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According to the Reserve Bank of India's Consumer Confidence Survey, the citizens across the country's metropolitan cities feel that while their spending on essential and non-essential items has gone up in 2017, their incomes have relatively remained the same. Read more to know about the key takeaways from the survey.

Retail loans in India witnessed a 16 per cent rise between the financial year 2013 and 2017, a duration when total loan growth stood at nine per cent. Of the total retail loans, nearly half were housing loans, followed by auto and education loans. Two states that made the highest contribution to the rising number of retail loans were Maharashtra and Gujarat, owing to growing income levels.

To fight the rising air pollution levels across the country, ahead of the Earth Day on April 22, the Centre has launched the National Clean Air Programme. Under the project, state-level committees will be formed that would include scientists and trained professionals who would collect authentic data, form action plan and implement it. All of this will be monitored by an apex committee formed under the environment ministry.

Lack of public transportation has for long had an impact on the property prices in Noida and Greater Noida. However, the upcoming Metro links will change the real estate landscape of these twin cities and boost property prices. Trial runs on the 30-kilometre Aqua Line in Noida will begin from April 15 — a route that will originate from Sector 71 and terminate at Delta Depot Station in Greater Noida. Many commercial markets in Noida as Sector 60, 61, 62, 63, SEZs and Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will witness real estate growth. Housing opportunities and rental demand are also set to rise in Noida.

To monitor illegal construction, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is now making use of technology. After its failure to curb rising illegal construction in India's financial capital, the municipal corporation is now using Light Detection and Ranging technology to video-record each property with a 360° view. While sizing up the property, the technology will also enable the BMC to measure the road on which a building is standing - this will help it make sure no encroachment of public land takes place.