29 contractors shortlisted for Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project

January 2017

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has shortlisted 29 contractors for the three packages of the 22-km-long Mumbai Trans Har...

Tags: MMRDA, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, Larsen and Toubro, Hindustan Construction Company, Shapoorji Pallonji, Daweoo Engineering, Afcons Infrastructure, IL and FS Transportation Networks, China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Company, Simplex Infrastructures, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company, NCC, New International Airport, Pune Expressway, JICA

IL&FS venture bags Chennai Metro deal

January 2017

IL&FS Transportation Networks in a joint venture with PJSC Kyivmetrobud has bagged the Rs 371.22-crore Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) contract for des...

Tags: IL And FS Transportation Networks, PJSC Kyivmetrobud, CMRL, Letter of Acceptance

Ezyhaul gets $840k seed funding

January 2017

Start-up Ezyhaul has raised roughly $8,40,000 in seed funding to expand its market presence this year. The Singapore-based firm’s investment came fro...

Tags: Start-up Ezyhaul, Logistics industry, Transport, DB Schenker, Ninja Van

Contractors shortlisted for 22-km Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link project

January 2017

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has shortlisted 29 contractors for the three packages of the 22-km Mumbai Trans-Harbour ...

Tags: MMRDA, MTHL, Larsen and Toubro (L&T), HCC, Shapoorji Pallonji, Daweoo Engineering, Afcons Infrastructure, IL&FS Transportation Networks, China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Company, Simplex Infrastructures, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company, NCC Limited, Request for Proposal, Pune Expressway

The playing field for the housing sector has been levelled

January 2017

As India´s urban population goes up from 26 to 51 per cent in a decade, the need for upgrading urban infrastructure is most acute here. China has cau...

Tags: Sudhir Pai, Magicbricks.com, Infrastructure Investment, Budget housing, Road infrastructure, Bridges, Flyovers, Underpasses, Metro, BRTS, Arun Jaitley, Pre-cast technology, PwC report, Propindex, KPMG

Odisha can revitalise its steel industry

January 2017

Odisha has played a pivotal role in the emergence and growth of the steel industry in the country. Blessed with abundant iron ore, the state made rap...

Tags: Rita Singh, Mesco Group, Economist Galbraith, Steel industry, Make in India, Strategic Industry, Building of transport infrastructure, Ports, Railways, Highways, Government of Odisha, Road transportation, FMG, DMF, NMET

With the conducive environment, investor confidence will go up

January 2017

Infrastructure is the backbone of any economy. But good infrastructure development needs good planning. Lack of planning is the biggest problem. Chin...

Tags: Infrastructure, Backbone, Subrat Nath, Talgo, EU, Waste management, Narendra Modi, SCADA, Smart meters, Energy Management, PwC, FDI, PPP, EPC, Transportation

2017 | A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma

January 2017

Every new year brings with it a new glimmer of hope, new growth opportunities for our economy, new possibilities of jobs, and positive expectations i...

Tags: Demonetisation, BREXIT, US Elections, Petroleum, Sagarmala Project, Railway projects, Urban transportation projects, Highways, Hard Infrastructure, Soft Infrastructure