DLF enters into JV with GIC, expects Rs 13,000 crore infusion

September 2017

DLF has recently entered into a JV with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC to develop rental properties in India. This occurred post the real esta...

Tags: DLF, GIC, Real estate developer, DCCDL, Investment, JV

How PPA renegotiation or cancellation may adversely impact renewable energy sector!

September 2017

The recent attempts by Discoms in states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh to renegotiate or cancel signed power purchase agreements (...

Tags: Discoms, PPA, IPP, ICRA Ratings, Sabyasachi Majumdar, MNRE, Wind and solar power developers, Renewable energy

Winners TOP BUILDERS

September 2017

The notion of glocalisation entails a radical change in perspective - it points to the interconnectedness of the global and local,' says Harshavardha...

Tags: Ambuja Neotia Group, Residential, Retail, Commercial, Hospitality, Education, Ffort Raichak, Brigade Group, Matale Heritage Centre, GLOCAL, MR Jaishankar, NBBJ, Seattle, Godrej Properties, Façade treatment

How can builders play a key role in making affordable housing a win-win situation with the right technologies?

September 2017

A company largely into the mid-premium range of residential projects, Mahindra Lifespace Developers realised there was an opportunity to address the ...

Tags: Mahindra Lifespace Developers, Sriram S Mahadevan, Happinest, Amit Pal, RCC wall, Affordable housing, Lightweight blocks, CLC, IGBC, Concrete blocks, AAC blocks, Fly-ash bricks, Concrete wall, Living building assessment

20 per cent of India’s new homes to become green by 2022

August 2017

A first-of-its-kind, voluntary, private sector-led initiative, the Sustainable Housing LeadershipConsortium (SHLC), is working towards mainstreaming ...

Tags: SHLC, Godrej Properties, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate, Tata Housing Development Companyand VBHC Value Homes, MHUA, Sustainable HousingLeadership Consortium, United Nations, built eco-systems, IFC

2Q17 sees India Residential Inventory overhang drop to 10-quarter low

August 2017

2Q17 marks a record low for units launched across India, even as sales continue to outdo new units getting constructed in a quarter for the sixth con...

Tags: RERA, Under-construction projects, Real estate developers, Anarock Property Consultants, Anuj Puri

Seven companies bag contracts for Mumbai metro

August 2017

As reported, seven of the 10 infrastructure developers who made bids for Mumbai’s Metro Line 2B and Metro Line 4 have been awarded contracts. Metro L...

Tags: Infrastructure Developers, L&T, Reliance Infrastructure, Rizzani de Eccher, Simplex Infrastructure, NCC Infra, J Kumar Infraprojects, JMC Projects, Tata Projects

Rs 26,000 crore ECC offers massive opportunities for private sector

July 2017

Major players from hospitality, retail, construction and other sectors have held wide-ranging discussions with the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor D...

Tags: DMICDC, Dwarka project, Alkesh Sharma, ECC, JW Marriott, Taj Hotels, The Leela, Hilton, Asian Hotels West, Experion, Developer Group, Reliance Industries, Phoenix Mills, PPP, Swachh Bharat