Maintaining good indoor air quality is of utmost importance, explains Mili Majumdar, MD, GBCI, India.

November 2018

The built environment has a profound impact on our health and happiness. Clean air and clean water are basic necessities for survival....

Tags: Mili Majumdar, GBCI India, Volatile organic compounds, IAQ, Paharpur Business Centre, LEED Platinum, pre-treatment air plant, Microvee, HEPA filters

Tamilnadu Cements to start new production line

November 2018

Tamilnadu Cements Corporation (TANCEM) intends to begin commercial operations of a new 1 mtpa production line at its Ariyalur plant in Tamil Nadu by ...

Tags: Tamilnadu Cements Corporation, Ariyalur plant, Construction

Caterpillar launches heavy-duty excavator

November 2018

Caterpillar has launched its new excavators, Cat 320D3 and Cat 323D3, from its Thiruvallur manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu....

Tags: Caterpillar, Cat 320D3, Cat 323D3, Thiruvallur manufacturing plant, Road contractors, Construction, Hydraulic power, Heavy-duty excavator

Belectric bags 250 MW Indian solar project

November 2018

Belectric GmbH has won a contract for a 250 MW-AC solar plant in Karnataka from Fortum Solar India....

Tags: Belectric GmbH, Solar plant, Fortum Solar India, Engineering, Procurement, Construction

Amara Raja Batteries to set up Rs.7 bn plant

November 2018

With an investment of Rs 7 bn for its first phase and a capacity of 6.5 mn units, Amara Raja Batteries will set up its third automotive battery manuf...

Tags: Investment, Amara Raja Batteries, Automotive battery manufacturing plant

EXPANDING HORIZONS

November 2018

Balkrishna Industries (BKT) is the market leader with the augmenting sales and volume growth in the mining tyres segment. The segment shows robust gr...

Tags: Balkrishna Industries, Mining tyres, Carbon Black Plant, Capex, OTR tyres, IMME, Mining machinery, Rajiv A Poddar, Balkrishna Industries

Cross-border trading in electricity would naturally benefit India

October 2018

A veteran of India's energy sector, Prof Kirit Parikh chaired the committee that submitted the 2013 groundbreaking report on pricing methodology for ...

Tags: Kirit Parikh, LPG, PDS kerosene, Diesel, LED bulbs, IRADe, OALP, Hydel power, Electricity, Rooftop solar, GSEB, Vikram Sarabhai, Programme Analysis Group, PV panels, Coal-based plants

Photonsolar to provide 800 kWP rooftop to IKEA India

October 2018

IKEA’s first store in India will get 800 kWP rooftop solar plant by Hyderabad-based Photon Energy Systems (Photonsolar). Bengaluru and Navi Mumbai wi...

Tags: IKEA, Photon Energy Systems, Solar power, Inverters, Rooftop solar plant, Photonsolar