Budget 2026: CREDAI calls for higher affordable housing cap, tax relief for real estate developers

Real estate industry body, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India, has urged the government to revisit the definition of affordable housing and extend tax incentives to developers in the Union Budget 2026. It said the existing price cap of ₹45 lakh is no longer realistic and should either be scrapped or raised […]

Gurugram meet calls for shift to transparent, citizen-led urban governance

Amid significant urban expansion outpacing Gurugram civic systems, policymakers, bureaucrats, and citizen representatives on Sunday gathered to discuss how the city can shift from ad-hoc management to transparent, accountable, and citizen-driven governance, the event’s organisers said. The discussions were part of a day-long conference held at John Hall, Civil Lines, which examined reforms inspired by […]

Homebuyers’ body seeks changes in RERA law, calls for rules to verify developers’ track record before project approvals

Builders continue to ‘brazenly’ exploit homebuyers with project delays, fund mismanagement, and repeated violations of agreements, often under the watch of RERA authorities. The Supreme Court has repeatedly flagged such lapses, noting that despite having wide powers to investigate, penalize, and issue binding orders under the RERA Act, many authorities remain ‘passive spectators’. This raises […]

Sundar Pichai calls Vizag AI hub a landmark as Google invests $15 billion| Business News

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced plans to set up the first-ever Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam, calling it a “landmark development” that will combine gigawatt-scale compute capacity, a new international subsea gateway, and large-scale energy infrastructure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the CEO of Google and Alphabet Sundar Pichai during a meeting, at […]