1.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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2.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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3.US$ 970 mn PE inflows in retail hit five-year high in 2019

Reports a 19% share of the total US$ 5 bn in overall Indian real estate

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4.Converting waste into wealth is India’s new vision

The GRIHA Summit deliberated on challenges of energy, waste and water.

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5.JSW Steel supplies high-quality TMT Rebars for metro-rail projects

Metro-rail construction to boost JSW Steel’s supplies by over Rs 6 billion in FY20

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6.Mahindra Happinest strengthens focus on affordable housing

Happinest Kalyan with industry-first innovations in affordable housing gathers more than 500 applications in the first week.

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7.India to get its first four-deck transport structure in Nagpur

The city of Nagpur is reportedly set to be home to the country’s first four-deck transport structure at Kamptee road – which will be the first level.

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8.MSRDC floats an expression of interest to lease 1.54 acre in Mumbai

Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has floated an expression of interest to lease a plot on the Nepeansea Road in Mumbai in a bid to raise funds for its Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Corridor project

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9.Better Centre-state coordination and adequate and timely funding will be required for smart cities

The smart city mission along with other new-age initiatives like Digital India is expected to remain top priority in the Government’s development-led agenda.

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10.Warehousing witnessed over 50% growth YoY, almost 32 mn sq ft in 2018

Grade-A, B stock grown to 169 mn sq ft as against 138 mn sq ft a year ago

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