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Cabinet nod for amendments to Real Estate Bill

The Bill seeks to bring under its ambit all commercial real estate and ongoing projects, as well as brokers, while safeguarding consumers

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Plan to take digital technology to 100-cr Indians by 2020: Minister

India has put in place adequate safeguards to ensure that digital technology is not misused says Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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National Green Tribunal bans diesel vehicles older than 10 yrs

Noting that diesel is prime source of air pollution in Delhi, the NGT said the situation is so alarming that people have been even advised to leave Delhi due to adverse effects on health

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ITA an obstacle for domestic electronic manufacturing: Govt

The Information Technology Agreement has also resulted in trade imbalances, with DeitY flagging the rising security implications of IT goods being imported under the agreement

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China to invest Social Security Fund in local govt bonds

For the first time China has allowed its $367 bn Social Security Fund to invest in local government bonds to bail out the debt-ridden provincial governments whose outstanding loans surpasssed $3 trillion

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Delhi anti-corruption helpline gets over 12K calls in 24 hrs

In order to strengthen the Anti-Corruption Branch, the Delhi government has also increased its strength from 30 to 40 inspectors who work with 40 teams to investigate cases of corruption

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National Air Quality Index launched for 10 cities

Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Air Quality Index will have 'one number, one colour and one description' for the public to understand about air quality in a simple format

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Cabinet nod for smart cities soon; roll-out next month: Naidu

The Urban Development Minister has said that the Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared the smart cities proposal, which is likely to go to the Cabinet any time this month

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Building Smart for India

With a target of 100 million homes by 2022 set by the government, innovation for faster construction is the need of the hour

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Smart can be Simple: A view from Estonia

The small nation of Estonia has taken giant leaps of faith in using technology to give a new meaning to the phrase 'at the click of a button'

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