Meet the fab four! These underground stations of the Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) operational in Phase 1 -Thirumangalam, Annanagar East, Annanagar Tower and Shenoy Nagar-have recently received Platinum rating by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for adopting green concepts in design, construction and operation.

Here's the buzz: Afcons Infrastructure has achieved a landmark by successfully boring 2.9-km twin tunnels below river Hooghly in the East West Metro Project, in Kolkata! One of the company's biggest achievements in the area of underground metro infrastructure has been the successful completion of tunnelling for India's first underwater Metro project.

Not for nothing is application software that facilitates a certain task called a solution. It can help construction companies tide over downturns as well as progress during market upswings.

As construction activities gain pace in the country, demand is likely to grow for high-productivity equipment, though traditional machines will also maintain their space. Equipment like excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, paving machinery, etc.

October 2017 witnessed the largest ever outlay of road construction in India: Bharatmala. The programme involves around 83,000 km - including the first phase of 24,800 km - of national highways development by FY2022. It aims to bridge the critical infrastructure gap through corridor-based development, add to the country's overall GDP by 3 per cent, and unleash massive employment opportunities.

While India's large urban population leaves tremendous potential for metro-rail network expansion, the country is paving its own success path on the metro route.

The Cabinet has approved the proposal for Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I along with other programs on October 24, 2017, which involves national highway development of around 83,000 km (including Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I is 24,800 km) by FY2022.

Perceived to be a constructive and good step forward, the Union Cabinet recently approved the Metro Rail Policy 2017 to enable realisation of growing metro rail aspirations of a large number of cities but in a responsible manner.

The 15th Construction World Annual Awards once again recognised and awarded the frontrunners of the construction industry in Mumbai.