About 15.8 billion metric tonnes (MT) of steel and 69.2 billion MT of cement is likely to be consumed in the construction of all the houses sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) as per estimates, Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has said.

Power transmission player Sterlite Power on Friday announced the successful sale of its 14.7 per cent stake in India Grid Trust (IndiGrid) to Institutional and high net worth individual (HNI) investors.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX)-promoted, Power Exchange India Ltd (PXIL) believes that a competitive marketplace will thrive under a single price discovery of electricity traded in two or more exchanges by a mechanism of market coupling.

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) held a unique online product launch and business matchmaking event on August 12.

ABB India has announced the launch of eMart, an online marketplace portal that will offer more than 6,000 products from its electrification business for home and industrial buyers.

The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Academy at an event on Tuesday as part of the ongoing week-long behavioural change campaign ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat’.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Nitin Gadkari has called for greater investments by international institutions and bodies India’s highways and MSME sectors.

Financial services platform, Mswipe on Friday announced the launch of ‘Bank Box’, a digital acceptance and payment solution designed to meet the cost-centric needs of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and merchants, as well as provide for a seamlessly integrated experience.

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with the government’s Department of Science & Technology has developed novel external shading solutions for windows in residential and commercial buildings under the ‘Habitat Model for Efficiency and Comfort’ project.