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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicHousing sector

Topic: Housing sector

Highway upgrade, droughts in one state affect housing demand in another, study shows

Researchers from Southern California and Manchester universities studied Census data to look at urban India's response to migration-induced housing demand.

Shravan Gupta sees real change in real estate this festive season, with home sales booming

House sales have boomed these past few months, with 10% growth in real estate forecasted for 2021, raising the hopes of builders like Shravan Gupta.

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Rs 20,000 crore housing fund not enough to revive sector

The fund won’t solve problem of delayed or stalled projects & affected home seekers as majority are under litigation or are NPAs which fund won’t support.

Affordable housing gets another boost as Budget again cuts loan interest

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an additional interest deduction on housing loans, and proposed coming up with a law for rental housing.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.