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Cabinet Approves New Metro Rail Policy
The Policy opens a big window for private investments in metro operations
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Union Cabinet approves Real Estate Bill, 2015
The Real Estate Bill, an initiative to promote fair play in real estate transactions and to ensure timely execution of projects, will now be taken up for consideration and passing by the Parliament
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Govt clears GST amendments, states to be compensated for 5 yrs
The Union Cabinet has approved the recommendations, made by the Rajya Sabha Select Panel, for GST rate to be no more than 20 pc and to levy 1 pc additional tax by states only on actual sales and not on inter-company stock or inventory transfer
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Govt readies huge development package for Jammu & Kashmir
Estimated to be to the tune of Rs 50,000 crore, it will cover areas like tourism, power, health, water resources and infrastructure development
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Centre to introduce ‘Rurban Mission' soon: Union RD Minister
We are planning to float Rurban Mission under which a cluster of villages having population upto 50,000 will be formed and later developed into a model town in a way like a new township or urban area, said Chaudhary Birender Singh
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Govt. launches 'Housing for All', okays interest relief for urban poor
The Union Cabinet has approved a substantial increase in interest relief on loan for the urban poor to promote affordable homes under its mission to provide 'housing for all'
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Finance Minister to meet heads of PSU banks
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will review the performance and bad loans situation of the PSU banks, progress made under the Jan Dhan Yojana and Prime Minister's social security schemes among other issues
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President gives nod to re-promulgation of land ordinance
President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to re-promulgation of the land ordinance bill which could not be converted into a law during the recently concluded Budget Session of Parliament
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Cabinet clears signing of pact between India, Sweden on MSMEs
The cooperation between the two countries opens up doors of new opportunities for the domestic MSME sector by way of new markets, joint ventures, sharing of best practices and technology collaborations, among others
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Smart cities can create $30-40 bn biz opportunity: Nasscom
A report prepared by Nasscom on the Information and Communications Technology framework assumes that the total ICT spending for smart cities can account for 10-15 per cent of the overall budget
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