Meet India's Top Architects and Builders at the 12th CWAB Awards 2017

September 2017

These words perfectly defined the 12th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Architect and Builder (CWAB) Awards, set across a purple backdrop at Hotel Four Seasons in ...

Tags: GLOCAL, CWAB, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Architecture, Building industry, Govardhan Ecovillage, Sahyadhri Mountains, Smart Cities mission, India Readiness Guide, Barfis, Bareilly, World Bank, Landless labourers, water resource creation, GEV

SHAKTI policy positive for the power sector; lack of new PPAs and low demand growth prove a challenge

August 2017

The implementation of the new coal allocation policy, namely SHAKTI, is expected to positively benefit the coal-based power generation capacity by ab...

Tags: SHAKTI, FSA, IPP segment, Girishkumar Kadam, Coal India, ICRA, Discoms, UDAY MoU

India needs a holistic approach combining sustainability with economic development

August 2017

With a population that exceeds 1 billion, India's consumption of energy resources influences the end budget as well as the global environment. Eviden...

Tags: Mattheos Santamouris, University of New South Wales, Energy crisis, Budget, Technology, Net-zero energy, Building stock of India, Renewable energy, IT technologies

Liebherr to supply armoured mobile and rescue cranes to German Army

July 2017

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)...

Tags: Liebherr, mobile cranes, armoured cranes, New order, German Army

We want to 'Make in India' for India's railway industry

July 2017

Subrat Nath, Area Director, Asia-Pacific, Talgo, a privately-held rolling stock and maintenance equipment manufacturer headquartered at Madrid, says ...

Tags: Subrat Nath, Talgo, MoU, Indian Railways, Manish Pant, Make in India

Facilitating efficiency

July 2017

Bearings fulfill a number of important functions, starting with their ability to reduce friction. Other primary functions include supporting a load, ...

Tags: Construction, Kaustubh V Phadtare, Kavitsu Group, Timken India Ltd, Sanjay Koul, Pensol Industries Ltd, CAGR, Excavators, Crawlers, Tower cranes, Telescopic cranes, Truck-mounted cranes, Bridge repair cranes, Power transmission, OEM

Learning from London’s strong public transport system, MoRTH signs pact with London transport body

June 2017

Learning from London’s strong public transport system, MoRTH signs pact with London transport body India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways h...

Tags: MoRTH, Public transport system, MoU, Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Nitin Gadkari, London Stock Exchange, NHAI, RBI

We sanctioned loans worth Rs.30,000 crore last fiscal, of which Rs.9,500 crore was for housing

June 2017

With over 46 years of experience in providing loans for housing and urban infrastructure projects in India, Housing and Urban Development Corporation...

Tags: HUDCO, PMAY, MoU, M Ravi Kanth, Housing for All, NHB, EWS, affordable housing, Pune Municipal Corporation, SPV, Project Approval Committee