Mumbai’s skyline is soaring. So is the pressure on housingMumbai's booming real estate market sees global financial giants occupying luxury towers while low-income residents like taxi driver Ramu V...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Supreme court seeks views on MSP PILThe Supreme Court is examining a petition demanding minimum support prices for crops be set using a weighted average cost of production acr...
14 Apr, 2026, 01.17 AM IST
Maharashtra streamlines land conversion, drops Collector-level NA approvalMaharashtra has streamlined land conversion by eliminating separate Non-Agricultural (NA) permission, with building plan approval now servi...
12 Feb, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
CIDCO to allow conversion of residential leasehold plots to freehold; forms committeeMaharashtra government approved a plan. This plan allows owners of residential plots allotted by CIDCO to convert their leasehold propertie...
10 Jul, 2025, 08.33 PM IST
Rupee performed well compared to other global currencies due to strong forex reserves: GoyalUnion Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the Indian rupee has performed well due to strong foreign currency reserves. He also re...
20 Feb, 2025, 03.02 PM IST
12,066 acres of Railways' unused land up for grabsThe land parcels will be used by respective state governments for infrastructure projects, including highways and roads.
06 May, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
Bullet train: Railway firm to hold 'chai pe charcha' with project affected personsThe "chai pe charcha", literally conversations over tea, was a concept started by the BJP as a campaign tool in the run-up to the Lok Sabha...
30 Apr, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
Maharashtra government eases land revenue norms for infra projectsEarlier, the requirement of non-agriculture certification used to cause delay in projects, including all types of infrastructure developmen...
08 Jan, 2017, 04.00 PM IST
Eknath Khadse denies allegations in assembly, says truth will prevailKhadse, who quit after a string of corruption charges including a land deal, made a detailed statement in the House about the issues leadin...
21 Jul, 2016, 11.17 PM IST
Maharashtra government allots 198 plots out of 2,603 MoUs signed in MIIDesai claimed that around 60 per cent of the MoUs are being actually converted into industries by the Maharashtra government.
05 May, 2016, 02.30 PM IST
Major reform: Modi government may legalise land leasingNiti Aayog's expert committee on land leasing under T Haque has outlined seven land leasing reforms that also include the removal of advers...
09 Jan, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
As Land Bill runs out of steam; Centre to create model land leasing law for statesThe govt will soon come out with a model agricultural land leasing act for states to emulate, a move that may help states to liberalise lea...
09 Sep, 2015, 06.32 PM IST
Gujarat’s land acquisition model is best: DIPP reportDIPP survey reveals that Gujarat is best in land-related interventions and online mechanisms for environment clearances.
07 May, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
Mumbai cops can rent a house, own it laterIn the proposed “rent-to-own scheme” for low-level policemen, once a policeman is allotted a flat, a little more than his HRA will be deduc...
20 Jan, 2013, 05.46 AM IST
- Adarsh scam: Vilasrao Deshmukh blames Ashok Chavan
Deposing before a panel probing the Adarsh scam, Union minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh pinned the blame on...
28 Jun, 2012, 05.51 AM IST
- Govt to take up 15 SEZ proposals tomorrow
The government will consider tomorrow 15 new proposals for Special Economic Zones, including 11 IT and electronic hardware projects.
03 Jun, 2008, 05.01 PM IST
- Ceiling on land conversion likely
Taking a cue from the Centre, the Maharashtra government too is working on a land-acquisition policy that intends to cap land conversion in...
29 Oct, 2007, 12.49 AM IST