Adv Chetan Kapadia analyses the recent notification released by MoEFCC towards easing the green norms for buildings

December 2018

A notification on November 15, 2018, by MoEFCC eases the green norms for residential projects of built-up area up to 50,000 sq m. ...

Tags: MoEFCC, Residential projects, Housing for All by 2022, SP Muthuraman, Union of India, Construction, Chetan Kapadia, EIA, Rainwater harvesting, Waste management systems, Renewable power

Innovations that lower cement consumption and provide greener concrete structures

December 2018

There's good news for the cement industry: Demand grew 6 per cent in FY2018, and 14 per cent just between April and September 2018. This momentum is ...

Tags: Infrastructure, Cement, Ashwani Pahuja, BHPV Junction, Housing for All, Heavy duty infrastructure construction

Tenders for smart water meters are likely to be invited soon, says Debashis Sen, Chairman, New Town Kolkata Development Authority

November 2018

New Town Kolkata in West Bengal has been recognised as India's first green-rated satellite city. This apart, it is also listed as one of the top town...

Tags: IGBC, NKDA, Debashis Sen, ATM, WBHIDCO, Solar energy, LED lights, WiFi, Airport-Garia Metro Link, SMS portal, AMRUT, Swachh Bharat, Housing for All, Nirmal Bangla, SCADA

Housing for All to attract USD 1.3 trillion into residential by 2025

October 2018

In order to fulfill the various schemes by the government, India needs investments up to USD 4 trillion over the next 5-6 years. ...

Tags: IBEF, ANAROCK Property Consultants, Housing for All by 2022, Real estate, IBEF, GDP

New housing launches up by 50 per cent in Q2 2018 affordable housing keeps the momentum going  

September 2018

Unsold inventory down 2 per cent from 7.11 lakh units in Q1 2018 to 7.0 lakh units in Q2 2018. Unsold inventory declined 10 per cent from 7.7 lakh un...

Tags: Affordable housing, RERA, GST, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, National Capital Region, Kolkata developers, PMAY, Infrastructure, Housing for All by 2022, Anarock Property Consultants, Anuj Puri

Panvel gets the first integrated township in NAINA

August 2018

Towards the government's mission of Housing for All, Wadhwa Wise City, a first integrated township under NAINA (Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notifie...

Tags: NAINA, CIDCO, Wadhwa Group, Housing for All

Mahindra Lifespaces-HDFC Capital affordable housing platform launches its first project

June 2018

Mahindra Lifespace Developers (MLDL) has launched ‘Happinest - Palghar’ – the first affordable housing project to be undertaken by a joint platform b...

Tags: MLDL, HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund, Anita Arjundas, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, Vipul Roongta, HDFC Capital Advisors, Construction, MAHSR, URBAN, Housing for All, CLSS, IGBCs Green Affordable Housing Rating System

Will the Banking Mess impact the Real Estate Sector?

June 2018

From bad loans to loan defaulters to financial frauds and embezzlement, the Indian banking system seems to be in a crisis mode. And, needless to say,...

Tags: Banking Mess impact, Real Estate, RERA, Affordable housing, NBFC, Housing for All by 2022, NPA, Shobhit Agarwal, Anarock Capital