Shillong gets selected as the 100th Smart City
NEW DELHI: Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya has been selected as 100th Smart City after evaluating the proposal submitted by it. Till now, 99 smart cities had been selected… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Taj group acquires Lutyen’s Delhi hotel in NDMC auction
NEW DELHI: The Connaught, a premium hotel in Lutyen’s Delhi, was successfully acquired by Tata’s Indian Hotel Company Limited (IHCL) in an e-auction conducted by the New Delhi Municipal Council… Read more »
Telangana will set up steel plant
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government would set up a steel plant in the state, a project which has been mentioned in the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act, even if the Centre did… Read more »
Punjab amends rule to check misuse of stamp duty rebate
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has amended a rule to curb the misuse of stamp duty rebate extended to women on property registration, a state minister said today. The scheme was… Read more »
Saddled by bad loans, Lavasa turns into ‘ghost town’
NEW DELHI: This onetime hilltop paradise is becoming for some a hell on earth. The days of zero crime are over. Garbage collection is sporadic, so litter soils the man-made… Read more »
Fly ash used to develop eco-friendly concrete
WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed a material using fly ash – a byproduct of coal-fired power plants – that can replace cement in concrete, paving the way for greener buildings and… Read more »
About 93% land for Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway acquired
Maharashtra has completed 93 per cent of land acquisition for the 700-km Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, according to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. “In less than 12 months, the state has acquired 93… Read more »
US property crisis looms as sea level rises, experts warn
SARASTA (UNITED STATES): Along sun-splashed shorelines in the US state of Florida, home prices are on the rise, developers are busy building new complexes, and listings just blocks from the… Read more »
New Zealand softens ban on foreigners’ home ownership in amended bill
By: Leika Kihara WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s government on Tuesday softened its stance on foreign ownership of homes, rewriting a proposed law banning non-residents from investing in housing. The amended law… Read more »
Oberoi Realty raises Rs 1,200 crore through QIP
NEW DELHI: Oberoi Realty said that it has raised Rs 1,200 crore by sale of shares to institutional investors. The company had launched its qualified institutional placement on June 13… Read more »