The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
NMDC has raised iron ore prices by 8-13 per cent for domestic sales Fearing a further squeeze on profit margins, steel manufacturers have sought intervention of the ministry of steel in the issue of the recent “arbitrary” price increase in iron ore price by state-owned NMDC. In a letter dated …
The State government has allotted 10,000 concrete houses to be built for cyclone ‘Thane’ affected people of Villupuram district, according to Collector V. Sampath. Addressing a meeting of officials on procedures to be adopted in the implementation of the scheme here on Tuesday, he said that each unit would be …
Hundreds of farmers and their families Byatarayanapura MLA Krishna Byre Gowda, on the outskirts of the city, staged a protest on Wednesday against State government’s decision to lease out part of 32 acres of land acquired for construction of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) to a private developer. Assembling at …
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Jaipur Development Authority for allowing illegal constructions in the basin of Amanishah Nullah. The high-rise buildings coming up in the basin of the nullah has forced one P L Mandola to file a PIL which was heard by a …
While DLF and Omaxe have withdrawn from affordable housing after doing some initial projects, Usha Martin group's realty arm Usha Breco Realty is yet to launch three of the four projects it planned to build in 2009 Raghavendra Kamath Developers could not find the model of affordable housing viable as …
Termed first of its kind in the country, it will make available Rs.50,000 in three instalments to the poor Rajasthan has launched a special housing scheme for rehabilitation of both urban and rural poor affected by natural and manmade calamities. Termed first of its kind in the country the special …
40,000 Families Including 19,000 From Jaipur To Benefit Jaipur: Altogether 4,000 families, who lost their houses in the recent heavy rains, would be the first batch of beneficiaries of the Rajasthan Special Housing Scheme, launched by chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday. Under the Special Housing Scheme, the state’s BPL …
Over 11 million houses are lying unused and vacant in urban India reveals this new report on urban housing shortage for the 12th plan period (2012-17) released by the Ministry of Urban Housing and Poverty Alleviation. The technical group on estimation of urban housing shortage for the Twelfth Plan (TG-12) …
Ahmedabad Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) would launch seven projects offering 6,300 residential units for people under various income groups, a decision which comes close on the heels of opposition Congress announcing a housing scheme for women ahead of the Assembly poll. "A decision to launch seven housing projects - three …
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar led House Committee, constituted to look into the issues pertaining to the traditional inhabitants, who were served demolition notices by local panchayats as per Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2011, will be having its first seating next week. Environment Minister Alina Saldanha said that the …
New Delhi The Delhi government is drafting a new legislation that will provide a one-time amnesty to several illegal constructions, currently exempt from demolition on a temporary basis. The Union government had cleared a special legislation in 2006, offering amnesty to thousands of illegal constructions that were in line to …
PANJIM: Goa Government on Wednesday constituted a House Committee led by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to look into the issues pertaining to the traditional inhabitants, who have been issued notices by local panchayat for demolition of houses under CRZ rules 2011. The issue was raised on the floor of the …
Decides Govt Owing To Non-Availability Of Land In Urban Areas Jaipur: The state cabinet on Wednesday decided not to allot land to private institutions on concessional rates in areas under urban local bodies including municipal corporations, municipal councils and municipalities. The decision was taken due to the non-availability of land …
Petition challenges converting new secretariat complex in Chennai into a hospital The National Green Tribunal here on Tuesday admitted a petition by advocate R. Veeramani, challenging the environmental clearance given by the State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to convert the new Legislative Assembly cum Secretariat complex in Chennai …
Wave would develop 1,400 housing units with a starting price of over Rs 1 crore, 900 studio flats, 370 high street comples and more Wave Infratech, the realty arm of Ponty Chadha's Wave Group, today said that Noida Authority has approved the master plan for its ambitious Rs 10,000 crore …
Having exhausted most of its land bank, the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) is planning to take up joint ventures with private land owners in the city, as well as in other parts of the State. According to sources in TNHB, the proposal has been initiated as there is a …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s tree committee on Friday approved a proposal to cut 481 trees in Goregaon (East) to make way for the construction of a single residential project. In 2011, the committee had permitted cutting 278 trees in the same plot being developed by Kingston Properties Pvt Limited, known …
Not applicable to towns and cities; Opposition criticises Bill in Council The Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2012, to regularise unauthorised houses built on government land in places other than towns and cities, was approved in both Houses of the legislature on Thursday. While members across parties welcomed the bill …
A move to convert the wetlands and destroy mangroves flourishing in four acres near the Pullippuzha at Perumukham Karattippadath in Feroke has run into resistance from local people organised under the banner of Friends Samskarika Vedi. C. Bijesh, secretary of the Vedi, warned on Thursday that protests would be intensified …
GUWAHATI: Assam has a total land area of 78,438 sq km. Of this, 30.16 lakh hectares are available for agriculture. But Assam’s agricultural land is decreasing gradually. The trend of converting agricultural land to non-agricultural land is responsible for this to a large extent. It has been noticed that in …
