Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India, has emphasised that the digital economy is critical for India to make government services and welfare benefits accessible to remote areas of the country seamlessly.
Category: ECONOMY & POLICY
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Mumbai’s top real estate leaders meet for REMI’s owner-developer program
One of IndiaĂâs leading real estate educational institutes, the Real Estate Management Institute (REMI), has launched its Owner Developer Program (ODP). The ODP anticipated the journey ahead and offered participants a view of what to expect, how to respond and what to know in this domain, to capitalise on the oppurtunities.
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Luxury housing averts slowdown in realty sector
According to a JLL report, approximately 45,000 luxury housing units were launched in financial year 2016 with the top nine cities constituting 21 per cent of the total residential launches.
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Three Mega Food Parks to come up in Maharashtra
The government has approved three Mega Food Park projects in Maharashtra to Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd in Wardha district, Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd in Aurangabad district and Satara Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd in Satara district. As per the scheme guidelines, the time schedule for completion of a project is 30 months from the date of issue of final approval unless extended by an Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee.
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Karan Singh Sodi elevated to MD Ăâ Mumbai, JLL India
JLL, India's largest and leading International Property Consultancy, has announced the elevation of Karan Singh Sodi to Managing Director Ăâ Mumbai (MMR).
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OECD signs MoU with CII for greater collaborative work
ĂâIndia, with a 7 per cent growth rate, is flowing against the tide despite the difficult economic environment prevailing across the world,Ăâ said Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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India is important in terms of the urbanisation discussion
ISO certification could be a key to understand the challenges and responsibilities of dealing with rapid Indian urban growth, says Matthew Lynch, Vice President, Global Partnerships & Initiatives, World Council on City Data.
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Infra status for housing was long-awaited
Yes, we believe that with the affordable housing sector being accorded infrastructure status, coupled with the area limit being increased, developers will now have greater access to low-cost funding for longer tenures, and hence will be inclined to get into this segment.
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Afordable housing has big-ticket opportunities
Low-cost housing is a volume business. Private companies would be interested in this business only when there is scale. The intention of the government to give this sector infra status is to offer access to low-cost funding for the sector.
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India is on the cusp of large-scale urbanisation
Infrastructure status for affordable housing was a long-standing requirement of the sector. This move should boost the volume of construction activity across the country, which has been struggling with reduction in the number of projects being launched over the last few quarters.