By: Chris Arsenault RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian government programme to formally distribute land to thousands of small-scale farmers is helping the country protect its vast forests, according to research… Read more »
By: Guillermo Parra-Bernal SAO PAULO: Brazilian home prices fell for the first time in 13 months in March, signaling that demand for residential property remains weak as Latin America’s largest… Read more »
NEW DELHI (INDIA): The Supreme Court today said if the Sahara Group fails to deposit Rs 5092.6 crore in SEBI-Sahara refund account by April 17 in pursuance of its order,… Read more »
MUMBAI (INDIA): The Reserve Bank on Thursday allowed banks to invest in Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), a move that will help revive the cash-starved… Read more »
NEW DELHI (INDIA): India took a decisive step towards a possible July 1rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) with Parliament on Thurday giving nod to four related legislations… Read more »
By: Padraic Halpin DUBLIN: Ireland built an average of just 6,700 homes a year between 2011 and 2016, census data showed on Thursday, over a third fewer than suggested by… Read more »
By: Aditi Khanna LONDON: The UK government has unveiled a plan to introduce the world’s first public register of overseas companies and other legal entities that own property in the… Read more »
NEW DELHI (INDIA): The Prime Minister’s office has called a meeting today to review the government’s affordable housing programme as it targets to achieve ‘Housing for All’ by 2022. The… Read more »
NEW DELHI (INDIA): The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $175 million loan agreement to support construction of high voltage transmission systems to evacuate power… Read more »
NEW DELHI (INDIA): The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has launched the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) on November 20, 2016. The new Rural Housing programme is designed to… Read more »