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Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have come together to offer courses in real estate. They have announced a joint initiative to address the learning needs of professionals in real estate and construction sectors. RICS is a global professional body which builds environment that [...] Continue Reading »
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) to remove encroachments from Sector 17. The court has ordered Huda to develop a market place at the encroached site for the convenience of residents in the locality. 550 families dwelling in the area had been building pressure on Huda to [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to find a solution to the water contamination problem in South Extension I. DJB has been asked to replace corroded pipeline before the roads are carpeted. Court has also asked South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to carry out quality-checks of works. The check would have [...] Continue Reading »
The government has decided to take up a strong stance against the spreading dengue fever in Bangalore. After three students of Sophia High School died of dengue, the government seems to address the increasing number of dengue cases in the city. The health and family welfare department directed the BBMP to impose Rs 5-lakh fine [...] Continue Reading »
The Karnataka High Court lashed out at the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) upon hearing two public interest litigations. The High Court criticised BBMP for the piling up of garbage in the city and directed the civic agency to file a status report on garbage segregation on November 6, 2012. The court expressed displeasure over [...] Continue Reading »
A Delhi High Court bench has given two months time to Delhi government to find out short and long term solutions to the problem of water logging in the city. The government has been asked to look into suggestions from IIT professors to alleviate the water logging faced by citizens. The court held the Delhi [...] Continue Reading »
The housing projects in Gujarat are expected to become costlier by about 10-15% in case the rising input costs of material and labour are not reined on time, said the Gujarat Institute of Housing & Estate Developers (GIHED). The GIHED also has taken intervention from the government to keep a check on the spiralling prices of [...] Continue Reading »
The Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit promised support to residents of Delhi Cantonment area who are feared of having their structures being demolished. It was requested by Shiela that the cantonment area should be given amnesty at a meeting with the Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju. Shiela also showed concerns towards her [...] Continue Reading »
With the Supreme Court’s order to demolish illegal constructions in Pune, there were about 44,000 sq ft which were cleared against encroachments in separate operations initiated by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA). There were about three structures demolished by the PMC of about 19,500 sq ft in Hadapsar. Since [...] Continue Reading »
Mysore has seen a remarkable growth in the industrial property market in the last few months. The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) is to acquire land to develop industrial layouts in the north-west parts of Mysore as the demand for industrial property has increased. There have been a decrease in the number of transactions [...] Continue Reading »
