SN Subrahmanyan has stepped into his role as CEO and Managing Director of India's largest engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro from July 1, 2017. His elevation from deputy managing director and president has heralded the first change of guard in 18 years at the top of the firm.

Under the leadership of its Chairman Vinayak Chatterjee, Feedback Infra has bagged its largest-ever expressway mandate. NHAI has awarded the firm the task of preparing a DPR for the proposed Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bengaluru expressway.

Narendra Singh Tomar has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He has held portfolios of mines, steel, labour and employment, Panchayati Raj, and drinking water and sanitation, besides rural development.

In a boost to the government's ambitious Smart Cities mission, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu recently announced 30 more cities across the country to be developed as smart cities.

India has created its first ever smart grid project! Formulated by the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), under the leadership of its director Professor Ajoy Kumar Roy, the project will be synchronised to generate power from solar, wind and vegetable waste resources, depending on the weather conditions and availability of waste products.

Tamil Nadu recently welcomed its new metro service! Stretching from Thirumangalam to Nehru Park, is the newly inaugurated Chennai Metro Rail, spearheaded by its Managing Director Thiru Pankaj Kumar Bansal.

Anil Sardana, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Power, is on a 'renew' spree. His company's Renewable business has registered a healthy profit while surpassing the 2,000 MW operating capacity mark with another about 500 MW under construction.

India recently inaugurated its longest river bridge - the 9.15 km Dhola-Sadiya bridge across river Lohit at the easternmost tip of Assam. Chinta Visweswara Rao, Chairman & Director, Navayuga Engineering Company, has been the pacemaker for the project, which is constructed as part of a PPP between MoRTH and his company.

With the Real Estate Regulation (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) becoming effective in the entire country from May 1, 2017, its implementation is likely to bring in transparency, discipline and confidence, which will reinforce consumer's trust in the sector.