HAM in a Jam: Construction of at least 800 km highways could be at risk this fiscal

December 2018

CRISIL Research has lowered its execution forecast in National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects for fiscal 2019 to 3,600-3,800 km from ear...

Tags: CRISIL Research, NHAI, EPC, BOT

Opportunities galore, but targets ambitious

October 2018

With an estimated average spend of upwards of Rs 1 trillion per annum (excluding land cost), the order book additions will remain healthy for both, l...

Tags: Bharatmala Pariyojana, NHDP, MoRTH, RFCTLARR, PPP, RoW, BOT projects, EPC projects, Concession Agreement, NHAI, ICRA, SPV, Rajeshwar Burla

Kubota starts sales of industrial engine in India

October 2018

Kubota Agricultural Machinery India (KAI), the Indian subsidiary of Kubota Corporation, started sales of industrial engines for OEMs, in addition to ...

Tags: Kubota, Industrial engines, Agricultural machinery, Engines

Next Gen Excavators

October 2018

After a successful launch of four products in December 2017, Caterpillar India has launched its next generation 20-tonne size class excavators, Cat® ...

Tags: Caterpillar, Thiruvallur manufacturing plant, Construction, Gurman Reen, GMMCO, Gainwell Commosales, H Jayaram, Sunil Chaturvedi, Cat Product Link™ telematics system, Giacomo Bottone

NCC

September 2018

Over the years, NCC has evolved from being a construction company to a key player in the India growth story through landmark infrastructure projects....

Tags: NCC, Construction, BOT, Realty, International Infrastructure, Electrical, Irrigation, Metals, Power, Mining, Railways

Construction risk is higher than post-construction risk

September 2018

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is planning a third fund targeting investment in greenfield projects, with a view to provide l...

Tags: NIIF, Greenfield projects, Sujoy Bose, Construction, NHAI, EPC, BOT, InvIT, TOT, Infrastructure, ADIA

A Tidal Wave in the works!

September 2018

As the stance of governance is hardening, institutions standing on weak or corroded legs, are stumbling and crumbling. After the case of corrosion of...

Tags: ICICI, IL&FS, MaytasInfra, GST, NHIDCL, MoRTH, BOT, HAM projects, CRISIL Research

Ludhiana station gets a vertical garden

August 2018

Income Tax Department, Ludhiana and the Indian Railways, Ferozepur in a joint venture established India’s first railway station’s vertical garden in ...

Tags: Income Tax Department, Indian Railways, Ferozepur, Plastic bottles