In an interaction, DC Bagde, Managing Director, Transrail Lighting (Transrail) told INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY that the transmission and distribution segment (T&D) is likely to attract an investment of at least USD 50 billion. It's a shot in the arm for the country's T&D network, but it will not be enough.

Amidst the chaos seen in the power sector, with 22,000 MW thermal power projects lying idle for the need of coal or gas and lenders taking power generating assets to National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to recover dues, the transmission sector- with longer life cycle and lower risks- has exhibited the only ray of hope for investors and developers alike.

The demand within the affordable housing segment remains robust. Given that the target customer of this segment typically relies on bank funding. Consequently, ICRA research has taken a note of the significant growth in the sub Rs 250 million category.

The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be finialising a city square project, where a business hub along with recreational facilities will be planned on 33,700 sq m of land at Kharwarnagar junction.

The Supreme Court has stayed all construction activities in states and Union Territories which do not have a solid waste management (SWM) policy under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

A smart city is not automatically an equitable city unless its leaders take care to make it so. Some critics assert that the entire push to make cities smart is mainly about making life more convenient for the affluent.

By the end of 2018, Rs.3.8 trillion of bad loans are likely to be resolved. Of this, Rs.1.6 trillion will become sustainable, if the resolution proceeds as per the defined timelines.

The Supreme Court has stayed all construction activities in the states and union territory, which do not have a Solid Waste Management (SWM) policy under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. States such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh, and the union territory of Chandigarh have come under the scanner.

The state government’s decision of diverting water from Tata Power’s hydropower station in Pune district towards the Bhima basin will make the power generator water deficient.