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  India’s ₹45 Lakh Affordable Housing Limit May Change: What Homebuyers Need to Know About GST, Eligibility and the New Policy Debate India | October 4, 2026 Estimated reading time: 8–10 minutes India’s definition of an “affordable home” is facing one of its strongest challenges since the current ₹45 lakh price ceiling was introduced in 2019. The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India, or CREDAI, is urging the Centre to remove the ₹45 lakh price cap and define affordable housing mainly by the size of the home. CREDAI President Shekhar Patel said this week that the industry body is discussing the issue with government departments and hopes to see a revised policy framework over roughly the next six months. He argued that the current ₹45 lakh ceiling has become difficult to meet because land, construction, approvals and taxes have all become more expensive. This is potentially important for millions of buyers because “affordable housing” is not merely a marke...

  U.S. Data Center Construction Boom Faces Growing Backlash: Amazon Pledges $1 Billion as AI Infrastructure Expands United States | October 4, 2026 Estimated reading time: 9–11 minutes America's AI boom is becoming one of the world's largest construction stories. Huge data-center campuses are being planned across states including Virginia, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Louisiana as Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Google and other technology companies race to secure enough computing capacity for artificial intelligence. But the building boom is increasingly colliding with another reality: many communities are worried about electricity demand, water use, land consumption and the cost of new power infrastructure. Amazon Web Services has now responded with one of its biggest public efforts yet to win support for new data-center construction. Amazon announced on October 2 that it will invest more than $1 billion over the next five years in U.S. communities that host its data cente...

  Hyderabad | September 19, 2026 A four-storey residential building in NTR Nagar, Gopanpally , was demolished on Saturday after developing a dangerous visible tilt a day earlier, prompting the evacuation of occupants and residents of neighbouring properties. The incident has brought renewed attention to building safety, unauthorised construction and structural checks in Hyderabad , particularly in rapidly developing residential areas where additional floors are sometimes constructed on very small plots. Teams from HYDRAA’s Disaster Response Force, along with the town-planning and engineering wings of the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation, carried out the demolition after authorities determined that the structure posed a safety risk. No casualties were reported in the Gopanpally incident. What Happened in Gopanpally? The building began visibly leaning on Friday, September 18 , in NTR Nagar, Gopanpally, within the Serilingampally area. Authorities responded by evacuating the occupants....

Hyderabad, September 18, 2026 Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-II has reached another project-development milestone, with Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited moving ahead with the process of appointing a General Consultant for a 63-km Package-I covering four proposed metro corridors. According to HMRL’s official tender information, the consultancy package covers major proposed links towards Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Kokapet Neopolis, the Old City and Hayat Nagar . The tender schedule listed September 17, 2026 as the closing date after HMRL issued clarifications and an addendum earlier this month. The development is significant for Hyderabad’s construction and real-estate sectors because these corridors connect some of the city’s most important employment, residential and transport zones. Which Metro Corridors Are Included in the 63-km Package? The General Consultant Package-I covers four corridors. Nagole to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Length: 36.8 km This is the largest corridor...