SC bans construction activities for states and UTs; but respite for Maharashtra and Uttarakhand

September 2018

The Supreme Court has stayed all construction activities in states and Union Territories which do not have a solid waste management (SWM) policy unde...

Tags: Supreme Court, SWM, Solid Waste Management Rules, MCHI, CREDAI, Getamber Anand, GDP, Construction, Union Territories

SC bans construction activities for states and UTs; but respite for Maharashtra and Uttarakhand

September 2018

The Supreme Court has stayed all construction activities in states and Union Territories which do not have a solid waste management (SWM) policy unde...

Tags: Supreme Court, SWM, Solid Waste Management Rules, MCHI, CREDAI, Getamber Anand, GDP, Construction, Union Territories

New Delhi station wins silver rating for green initiatives

July 2018

The New Delhi railway station has been declared a 'green station' after being awarded a silver rating by IGBC. It is also the first one to be classif...

Tags: IGBC, Railways network, Health hygiene, Sanitation, Energy, Water Conservation, Solid waste management

India represents a $3.1 trillion climate investment opportunity

March 2018

At the outset, Aditi Maheshwari, Climate Change Policy Specialist at the Washington DC-based International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Ban...

Tags: Aditi Maheshwari, Climate Change Policy Specialist, Renewable energy, transport, Green buildings, Municipal solid waste management, Smart urban, Electric vehicles, PPP, Instruments, SEBI, SBN, Indian Banks Association, Nationally Determined Contributions, Manish Pant

AAI to invest Rs 1,200 crore for Guwahati Airport Terminal

February 2018

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is set to invest over Rs 1,200 crore for the new terminal at Guwahati Airport. The new terminal will be spread ...

Tags: Airports Authority of India, Guwahati Airport, Solid waste management system, Passengers, Investment

Wheel loader market is expected to grow by 17-18%

February 2018

We are focusing on making our wheel loaders versatile and suitable to meet various applications in roads, railways, irrigation, mining and industrial...

Tags: Wheel loaders versatile, Vivek Hajela, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Road construction, Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart Cities, Metros, Solid waste management, Ashok Leyland, Equipment, PTR, Make in India

Wheel loader market is expected to grow by 17-18%

February 2018

The wheel loader market in India has been growing at a brisk pace over the last couple of years after touching a low in FY 2015-16. The 3 to 3.5 Ton-...

Tags: Vivek Hajela, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Smart Cities, Metros, Rapid urbanisation, Solid waste management, Swachh Bharat Mission, Wheel loaders, Hydraulic pavers, Pneumatic-tyred rollers

Engineering and development are essential

January 2018

The sector that has been getting the largest investment is the roads sector. However, we need a holistic view of growth and development in infrastruc...

Tags: Investment, MB India, Piero Guizzetti, Smart City programme, Excavator, Machine, Bucket crusher, Water treatment, Solid waste treatment