More than two months after reducing the land rate by 10 per cent, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation is yet to start land allotment at its newly set up industrial estate at Talegaon-Akrale in Dindori. Potential allottees feel MIDC should give more concessions and extend the deadline for the concession.

Vivaan Elementos in Zundal, Ahmedabad North by Vivaan is a residential project. Comprises of 3 BHK apartments. Offers facilities such as Gymnasium and Lift.It also has amenity like Jogging track. It also offers services like Library.

The state government has allocated Rs. 8,727.08 crore, about 3.79 per cent of the total budget outlay, for the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, to achieve the goals of clean water and sanitation and making human settlements inclusive, safe and resilient.

A joint working group will be constituted to strategise and implement programmes on cooperation under the framework of a memorandum of cooperation between India and Japan for sustainable urban development. The group will meet once a year, alternately in Japan and in India.

The Union has released Rs. 1,605 crore to eight north-eastern states for the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission to provide tap water to rural homes. This is the first tranche of four to be released in the current financial year. The states have to transfer the amount along with matching state share to a single nodal account.

The Central government has allocated a Rs. 6,998.97 crore grant to West Bengal under the Jal Jeevan Mission for the fiscal year 2021-22. The Central allocation for the year 2020-21 was Rs. 1,614.18 crore in 2020-21. The Centre has also assured assistance to the state for provision of tap water to rural homes.

The Centre has allocated Rs. 5,117 crore to Madhya Pradesh under the Jal Jeevan Mission, a fourfold rise than 2019, and released the first tranche of Rs 1,184 crore. The Ministry of Jal Shakti has also allocated Rs. 3,410.61 crore grant to Gujarat, of which the first tranche of Rs. 852.65 crore has been released.

The defence ministry has cleared a project worth Rs. 43,000 crore to build six advanced submarines under the strategic partnership model. The defence acquisition council (DAC) has approved the proposal and the Navy is soon expected to issue requests for proposal (RFPs).

JBM Renewables and Convergence Energy Services Ltd have signed a memorandum to set up an integrated ecosystem for charging electric vehicles. JBM Renewables is part of the JBM Group while CESL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL).