Years of severe drought have created a water crisis in the Mahbubnagar region in Telangana, a state in southern India where half the population of 35 million depends on agriculture to earn a living. The water table had virtually depleted and the monsoon rains now only last three to four months a year.

Louis Berger, as part of a DB-led consortium, has been awarded a project management and construction management services contract, including design review, for Mumbai Metro Line-4 by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The consortium comprises DB Engineering, Louis Berger and Hill International.

The Indian construction machinery market is still on an uptrend: After an exceptional gain of 34 per cent in 2016, the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) determined a still considerable growth of 12 per cent for 2017.

Awarding of highway construction projects rocketed 70 per cent to an all-time annual high in fiscal 2018, spanning ~7,400 km and valued at Rs 1.2 lakh crore, data from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) showed.

Galvanised roofing sheets took over from asbestos for offering better resistance against corrosion, galvalume took over galvanised sheets for the same reason and, today, aluminium sheets have become more popular than galvalume, according to Vikram Sharma, Deputy General Manager-Marketing, Jindal Aluminium.

ACREX India 2018 closed successfully at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, with more than 430 exhibitors showcasing their latest products on 12,004 sq m of net display space.

No. 1 entrance automation and loading bay equipment company, offers High Speed Doors that are sturdy, dependable and are the ideal solution for medium and large entrances. The doors are manufactured with European collaboration and technology with innovative and creative engineering.

Talk about a milestone! Bengaluru-based Brigade Group, among India's leading real-estate developers, recently had an exclusive preview of Brigade Financial Centre (BFC), located in Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT City), which is India's first operational smart city and India's only International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).

An alumnus of the Veer Jijamata Institute of Technology, he began his journey in structural engineering during his college days. A group of four young civil engineers came together to start a consultancy firm.