India and Oman Review Strait of Hormuz Security at 15th Meeting

“Road maintenance technologies will play a bigger role in India.”

Interview with Magesh Swaminathan, CEO, Infraserve GlobalInfraserve Global was recently launched as a separate brand. Could you tell us more about the company and its journey?InfraServe Global (ISG) is part of the Gainwell Group, which carries an 82-year legacy in the construction equipment sector through its Caterpillar dealership, TIL cranes and other product lines. ISG earlier operated as the Allied Business division out of our Pune facility and has now been carved out into a dedicated business entity — InfraServe Global.ISG has been officially launched at bauma CONEXPO India, marking a n..

India's Real Estate Investment Shifts to Income Growth: JLL

India's commercial real estate market is entering a new phase of value creation, with investor returns increasingly driven by rental income growth, operational efficiency and strategic asset selection rather than capitalisation rate compression, according to JLL's report, A Decade of Change: The Institutionalization of Commercial Real Estate in India.The report indicates that high-quality office assets can continue to deliver double-digit unlevered internal rates of return (IRR) over a typical five-year investment period, supported by resilient net operating income (NOI) growth and sustained o..

Copeland Expands Scroll Compressor Manufacturing in India

Copeland has expanded its manufacturing capabilities in Atit, Maharashtra, becoming the first company to manufacture scroll compressors in India. Production began in December 2025, marking a significant milestone in strengthening domestic manufacturing capabilities for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) applications.The expansion forms part of Copeland's Rs 5 billion investment initiative announced in 2024, which also includes strengthening its engineering and innovation capabilities in Pune. The investment aims to support India's growing HVACR market while enhanc..