“Developer interests to be adequately safeguarded”

July 2018

As a special purpose vehicle (SPV), the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDCL) is responsible for executing the largest transit-ori...

Tags: Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, IRSDCL emphasises, IRSDCL, smart cities, EPC contract, PPP model

Tier-II and Tier-III cities stage their real estate comeback

June 2018

After a protracted period where interest for real estate investment was concentrated primarily in the larger cities, we are now seeing a resurgence o...

Tags: Tier-II, Tier-III cities, Real estate, Smart Cities programme, IT, ITeS industry, Anarock Property Consultants, Anuj Puri

Rs 2.04 lakh crore to be allocated under Smart Cities for urbanisation across 99 cities: Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA

June 2018

The Smart Cities mission is central to the overall strategy to accommodate the massive urbanisation that is expected in the future. The government’s ...

Tags: Smart Cities Mission, CR Chaudhary, Durga Shanker Mishra, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, ITPO, CR Chaudhary, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, HE Daniel Carmon, Ambassador of Israel to India, IoT, Smart Cities India expo, Buildings India expo, Solar India expo, Transport India expo, Water India expo

In India, we need to retrofit and smarten existing infrastructure, says Ajay Durrani and Dr Kumar Iyer of Covestro (India)

June 2018

Meet one of the leading producers of advanced and high-performance polymers in India and around the world: Covestro India, with its diversified range...

Tags: Covestro India, Polyurethanes, Polycarbonates, Coating, Adhesive, E-vehicles, Smart cities, Smart mobility, OEM, GDP, Infrastructure

We are creating a platform for the future of skills, says Raman Roy, Chairman, NASSCOM

June 2018

Beyond its time-tested role as a not-for-profit association, NASSCOM, referred to as a "revolution" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is the apex body...

Tags: Narendra Modi, NASSCOM, Smart Urbanation Summit, Intellectual Property Rights, Smart cities, R&D, Raman Roy

Municipal bonds is gaining traction these days, says Ashish Sable, SBI Capital Markets

June 2018

The CW team recently met Ashish Sable, Senior Vice President & Group Head, Debt Capital Markets, SBI Capital Markets, at the Smart Urbanation Summit ...

Tags: Ashish Sable, SBI Capital Markets, Smart Urbanation Summit, Smart Cities Council India, ULB, SEBI, Pune Municipal Corporation, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

WOMAN IN CONSTRUCTION

June 2018

"Multitasking" doesn't even begin to describe it! In her current role as COO at Louis Berger, Shefali Saxena provides strategic, operational and fina...

Tags: Shefali Saxena, Louis Berger, Bridges, Tunnels, Highways, Roads, Public Transportation systems, Aviation, Smart cities, WLB

Pushing Boundaries

June 2018

With the demand for excavators growing in the market, OEMs are introducing new features to further improve the efficiency and productivity of the mac...

Tags: Excavators, OEM, Machines, Swachh Bharat, Rajdeep Mitra, Liugong India, CAGR, Dimitrov Krishnan, Volvo CE India, Rahul Shah, Sumer Group, Mining, Coal, DDUGJY, PMGSY