1.Govt devises 20:20 model to help laggard smart cities

Under the Smart Cities mission, the Centre will help the bottom 20 cities to smarten up

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2.India-Germany sign MoUs during German Chancellor’s visit to India

MoUs signed for civil aviation, smart cities, skill development, sustainable growth, among others

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3.We have tendered out 3,800 projects worth Rs 1,380 billion

The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is proving to be a gamechanger in Indian urban transformation. “This is a unique mission, working to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul of Indian cities!”

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4.Hyderabad to float third tranche of municipal bonds to fund construction projects

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set to float the third tranche of municipal bonds for Rs 3.05 billion on August 20

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5.Looking back at 72 Years of Independence

A bittersweet dawn for India’s housing sector

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6.RERA to make the market accountable, bring in financial discipline

The implementation of the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) in the country has picked up pace, with 90 per cent of the state and Union Territories notifying the rules, according to a JLL analysis of the data provided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. O

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7.GFRG to speed up affordable housing

GFRG offers better resistance to earthquake and flood-like situations

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8.Ministry issues guidelines for development of retirement home projects

The guidelines will be reportedly issued to all Indian states and UTs

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9.We will move to Technology 2.0

There are three components to this. First, we are holding a two-day GHTC expo-cum-conference at Construction Technology India 2019

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10.What’s required to fast-track Affordable Housing?

New, eco-friendly, cost-effective, speedy construction technologies

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