Winners - JCB

15 Dec 2014 CW Team

UK-based JC Bamford Excavators started its operations in India in 1979. JCB India is considered among the fastest-growing companies in the Indian earthmoving and construction equipment industry. With three operational world class manufacturing facilities - one in Haryana (the world´s largest backhoe loader plant) and two in Pune - in November this year, JCB inaugurated two more facilities in Jaipur. The opening of the factories comes as JCB celebrates 35 years of manufacturing in India, where it now has five facilities. In India, it offers an extensive range of 26 variants in seven product lines - backhoe loaders, wheeled loaders, excavators, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, compactors and pick-and-carry cranes. The company contributed to 30 per cent of the UK-based company´s global sales last year. The global revenue was $4.1 billion last year and had a presence in 150 countries. For the calendar year 2013, the company reported a turnover of Rs 5,200 crore.

Infrastructure Transport

15 May 2026

MMRDA Removes 1.14 lakh m of Metro Barricades

In a bid to ease congestion and improve urban mobility during monsoon, MMRDA has undertaken one of the largest coordinated barricade removal and monsoon preparedness drives across its ongoing metro and infrastructure projects.With substantial progress achieved in viaduct and structural works across multiple metro corridors, barricades from completed stretches beneath metro viaducts are being systematically removed, restoring maximum possible road space before the monsoon. Wider carriageways across key arterial roads are expected to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, support better rainwa..

Pune Division to Remove All Diamond Crossings by Year-End

The Pune railway division has announced plans to remove all 16 diamond crossings by the end of 2026 as part of a major yard remodelling project following the derailment of a Vande Bharat Express at Pune Junction on April 27. Railway authorities said the replacements aim to improve safety and streamline train operations across the busy station. The decision followed a Central Railway finding that the accident involved a non-standard diamond crossing and highlighted the need for replacement. Regular maintenance of existing crossings will continue until the replacement work is completed. Official..

Goa Declares 80 Million Square Metres No Development Zone

The Goa state government has declared 80 million square metres (mn) of land a no development zone, designating the area as protected from new construction. The notification reclassifies tracts across the state under a no development category for planning and regulatory purposes. The declaration signals a formal halt to new building permits within the defined zone. Authorities indicated that maps will be issued to show broad boundaries while detailed surveys will refine precise limits. The move transfers responsibility for enforcement to local planning authorities and relevant departments, whic..