Smart Cities: Financing Challenges

March 2018

In the next five years, special purpose vehicles (SPVs) will be spending around Rs.1,631 billion on projects conceived under area-based development a...

Tags: SPV, Smart Cities Mission, ULB, AMRUT, Housing for All, PPP, DPRs, PMC, Th Harikumar Singh, Imphal Municipal Corporation, SM@RT URBANATION 2018, Smart cities, Equirus Capital, Vijay Agrawal, IoT

Smart area assessment

March 2018

When will my city become smart? This is the question that I am sought to respond to very often. The name 'Smart Cities Mission' should be renamed 'Sm...

Tags: Smart Cities Mission, Smart Area Mission, Smart Areas, Smart practices, Smart solutions, Pune water supply project

One Platform For All Smart Cities Solutions

March 2018

With all the glitter and shine, India's newly-found tech hub, Telangana, hosted the country's smartest conclave ever - SMART URBANATION from March 22...

Tags: SMART URBANATION, R Roshan Baig, Government of Karnataka, Smart Cities Council India, Pratap Padode, B Janardhan Reddy, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Crompton, MoU, Wild West Media, Hyderabad International Airport, Swachh Bharat recycling machine, PPP, Gensler, Chicago

We are implementing projects worth Rs.22 billion

March 2018

We have a number of projects in the pipeline. We are trying to start with smart buses, which will run inter and intra-city. ...

Tags: MahipTejasvi, Gwalior Smart City Development Corporation, Smart Cities Mission

RICS SBE partners with Propstack to train students on real estate data and technology

February 2018

RICS School of Built Environment (RICS SBE), an industry led academic institution, which delivers specialised undergraduate and post graduate courses...

Tags: RICS SBE, Propstack, Real estate, Construction, Infrastructure sector, Blockchain, Smart cities, 3D printing, Amity University, Technology

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

Wheel loader market is expected to grow by 17-18%

February 2018

We are focusing on making our wheel loaders versatile and suitable to meet various applications in roads, railways, irrigation, mining and industrial...

Tags: Wheel loaders versatile, Vivek Hajela, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Road construction, Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart Cities, Metros, Solid waste management, Ashok Leyland, Equipment, PTR, Make in India

Wheel loader market is expected to grow by 17-18%

February 2018

The wheel loader market in India has been growing at a brisk pace over the last couple of years after touching a low in FY 2015-16. The 3 to 3.5 Ton-...

Tags: Vivek Hajela, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Smart Cities, Metros, Rapid urbanisation, Solid waste management, Swachh Bharat Mission, Wheel loaders, Hydraulic pavers, Pneumatic-tyred rollers