The biggest change in our industry will be the Internet of Things, says Ashok Ramachandran, CEO, Schindler India & South Asia

September 2018

Schindler India, a 100-per-cent owned subsidiary of the Schindler Group established in Switzerland in 1874, is among the leading providers of elevato...

Tags: Schindler India, Elevators, Escalators, Affordable housing, Infrastructure, Airports, tOte-a-tOte, Ashok Ramachandran, Make in India, RERA, Internet of Things, LEED

The Sweet Spot

September 2018

While the road sector is arguably in a sweet spot, land acquisition is unquestionably the biggest hurdle afflicting roads development....

Tags: Road sector, HAM, Prompt Corrective Action, Vishwas Udgirkar, PCA framework, EPC, NHAI awards, Rohan Suryavanshi, Dilip Buildcon, Satish Parakh, Ashoka Buildcon, RFCTLARR, TOT, Rajeshwar Burla, Atal Behari Vajpayee

Construction risk is higher than post-construction risk

September 2018

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is planning a third fund targeting investment in greenfield projects, with a view to provide l...

Tags: NIIF, Greenfield projects, Sujoy Bose, Construction, NHAI, EPC, BOT, InvIT, TOT, Infrastructure, ADIA

Auction of eight highways to fetch Rs 54 billion

August 2018

Nearly Rs 54 billion will be generated through the auction off the second tranche of eight completed national highway projects. The Toll Operate Tran...

Tags: TOT, NHAI, Construction, TOT model

Sri Lanka, China, India jointly invest to develop Lankan ports

August 2018

In order to develop three key ports in Sri Lanka, over $ 700 million will be invested by Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), China and India jointly....

Tags: SLPA, Hambantota Development project, ECT, Kankesanthurai Port

NHAI likely to set base price for TOT auction at Rs.68 bn

August 2018

NHAI, who will begin to invite bids for the second package of toll-operate-transfer (TOT) rights auction, is likely to set the base price at Rs 68 bn...

Tags: NHAI, TOT, Canada Pension Plant Investment Board, Cube Highways

Strong and ultra-light aluminium composite with carbon nanotubes

June 2018

A range of astonishing qualities of single wall carbon nanotubes contribute to the competitive advantages of nanotube-formulated metal composites in ...

Tags: Carbon nanotubes, Hansang Kwon, Pukyong National University, Total Aluminum Service, Aluminium, Electricity, Cables, Tuball nanotubes

Bharatmala Pariyojana and TOT Model making a paradigm shift in road infrastructure development

May 2018

The last two decades have witnessed massive highway infrastructure development in the country, primarily undertaken under the National Highways Devel...

Tags: NHDP, Infrastructure, Shubham Jain, ICRA, Bharatmala Pariyogana, Budgetary Allocations, HAM, TOT, EPC, Raw-material, Equipments