The Punjab Weekly

    Ludhiana : Fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs'), AIPL Housing & Urban Infrastructure Limited (AHUIL), a pioneer in real estate development, continues a unique plantation drive 'Trees of Joy', under which micro forest of 550 saplings of 35 Native Species of Punjab will be planted as per Miyawaki (Japanese method) at AHUIL's township AIPL DreamCity Ludhiana, on Sidhwan Canal Road. Under this initiative, the plantation of micro or mini-forest was started by holding a sapling plantation activity at AIPL DreamCity Ludhiana. This plantation is being carried out by AHUIL in collaboration with Eco-Sikh, an 80 G-approved charitable society that works to mitigate the threats of climate change and the deterioration of the natural environment. “We are committed to increasing the green cover in AIPL Dreamcity Ludhiana and other parts of  Ludhiana  as well. These continuous plantation drives are aimed to highlight the fact that environmental d...

K S Bhatia, CEO, Pumpkart Chandigarh : Pumpkart CEO KS Bhatia has hailed the Administration of UT Chandigarh for announcing various concessions for start-ups, saying that these measures will give a big boost to them and revive the startup ecosystem in the long run. “I personally praise the UT Administration for giving tax exemptions to start-ups. Tax exemption for capital gain is a great step,” said Bhatia in a statement on Sunday, while advising the city administration to allow tax-free property registration. “This will encourage more startups to come and invest in the region. Similarly, seed funding of Rs 50 crore is a good step but it should be increased to Rs 100 crore. Minimum seed funding should be Rs 50 lakh per start-up,” he added. Bhatia, who has set up 150 plus stores of Agri machinery in Karnataka with a grant of two million US dollars from the Government of Karnataka, said that UT Chandigarh also needs Skill Centres along with incubation centers. “The UT Adminis...