Smart@home

26 Sep 2025 CW Team

Growing demand for convenience, energy-efficiency, comfort and aesthetics in homes is propelling the Indian home automation market to new heights. Near double-digit growth in the next couple of years will take the smart home market to $ 9.2 billion, creating opportunities for a plethora of solution providers, according to Resurgent India and NAREDCO.

Widening scope

As the market expands, automation is gradually spanning every element of a home: lighting, sunshine, shade, temperature, security, entertainment, and so on. Aashita Chadha, Cofounder, The KariGhars, sees automation not just as a layer of useful technology to add to homes but as an invisible concierge that can allow a family to focus on living while it works in the background, intuitively taking care of all these elements...

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Infrastructure Transport

26 Sep 2025

We are building more than tracks; we are building futures

Ever since its establishment a decade ago, Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corp. (IPRCL) has been actively engaged in improving port rail and ropeway infrastructure across the country. Now, with an eye on emerging opportunities, the company is expanding into new areas, including inland waterways, port digitalisation, building construction, investment facilitation and overseas projects, shares Manoj Kumar Semwal, Managing Director, in an exclusive interaction with CW. A company owned by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, IPRCL also looks forward to delivering the initial ph..