1.HAM paves ahead, but cracks appear, too

Smaller developers are struggling to secure funding after bidding aggressively.

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2.Quality Standards to Uphold Sustainable Infra

Make In Steel 2019 discuss the key innovations of steel in construction

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3.GST rates cut on under-construction housing properties to 5%

GST for affordable housing projects cut down to 1%

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4.GST revised to 5% for under construction housing, 1% for affordable housing

Industry experts share their views on the impact it will have on developers

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5.Rs 1 trillion needed to build 1 crore houses

The Central Govt has disbursed only Rs 325 billion (nearly 22%) so far

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6.Construction of at least 800 km highways at risk this fiscal

CRISIL Research has lowered its execution forecast for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects for fiscal 2019 to 3,600-3,800 km from the earlier anticipated 4,300 km.

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7.HAM in a Jam: Construction of at least 800 km highways could be at risk this fiscal

CRISIL Research has lowered its execution forecast in National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects for fiscal 2019 to 3,600-3,800 km from earlier anticipated 4,300 km. The firm estimates around 800 km of execution is at risk this fiscal because many hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects are still awaiting appointed dates seven months after they were awarded.

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8.HAM in a Jam: Construction of at least 800 km highways could be at risk this fiscal

CRISIL Research has lowered its execution forecast in National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects for fiscal 2019 to 3,600-3,800 km from earlier anticipated 4,300 km.

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9.Haryana, Assam to be new warehousing hubs

Warehousing cost for consumer durables is set to halve, and would fall by 25-30 per cent for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.

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10.Highway project awards surges 70 per cent to all-time high

Awarding of highway construction projects rocketed 70 per cent to an all-time annual high in fiscal 2018, spanning ~7,400 km and valued at Rs 1.2 lakh crore, data from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) showed.

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