CMRL Wins Global Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility

02 Dec 2025 CW Team

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has been named the Global Sustainable Urban Mobility Project of the Year 2025, strengthening Chennai’s position as one of India’s more forward-looking mass-transit builders. The recognition, presented by the Global Energy and Environment Foundation at its sustainability summit in New Delhi on 20 November, highlights CMRL’s sustained efforts to integrate environmental standards into project design and execution.

The citation was formally received by CMRL Managing Director MA Siddique at a ceremony in Chennai, where senior project and environmental teams outlined the utility’s measures to minimise the ecological impact of its network expansion. CMRL has implemented scientifically planned compensatory plantation, enhanced dust-control systems, real-time noise and vibration monitoring, and the use of low-impact construction materials across multiple sites.

This marks the second consecutive year that CMRL has been recognised at the Global Sustainability Awards, reflecting a broader shift towards greener construction practices and safer, more sustainable urban-mobility infrastructure in Chennai.

Real Estate

24 Dec 2025

Modon, Related, Panepinto form JV for Harborside 4 in Jersey City

Abu Dhabi-based Modon Holding PSC has formed a joint venture with US real estate major Related Companies and Jersey City-based Panepinto Properties to develop Harborside 4, a 54-storey luxury residential tower on a prime waterfront site in downtown Jersey City, New Jersey.Under the partnership, Modon will hold a majority equity stake alongside Related and Panepinto, marking another step in the group’s strategy to scale and diversify its global real estate portfolio. The project will be developed on one of the last remaining premium waterfront parcels in the city.Designed by Handel Architects..

P+Ex and Post-Tensioning Institute partner to drive sustainability

P+Ex, the Center of Excellence for Concrete Preservation and Service Life Extension, has announced a strategic partnership with the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) aimed at advancing sustainability, durability, and resilience in the built environment.The collaboration brings together P+Ex’s expertise in concrete preservation, repair, and service life extension with PTI’s global leadership in post-tensioning technology. Through this alliance, the two organisations will work to advance best practices in durability-focused design for new structures, while also promoting effective repair, reha..

India’s Largest 2,000 MW Subansiri Hydro Project Turns Operational

India’s largest hydropower project, the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, has finally become operational with the commissioning of its first unit, marking a major milestone after nearly 20 years of development marked by delays, protests and cost escalation.The 250 MW Unit-2 of the project, located on the Subansiri River at Gerukamukh on the Assam–Arunachal Pradesh border, was virtually inaugurated from New Delhi by Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal Khattar. The event was attended by Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary (Power), and Bhupender Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director, Nati..