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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicMinistry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Topic: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Cabinet clears Model Tenancy Act to encourage renting out vacant properties

Act proposes rent & duration of tenancy will be fixed by mutual consent between owner, tenant through written agreement. Model law, though, is not binding on states.

On Modi govt’s Swachhata Abhiyan app, most complaints on manual scavenging are from UP

Of the complaints received from 14 states, Uttar Pradesh tops the chart with 863 complaints, followed by Maharashtra with 36 and West Bengal 30.

Would like to see Central Vista idea replicated in capitals, but up to states, says Puri in RS

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri says iconic historic buildings will not be pulled down but those like Krishi Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan are substandard and should be demolished.

Bengaluru, Shimla top cities in ease of living & Indore, NDMC best municipalities: Govt report

111 cities under 2 categories — those with a population of over 1 million and others having less than a million — were assessed for ease of living & performance of municipalities.

Migrant workers, students could get houses on rent for Rs 1,000/month under Modi govt plan

Modi govt to offer nearly 1 lakh vacant rental housing units built under UPA-era schemes like JNNURM, RAY to construction workers, labourers, students, among others.

Public sector shining star NBCC finds financial irregularities in its own subsidiary

NBCC auditors flag financial irregularities to the tune of over Rs 10 cr in its recently acquired firm, Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation.

Yoga centres, ambulances, emergency alarms: Govt to set rules for private retirement homes

Modi govt has devised draft guidelines to ensure retirement homes in private sector are equipped with facilities that cater to the targeted customers.

MoD has politicised security for electoral reasons. Opening of cantonment roads shows that

Cantonments may be colonial creations in their origins, but that does not mean that the military does not need exclusive spaces.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

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.