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TopicMinistry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Topic: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

After Modi announcement, interest subsidy scheme in works for poor & middle-class urban homebuyers

Housing & urban affairs ministry is working on details of scheme, which is likely to be on the lines of Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme vertical of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U). 

Indore wins ‘National Smart City Award’ in Modi govt’s Smart City Mission, MP is ‘best state’

New Delhi: Indore was adjudged the best smart city in India in the fourth edition of the central government’s Smart Cities Mission, results of...

Rs 10,000 cr infra fund rolled out for tier 2 & 3 cities. How states can get the most out of it

Urban Infrastructure Development Fund's annual allocation can be used for building bridges, water supply network, solid waste management plant etc. States to submit proposals by Sept.

‘Good governance, planning critical for cities to be growth drivers’: G20 Sherpa at U20 meet in Gujarat

Speaking at the 2-day U20 summit, one of the G20 engagement groups, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant also highlighted importance of using technology in every aspect of local governance.

What happens to CPI, NCP, TMC’s Lutyens’ property as national tag goes? Ajoy Bhavan safe, but not bungalows

EC has stripped NCP, CPI & TMC of their national party status. Their Lutyens' allotments include land on which CPI's Ajoy Bhavan was built, a plot for TMC, and a bungalow for NCP.

‘De-jargonise to decarbonise’ — this Delhi film festival showed climate change goes beyond ‘fancy graphs’

National Institute of Urban Affairs says it received 150 entries from around the world & plans are afoot to take two-day film festival to four other Indian cities.

67% of total ‘Smart Cities Mission’ projects complete, govt tells Parliament. Karnataka tops list

Among cities, Indore has the most completed Smart Cities Mission projects. Central government allocated Rs 16,000 crore to SCM in Budget 2023.

PMAY-Urban report card — UP & Gujarat top in constructing most affordable houses, Sikkim last

Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh also fare well in delivery of affordable homes to urban poor. Among UTs, Delhi tops with 27,308 houses while Andaman & Nicobar is at bottom with 45.

Extension not eviction, says Indian Women’s Press Corps after notice over lease on govt bungalow

“We are in touch with the government and are hopeful that we can get it extended this time,” said IWPC President Shobhna Jain.

Ex-minister Pokhriyal gets 2nd notice to vacate official bungalow, which Scindia is waiting for

Former education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal needed to vacate the house after being dropped from cabinet 6 months ago. Scindia & his late father had both lived in this house.

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Hyderabad’s broken roads make Revanth Reddy’s ‘Future City’ goal hard to believe

How can the Telangana government plan to build a world-class ‘Bharat Future City’ out of Hyderabad when it can’t even provide basic infrastructure?

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.