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Encourage cycles, cashless payments to curb Covid-19, Centre advises states

In order to avoid resurgence of car and other private vehicle usage, the ministry has recommended using non-motorised transport in urban areas

Credai reports 40-50% hike in cement, steel prices; alleges cartelisation

The association has written a letter to Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri seeking his intervention in the matter

Market borrowing rate must come down: Assocham president B K Goenka

Goenka said while the RBI has reduced the repo rate, banks have not cut their lending rates. They are not reducing it because of the input cost-output cost difference

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Here's a quick look at key decisions taken by the Union Cabinet

Not just the common man, even big govt fears encroachment of land

A security agency will be hired for a year and it deploy such guards on vacant properties round the clock

Urban Ministry consults MEA to avail expertise of CPWD by foreign countries

Joint Secretary Ved Prakash said CPWD is keen to be associated with the respective agencies of other countries under the aegis of the MEA in execution of their projects

FinMin considers stress fund for infra sectors: Urban Affairs Secretary

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had already held consultations with various stakeholders, including industry, banks, homebuyers, real estate players and capital market participants

LS passes bill seeking crackdown on illegal occupants of govt residences

Of the total 15,416 residential accommodation under the government quota, "currently 3081 cases were under litigation," said Hardeep Singh Puri

Centre proposes 'MetroLite', light urban rail transit for small cities

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has issued standard specifications of the 'Metrolite' system which will be developed on surface and elevated stretches

Govt considering to allow 'mobile shops' for street vendors: Ministry

The idea was floated at a recent 'National Workshop on Street Vendors' organised by The idea was floated at a recent 'National Workshop on Street Vendors' organised by the ministry