Category: Features

The central government is going to replicate Maharashtra’s drone survey across the country for property validation.

April 24, 2020

The central government is seeking to take a leaf out of the drone survey carried out by the state government to map housing in rural areas and replicate it across the country. Last year, the first survey of state property using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) was conducted at Sonori village in Pune District to map […]

The central government is going to replicate Maharashtra’s drone survey across the country for property validation.more

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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

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

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 […]

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

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

India’s Biggest Online Indian Property Expo 2020

April 17, 2020

WHY ONLINE INDIAN PROPERTY EXPO? Online Indian Property Expo is a great way to engage with participants and reach a larger market segment. Online Indian Property Expo save your expenses of a traditional trade show like participation, travelling, visa, have a designer stall, staffing, printing and give a ways, while still putting your business in […]

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

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

X BKC project promoter declines to pay rent by citing force majeure clause.

April 14, 2020

Invoking the force majeure clause in the context of the COVID-19 lockdown, the promoters of the X BKC project in Kala Nagar, Bandra requested MIG Colony’s original tenants not to deposit their cheques for the May-June period. Citing financial problems and bad market conditions, MIG (Bandra) Realtors and Builders Pvt Ltd, part of the DB […]

X BKC project promoter declines to pay rent by citing force majeure clause.more

Bombay High Court declares calculation of 90days NPA should not include lockdown duration.

April 13, 2020

In a major relief to a construction firm based in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court said the lockdown duration is to be eliminated when calculating 90 days for the Non-performing Assets (NPAs) declaration. The High Court’s ruling came on a Transcon Iconica petition that took a loan from ICICI Bank and failed to make payments […]

Bombay High Court declares calculation of 90days NPA should not include lockdown duration.more

PHD Chamber suggested all under-construction projects to be treated as assets for granting credit to the developers.

April 11, 2020

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has suggested that ongoing projects must be treated as assets for providing credit to developers, zero- period interest waiver in Uttar Pradesh should be provided for two years amid COVID-19, and developers who have applied for partial or partial project competition must be issued completion certificates to prevent […]

PHD Chamber suggested all under-construction projects to be treated as assets for granting credit to the developers.more