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The Punjab Local Bodies Department, which is headed by Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, is likely to sign a pact with the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) to curb rampant illegal construction. The state's pact with the remote-sensing centre would be initially for a period of five years. Also in the works is a plan to convert the nullahs flowing in the state's cities into green belts. The state also plans to bring 67 services under the ambit of e-governance this year. These steps would significantly improve the chances of the state’s real estate.

Jharkhand has emerged as the best-performing state in terms of cleanliness while Indore in Madhya Pradesh was adjudged the cleanest city in the country, in the Swachh Survekshan 2018. In this year’s survey, where 37.66 lakh citizens gave their feedback, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) was named the cleanest municipality area, with a population between one lakh and three lakh.

According to the Central Ground Water Board, groundwater level has declined by 61 per cent between 2007 and 2017. In the CGWB report, Punjab was listed as the highest groundwater exploited state in India followed by Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana.

The growing pains are being immensely felt, if we were to discuss the progress made by the one-year old law that was touted a game-changer and something that was expected to end all the problems buyers in India. The real estate Act’s first birthday, however, does not seem a happy occasion if you sampled some data. Does this mean the launch of the Act seems like a futile exercise so far?

After implementing a 20-basis point increase in its marginal cost of funds-based lending rates last month, State Bank of India has hiked its base rate and benchmark prime lending rates (BPLR), too ─ each by five basis points. In March, the public lender raised the MCLR rates from 7.95 per cent to 8.15 per cent. Now, it has increased its base rate from 8.65 per cent to 8.70 per cent. The hike in base rate means the cost of loan for existing borrowers who have not yet switched to the new lending benchmark is going to increase.