Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is perhaps the only agency in the country which argues that environmental and social issues are closely linked to one of the biggest bugbears that is plaguing Indian banks today – NPAs, or non-performing assets.
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GCCs Propel India’s Office Market to Record Absorption in 2025
ABB Dispatches First India-Made Wind Converter After Gamesa Acquisition
Discoms Spark Turnaround: Power Utilities Post First Profit in Several Years
DGCA Fines IndiGo ₹222 Million, Warns Management Over December Flight Disruptions
CII Urges Infrastructure Push, Competitiveness and Digitisation in Union Budget
PM Modi Flags Off Vande Bharat Sleeper Train as Symbol of Viksit Bharat
Officials Gear Up for Full Operationalisation of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Transition to Bioenergy Requires Cohesive Effort Across Entire Value Chain: Naik
Air India, Singapore Airlines Ink Cooperation Framework to Deepen Partnership
Manohar Lal Flags Off Countdown to Global Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in March
Project Kaundinya: India, Oman Must Collaborate on Green Shipping Corridor, Says Sonowal
Project Kaundinya: OneWeb Connectivity Powers Indian Navy’s Historic INSV Kaundinya Voyage
Project Kaundinya: INSV Kaundinya Voyage Revives India‑Oman 5,000-Year-Old Maritime Legacy
CII Suggests Mandates and Incentives to Drive India’s Green Hydrogen Economy
India’s Construction Equipment Demand Falls 9%, Exports Surge Amid Revival Prospects
Coal and the Grid: Why India Still Needs Baseload Power
RVNL to Build 200-Wagon POH Workshop in Odisha Under ₹2.01 Billion EPC Contract
NHAI Launches Internship Programme to Build Highway Talent Nationwide
Powerplay Rolls Out Procurement-Linked Credit to Unlock Contractor Cash Flows
Category: ECONOMY & POLICY
AP signs MoU with Singapore Government
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Singapore to further strengthen the ties between the Republic of Singapore and Government of AP.
DMIC Infra contracts to be awarded soon
Infrastructure development contracts worth Rs 1,400 crore are up for grabs at the upcoming Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) industrial township project in Maharashtra.
Godrej Properties Q4 FY17 comes in at Rs 63 crore
Godrej Properties Limited (GPL), a real-estate developer, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2017. Its Q4 FY17 net profit came in at Rs 63 crore. FY17 net profit has gone up by 30 per cent y-o-y to Rs 207 crore.
Reviving growth and job creation key priorities, says CII President
“(The) industry is completely ready for introduction of the landmark tax reform from July 1, 2017. CII has been calling for a single national tax for the last ten years and we will try to make its implementation as smooth as possible,” said the CII President.
States urged to notify RERA, have full-time regulators in place
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, has urged the states to complete the process of notification and appointment of full-time regulators at the earliest for Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) to positively impact sales and the industryÂ’s profit.
Godrej Properties sells over 1,000 apartments across three new project launches
Godrej Properties, one of India’s leading real-estate developers, has announced that it has sold over 1,000 apartments across three new project launches — Godrej Origins at The Trees in Mumbai, The Suites at Godrej Golf Links in Greater Noida, and Godrej 24 at Hinjawadi, Pune — since March 2017.
PM reviews infra performance, calls for adherence to deadlines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed the progress of key infrastructure sectors, including roads, railways, airports, ports and coal.
Trench Shoring
India is currently witnessing a surge in construction activities, and the objective is to streamline project delivery by reducing risks and mishaps. Keeping this objective in mind, the Bombay Chamber held its first seminar in the 'Infrastructure Innovation Series' in collaboration with SBH Germany on the topic of 'Trench shoring'.
The Land Summit 2017
The Economic Times, in partnership with AUM LAI, has brought the Land Summit 2017 for the first time to India. The conference, powered by Gazenia Shelters, was a global conference on land economics, infrastructure development and finance, organised to contribute to the ecosystem for holistic land-use development.





