The announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will help spur further growth in the real estate sector given that we are already in a low interest and easy liquidity regime. By KRISH RAVESHIA

The state of Gujarat has successfully provided 850,871 Functional Households Tap Connections (FHTC) under the Central Government’s ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission, a Ministry of Jal Shakti release has said.

Goa has earned itself the unique distinction of becoming the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State in the country as it successfully provided 100 per cent Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) in the rural areas covering 230,000 rural households.

Union Minister for Science & Technology, Health & Family Welfare & Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday inaugurated the Department of Biotechnology-Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (DBT-BIRAC) Clean Tech Demo Park at Barapullah drain site in New Delhi.

Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the Swachh Survekshan would continue to guide the country in sustaining the gains made under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), while providing a comprehensive roadmap to institutionalise the concept of total cleanliness in cities.

The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Academy at an event on Tuesday as part of the ongoing week-long behavioural change campaign ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat’.

The Govt of India is looking to have a distinct identity for its ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ or self-reliant India campaign through a logo based on creative and innovative inputs from the citizens of the country through the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Logo Design Contest’ held on MyGov.in.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has certified a total of six cities as 5-star, 65 cities as 3-star and 70 cities as 1-star under the star rating of garbage free cities for the assessment year 2019-20.

The Union Budget has signalled a new era of a stability with a plan to deliver a $ 5 trillion economy in the next few years! The elections have already demonstrated that this regime has been selected for performance.