1.110-acre warehousing project

Welspun One signs Rs 9-bn MoU with Maharashtra Govt for its 110-acre warehousing project in Bhiwandi.

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2.Welspun One signs Rs 9-bn MoU with Maharashtra Govt for its 110-acre warehousing project in Bhiwandi.

Welspun One Logistics Parks (WOLP) has launched its maiden 110 acre Grade-A warehousing park with a leasable area of 3.2 million sq ft and an estimated investment of Rs 9 billion (US$ 120 million) in Bhiwandi – a key warehousing market in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), India’s largest consumption centre.

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3.State budget cuts to affect construction contractors

States' gross tax collections likely to witness significant contraction in FY2020-21.

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4.Stamp duty reduced by 1% in Maharashtra

Current stamp duty at 6% will come down to 5% in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.

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5.The ports fraternity came together to discuss PCS and National Logistics Portal

The FIRST Construction Council recently organised the ‘Revolutionising Ports Conference’ in Mumbai

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6.How can the construction industry support plastic ban by reusing plastic waste?

In tune to the notification issued by the Government of Maharashtra, the GVK run, Mumbai International Airport announced its decision to ban plastic and put forth the guidelines for the ban which came into action on October 2.

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7.MMRDA is in talks with German state-owned development bank KfW for funding urban infra projects

The Frankfurt based German State-owned development bank, KfW, will explore funding opportunities with MMRDA

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8.Will India be the world’s first to have a hyperloop system?

Maharashtra has officially declared that it will take forward the construction of the high-speed transit technology between Mumbai and Pune

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