Category: Lifestyle

3D Zebra Crossings

Traffic Police intend to slow down speeding vehicles by painting ‘3D’ zebra crossings.

November 8, 2019

The city traffic police intend to paint zebra crossings on various roads producing a three dimensional (3D) effect and prompt slowing down drivers. The 3D zebra crossing produces a floating effect as an optical illusion. The motorists presume that there are boxes ahead and that speed is decreased as the junctions approach. In many European countries, these […]

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Demonetization

66% of Real Estate Transactions are still carried-out through cash; post demonetization.

The electronic transactions are on the rise Three years after Narendra Modi in a national address banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes but many people still prefer cash transactions than digital transactions, according to a survey. The survey also revealed that following the demonetization of currency notes black money continues to dominate the real estate […]

66% of Real Estate Transactions are still carried-out through cash; post demonetization.more
BMC

Mumbai Officials claim to have achieved 70% of potholes complaint under Pothole Challenge 2019.

November 7, 2019

It was an exercise in public relations fraught with potential pitfalls. But the BMC seems to be sitting nicely at the end of the seven-day #PotholeChallenge2019—the corporations claim to have fixed nearly 70% of their complaints about potholes and also decide to call up all of their complainants and confirm that their concerns are dealt with ‘Satisfaction’. The […]

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Stalled Projects

The cabinet opens Rs 25,000 crore window for projects that are on hold.

In order to reactivate the main industry, also to boost the economy and to provide aid to home buyers, the cabinet approved Rs 25,000-crore special windows to finance housing projects that are stalled. The money will be available for projects that are “net worth positive,” FM Nirmala Sitharaman said. There will be potential distribution to […]

The cabinet opens Rs 25,000 crore window for projects that are on hold.more
Maharashtra Metro

MahaMetro officials seek to consult new government for the future metro routes.

November 5, 2019

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited will seek guidance from the new state government on the implementation of future phases of the city’s mass transportation system. Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director of Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro), said, “We plan to consult with the state government to seek direction for future phases. Pune City has many […]

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Government to Launch Online Portal for Real Estate Sector

Government to launch an e-commerce platform for the real estate sector by January 2020.

November 4, 2019

According to the recent updates, Union Housing and Urban Affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri stated, that the central government is going to establish an e-commerce platform for the real estate sector. On Monday, Puri said at the first National RERA conclave in Lucknow, “I had a discussion with CREDAI and NAREDCO and very soon we’ll […]

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Real estate

PE investment in real estate has received Rs 39,182 cr in the first 3 quarters of 2019.

November 1, 2019

The interest of private equity firms in Indian real estate continues undiminished, with investment in the sector rising to Rs 39,182 crore in the first three quarters of 2019, up 19% from the previous year. They have infused over 83.5% of these funds as equity capital, which reflects an appetite for Indian real estate industry. Private equity […]

PE investment in real estate has received Rs 39,182 cr in the first 3 quarters of 2019.more
RERA Act

Real Estate Websites have to register with MahaRERA in next 2 months.

October 18, 2019

Property Websites that go beyond advertisements and allow developers and home buyers to sell/purchase must be registered with the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) within the next two months. The housing authorities have determined that such websites could be defined as real estate agents. In a recent order, the regulatory officer has indicated that portals […]

Real Estate Websites have to register with MahaRERA in next 2 months.more
Supreme court

Supreme Court rejects depositors’ plea for increasing withdrawals limit on PMC bank.

On 18 October 2019, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea filed on behalf of scam-hit bank account holders Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC), seeking to lift restrictions imposed on cash withdrawals by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The petitioner Bejon Kumar Mishra told the lawyer Shashank Sudhi to file his petition on […]

Supreme Court rejects depositors’ plea for increasing withdrawals limit on PMC bank.more