces to comply with social distancing standards.

April 20, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak and government-mandated social distancing standards will affect workplace requirements and designs in the coming future as businesses look at ways to safeguard their employee’s health. Companies working in commercial complexes are required to uphold social distancing norms and be able to confront any unexpected health issues. Many firms, particularly in information technology and […]

Office workplace to focus on creating wide spaces to comply with social distancing standards.more
Raising Funds

Motilal Oswal Real Estate allocates Rs 1,150 crore to invest in housing and commercial project.

Motilal Oswal Real Estate (MORE) raised Rs 1,150 crore from high net worth individuals for its fourth realty fund to invest in housing and commercial ventures around six major cities, a senior company official stated. The fundraising exercise for the India Realty Excellence Fund IV (IREF IV) started in September 2018, and a pledge of […]

Motilal Oswal Real Estate allocates Rs 1,150 crore to invest in housing and commercial project.more
Real estate

Mumbai and Pune city may not get the relief benefit for the construction projects.

April 17, 2020

The updated guidelines for ongoing construction projects provided by the Center on April 15 have come as a significant relief to the builders as workers stationed at such sites are now able to begin construction work. The updated guidelines, however, also confirmed that such work cannot be performed in places designated as COVID-19 hotspots. Mumbai […]

Mumbai and Pune city may not get the relief benefit for the construction projects.more