Orient Cement to increase production

September 2018

Orient Cement is aiming for an expansion of production capacity of its existing plant. It has signed a pact with the Telengana Government and plans t...

Tags: Orient Cement, Telengana Government, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

APSEZ plans Kattupalli port expansion

September 2018

Adani Ports has announced its expansion plans for Kattupalli Port within a month after signing a share purchase agreement with Larsen & Toubro to acq...

Tags: Adani Ports, Kattupalli Port, Larsen & Toubro, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

Constitution grants immunity to port from green clearances

September 2018

Port projects can get immunity from seeking environment and forest clearances, according to a special provision in the Constitution. This announcemen...

Tags: Law ministry, Ports, Environmental clearance

IFAT India 2018 to feature first Buyer Seller Forum

August 2018

To help exhibitors and visitors establish precisely matching business contacts, IFAT India 2018 for the first time offers the Buyer Seller Forum to h...

Tags: IFAT India, Exhibition, Environment, Waste management

Bentley Systems acquires Synchro Software to extend digital workflows for infrastructure project delivery through 4D construction modeling

July 2018

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, has announced the acquisit...

Tags: Bentley Systems, Connected Data Environment, Construction, ConstructSim, Synchro, Royal BAM Group, EPC, Stephen Jolley, Tom Dengenis

It takes 40 challenging steps to gain construction permits in India. Need to fast-track these!

July 2018

With the above 40 steps, it is no surprise that India is at the bottom of the list in respect to dealing with construction permits. Although the coun...

Tags: Construction, Ministry of Environment and Forests & Climate Change, NOC, Ministry of Culture, National Building Code, MEP, Rohit Katyal, Capacit'e Infraprojects

Bright prospects for energy-efficient, space and money saving, easily installable products that cater to highly polluted Indian conditions

May 2018

While soaring temperatures augur well for the HVAC industry, players also report other reasons to be upbeat. ...

Tags: HVAC industry, Systemair, Asokdas MD, Zamil Air Conditioners India, Sachin Maheshwari, Caryaire Equipments India, Gopi Krishna, Caryaire Group, CAGR, HVAC/MEP, Water, Wastewater treatment, Armstrong Fluid Technology, Sakthiveeran S, IOT

Energy-efficiency: A key enabler in the Government's bid to help India transform into a clean energy hub

March 2018

It is evident: Connected technologies are making meaningful contributions to the efficiency and demand-side response of cities. Many urban centres ha...

Tags: Street light, Saurabh Kumar, EESL, UJALA, LED bulbs, CCMS, Street Light National Programme, IoT, City streets, Pumping cold water, UN Environment District Energy, NMEEE