100 per cent FDI in coal mining likely to attract more global investment

March 2018

According to an ICRA report, opening up commercial coal mining for the private sector and allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) are l...

Tags: Coal mining, ICRA, FDI, Privatisation

Commercial coal mining to improve efficiency

March 2018

The Union Government’s recent move to allow the private sector to commercially mine coal will boost both production and mining efficiency, according ...

Tags: Coal mining, Privatisation, CRISIL, Coal India

We expect good growth in HD truck segment

March 2018

The mining and construction segments account for around 30 per cent of total heavy-duty (HD) truck market in India. But the segments have been facing...

Tags: Mining, Construction, High performing trucks, Tipper trucks segment, GVW, Fuel Coaching system, Rama Rao AS, VE Commercial Vehicles

New benchmark in hoisting technology

March 2018

J D Neuhaus has been working in close collaboration with end-users to develop the new Mini series of air hoists. This has resulted in an extraordinar...

Tags: J D Neuhaus, TCO, Uncoated cast aluminium, NFC, Hoisting technology

Construction chemicals expanding their market by enabling modern structural design features

March 2018

Growing at 15 per cent per annum, the Indian construction chemicals industry was expected to touch Rs 7,000 crore this year, according to FICCI and t...

Tags: SNF, Polycarboxylate ether, PCE, Preetham Yeada, Flowcrete India, Infrastructure, Pidilite Industries, Construction, Affordable housing, Masood Abbas, Basab Saha, Fast-dry coatings, Admixtures, Flooring chemicals, Waterproofing compounds

Kothagudem Thermal Power Station gets ready for commissioning

February 2018

The work for commissioning the 800-MW supercritical coal-based expansion unit under Stage-VII of the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) has move...

Tags: TS GENCO, Coal, Thermal power station, Kothagudem Thermal Power Station

Infrastructure: The Way Forward

January 2018

The total sales of 72,745 units of construction equipment in 2017 against 66,613 in 2016 brought back some sheen. The easing up of GST rate from 28 p...

Tags: Construction equipment, GST, MTHL, Railways, Ports, Airports, Rural infrastructure, Sewri-Nhava Shewa Trans Harbour link, the Zojilla Tunnel, the Coastal Roads, Bharatmala, UDAN, Navi Mumbai International Airport, Excon 2017, Off-Highway Research

Global metal market trends

January 2018

The global economy is doing well. Growth already beat expectations this year and the global economy will continue to quicken in 2018. ...

Tags: Sandeep Dewan, ABN AMRO report, ICRA, Coal ministry, CAGR, Government of India, Aluminium, Copper, Zinc, Steel