New guidelines to improve investment

September 2018

The government has issued new guidelines for improving treasury investment for major ports in the country. ...

Tags: Ports, EPFO, Labour Ministry, Department of Public Enterprises

LabourNet partners with IESC to conduct training courses

July 2018

On the occasion of the fourth ‘World Youth Skills Day’ on July 15, 2018, LabourNet, one of India’s leading social enterprises in skill development an...

Tags: Training, Skill development, IESC, LabourNet

Innovations in Warehousing

February 2018

Warehousing industry in India needs innovative approach to achieve improved efficiency. Asim Behera explains more on the current scenario and the imp...

Tags: Warehousing industry, Asim Behera, material handling systems, World Bank, LPI, SCM, Racking Systems, Factory Automation, Distribution Automation, Labour problem, CAGR, FMCG, SEZ, GST, Logistics parks

Meet India's Top Architects and Builders at the 12th CWAB Awards 2017

September 2017

These words perfectly defined the 12th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Architect and Builder (CWAB) Awards, set across a purple backdrop at Hotel Four Seasons in ...

Tags: GLOCAL, CWAB, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Architecture, Building industry, Govardhan Ecovillage, Sahyadhri Mountains, Smart Cities mission, India Readiness Guide, Barfis, Bareilly, World Bank, Landless labourers, water resource creation, GEV

Gujarat maintains top position as state with most investment potential

July 2017

According to the State Investment Potential Index (N-SIPI 2017) released by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), Gujarat has ma...

Tags: NCAER, N-SIPI 2017, Labour, Infrastructure, Economic climate, GST

Construction cess of Rs 26,000 crore lying inactive with states

July 2017

As per reports, the Minister for Labour and Employment, Bandaru Dattatreya, conveyed in a written Lok Sabha reply that nearly Rs 26,001.23 crore cess...

Tags: Bandaru Dattatreya, Labour, Employment, Building and Other Construction Workers, Contract Labour Act

Narendra Singh Tomar to lead Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

July 2017

The recent Cabinet reshuffle and the appointment of Narendra Singh Tomar to lead the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is seen as a welcome move ...

Tags: Narendra Singh Tomar, Parveen Jain, Naredco, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Steel, Ministry of Labour and Employment

Large-scale hybrid battery system demonstration project to launch in Germany

March 2017

Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO); the Ministry for Economics, Labour and Transport of Niedersachsen of th...

Tags: Economics, Labour, Transport, Federal Republic of Germany, Electric power supply, NAS batteries, Varel, Niedersachsen, Distribution grid, Electric power supply