Foundation of Infrastructure Research Studies Training (FIRST) hosts 5th EQUIPMENT INDIA Annual Awards

February 2018

The Foundation of Infrastructure Research Studies Training (FIRST) hosted the 5th EQUIPMENT INDIA Annual Awards at Hotel LALIT in New Delhi on Friday...

Tags: Sandeep Singh, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., K. Vijay, Sandeep Singh, EQUIPMENT INDIA AWARDS, K Vijay, JCB India, Equipment India Special Recognition Award, GST, Arun Goyal, Pratap Padode, Crawler Dozers, Crawler Excavators, Mini Excavators, Atlas Copco

Housing India's Construction Workers

February 2018

The construction sector is one of the largest employment generators in India, and the country will need approximately 76.5 million workers in the bui...

Tags: Construction, Anuj Puri, ANAROCK Property Consultants

Pune plans for 25 durable plastic mix roads

February 2018

The Pune Municipal Corporation is planning to make better use of the waste plastics. The civic body is reportedly planning to have roads constructed ...

Tags: Pune Municipal Corporation, Waste plastics, Shredded plastic, CPCB, Technology, Road construction

Kerala allocates Rs 1,454 crore for roads and bridges

February 2018

Kerala has allocated Rs 1,454 crore for the construction of roads and bridges. A sum of Rs 50 crore will reportedly be made available to PWD for maj...

Tags: Construction, Roads, bridges, KSTP, Vytilla Mobility Hub, VISL

Italian CE market posts 15 per cent growth in 2017

February 2018

In 2017, 12,766 machines have been sold in the Italian market, with a growth of 15 per cent compared to 2016. Earthmoving machines sold were 12,275, ...

Tags: Construction equipment, Unacea, Italy, Market trend

India’s largest plasterboard plant inaugurated by Saint-Gobain

February 2018

Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and CEO of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, inaugurated India’s largest plasterboard manufacturing plant recently. ...

Tags: Anand Mahajan, General Delegate, Saint-Gobain Group in India, Venkat Subramanian, Regional CEO Construction Products India & Managing Director, Gyproc India

Budget Reactions | Contractors

February 2018

The Union Budget 2018 has struck a fine balance between fiscal prudence and providing growth boosters to the economy. It is a progressive budget and ...

Tags: Union Budget 2018, Agriculture, Infrastructure, Bharatmala Pariyojana, NHAI, TOT, Feedback Infra Vinayak Chatterjee, TOT, InvITs, Special Purpose Vehicles, UDAN, BL Kashyap & Sons, Vineet Kashyap, Real estate, Construction

Budget Reactions | Construction Equipment

February 2018

The Union Budget presented today is a balanced Budget with a focus on the Agri Sector, Rural Development, Healthcare and a continued thrust on Infras...

Tags: Union Budget, Rural Development, Healthcare, Infrastructure, MSME sector, VECV, Vinod Aggarwal, CV industry, Sorab Agarwal, Action Construction Equipment, UDAAN, Smart Cities