There is a real talent shortage in the Indian construction industry

March 2017

It's early days for us. We have launched our operations in India last year. We said, let's not get the cart before the horse. Let's create a world-cl...

Tags: Jordan Cram, Enstoa, Ernst & Young, Modi government, Construction, Real estate sector, Coal

Capital gains on Joint Development Agreement to be taxed only when the project is completed would provide a boost to unlocking land for development

February 2017

The real estate sector which was hit by the Modi Government’s demonetisation drive was betting high on the Union Budget 2017. A slew of measures have...

Tags: Real estate sector, Modi Government, Centrum Capital, Ajay Jain

FUND RAISER

January 2017

Vinod Kumar Agarwal, Managing Director, GR Infraprojects, is all smiles as the company receives SEBI´s approval to raise funds through an IPO. The co...

Tags: Vinod Kumar Agarwal, GR Infraprojects, ICICI Securities, Motilal Oswal, HDFC Securities, IDFC Securities and SBI Capital Markets, Narendra Modi Government, EPC, Construction

White knight wanted after black money battle

December 2016

There are very few events etched in the memories of an entire generation. For the Americans, it was the 9/11 attack and the Lehman brothers collapse....

Tags: Lehman brothers collapse, Kargil skirmish, Real estate, consumer goods, jewellery, PropEquity, Modi Government, Rajiv Pratap, SPV, PSU, PPP, JV

India is not open for business!

November 2016

As stated in recent reports, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong points out to India as a country not open for business, referring to land acq...

Tags: Lee Hsien Loong points, Land acquisition, Tata, Infosys, Mahindra, Modi Government, Look East Act East, Amaravati Project, FDI

14th Construction World annual Awards 2016

November 2016

When cement and steel meet champagne and silk, the result is magic. And gilding the magic was the camaraderie in the room, which came from a sense of...

Tags: 17 winners, Hotel Four Seasons, L And T Construction, Tata Projects, Sunil HiTech and Dilip Buildcon, Wirtgen Group, NCC, CW´s bank of memories built, CrFme de la crFme, Narendra Modi Government, 20th Construction World Anniversary Edition, NHAI, MBL Infrastructures, EPC sector, Dilip Buildcon

Homing In

October 2016

As the government gradually rolls out various initiatives to shore up the real estate sector, we hope that the industry will benefit, and the residen...

Tags: RAMESH NAIR, Modi Government, Housing for All, Infrastructure, Smart City project, Electricity supply, Sanitation, REIT, DDT, Commercial developers, Central Government, JLL data, PE funds, Real estate projects, JLL India

Fast Forward

October 2016

India recently replaced China as the fastest growing economy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, the Indian economy is begi...

Tags: Sachin Sandhir, Arun Jaitley, GDP, Vital component, Modi Government, ECB, Reserve Bank of India, External Commercial Borrowings, NIIF, PPP, Real estate, Construction sectors, AMRUT, Smart Cities, Transportation