India-Germany sign MoUs during German Chancellor’s ..

MoUs signed for civil aviation, smart cities, skill development, sustainable growth, am..

Road Ministry to use plastic for NH construction

Portions of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and Gurugram-Sohna road also planned for constr..

Industry experts on government’s Rs 250 bn AIF boost

1,600 stalled projects receive support of Rs 250 billion, experts’ welcome move

Ram Mandir construction to soon be underway

Construction of temple expected to take three years, estimated to cost Rs 0.6 billion

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Delhi Construction Ban

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De-stressing the Realty Sector

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Telangana Industrial Parks

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Railways for LED Lights

North East Frontier Railway to install LED lights for railway coaches

Telangana, 511 Bridges

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TP Renewable Microgrid

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India’s First HSR Line

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Four-Deck Bridge

India to get its first four-deck transport structure in Nagpur

100 Airports by 2024

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Coal India to produce one billion tonne of coal by 2024

Coal & Mines Minister announces target on 45th Coal India Foundation Day

FM announces $1.4-trillion spend on infrastructure

The move is a key component of India’s ambitious goal to become a $5 trillion economy by 2024

ADB signs $190 million loan for Rajasthan road upgrade

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $190 million loan agreement to upgrade 754 km of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) to two lane or intermediate-lane standards that will benefit about 26 million people in 14 districts of Rajasthan.

360 infrastructure projects report cost overruns of Rs 3.88 trillion

Average time overrun for 550 projects reported to be 39.24 months

India ups rank from 52nd to 27th for construction permits: World Bank

Ease of Doing Business index jumps to 63 for 2018-19 from 77 in 2017-18

There is a saying that everyone in the construction industry is dishonest, which is a wrong perception

Anil Swarup, Former Secretary, Government of India, exclaimed at the recently concluded India Construction Festival 2019

We will share an extensive report with NHAI on proposed resolutions to impediments received from stakeholders

Pratap Padode, Founder & President, FIRST Construction Council, said at the recently concluded India Construction Festival 2019

25,000 Crore Fund for Real Estate

Considering banks have turned completely averse to funding real estate or infrastructure (ICICI has shut down its project finance division that funded infrastructure), the announcement of a Rs 250 billion fund is a lifeline.

We are planning Rs 14 trillion worth of investment in the next five years

Nagendra Nath Sinha, Chairman, NHAI, announced at the recently concluded India Construction Festival 2019

Not only does introspection have to be done, but the quality of construction and timeline also need to be checked on

Dr Anup Wadhawan, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, said at the recently concluded India Construction Festival 2019

RBI permitting banks to lend to InvITs positive

Now, with the availability of bank debt financing, InvIT issuances can further gain prominence, says ICRA

NHAI directed to speed up project implementation, meet construction targets

Gadkari asks officials to re-shift focus from procedures to project delivery, and maintain targets of award and construction

Conquering challenges in the construction of Medigadd..

This landmark project achieved 13.9 million safe man-hours
September 2019

Materials and technologies used in the making of KLIS..

L&T set several records in terms of the amount of materials used such as concrete and steel
September 2019

ReNew Power corporate office goes green!

ReNew.Hub in Gurugram conferred USGBC’s LEED Gold
August 2019

Recommendations for the tiles, ceramics, sanitaryware..

Ceramic tiles, once considered a luxury, are now a basic construction element
August 2019

Pradeep Gaur
CMD, Rail Vikas Nigam

In FY2019-20, we are working towards a 35 per cent growth in turnover
September 2019

S Bajrang Kumar Choudhary
MD, Bharat Road Network

We consciously decided to be selective in our project evaluation
September 2019

TV Sandeep Reddy
MD, Gayatri Projects

We are happy to have avoided HAM projects
August 2019

Shishir Shrivastava
JMD, The Phoenix Mills

We are focussed on creating dominant consumption hubs and best-in-class social infra
September 2019

Digital Edition

Issue: November 2019

Desk

Here’s why we need 20 L&Ts

Feature

Cutting Downtime!

Communication Feature

On Expansion Mode

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Opinion Poll

Question : As per the recent World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ index, India’s ranking has improved substantially in dealing with construction permits – to 27th from 52nd. Has the ease of permits benefitted the construction sector to ensure in-time project execution?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Can't say

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