Today, images and news of under construction infrastructure projects compete for popularity with politics, cinema and cricket in the popular discourse.
FlashNews:
Siemens Secures ₹7.73 Billion Contract for Nagpur Metro’s Advanced Signalling and Telecom Systems
DFCCIL Launches India’s First Private Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal on Western Freight Corridor
India Clears Elon Musk’s Starlink for Satellite Internet Rollout
GAIL, OIL Extend 15-Year Gas Supply Pact for Rajasthan Fields
Invest in IREDA Bonds to Support India’s Green Energy Transition and Save Tax
India Invites Feedback on Oil & Gas Reforms Ahead of Landmark OALP Round X: Hardeep Singh Puri
₹50 Billion Boost for Northeast Waterways; Kaladan Project to be Operational by 2027: Sonowal
Tata Sons’ Chandrasekaran Outlines Energy Transition Runway Amid Group’s Moment of Reflection
CII President Rajiv Memani Offers Blueprint for a Competitive Viksit Bharat
JSW Paints to Acquire Majority Stake in Akzo Nobel India in ₹89.86 Billion Deal
India to Extend Digitalisation of Public Services to the Power Sector with India Energy Stack
Whoever controls Antariksha (outer space) will rule Prithvi (the world)”: Dr. Subba Rao Pavuluri
Electricity futures key to managing power price volatility”: NSE’s Sriram Krishnan
InfraPandit Awards to Honour Doctoral Excellence in Infrastructure
REC Wins Leading CSR and Sustainability Award for Healthcare Support
HAL Set to Enter New Global Space Race with SSLV Contract Win
Multimodal Logistics: Optimising Assets, Strengthening Supply Chains
Gadkari Announces FASTag Annual Pass to Ease Private Vehicle Movement from Independence Day
Air India 171 Crash: A Definitive Inflection Point for Indian Aviation
Tag: Construction
Is IndiaÂ’s Rs 5.7 trillion infrastructure investment at risk?
The construction core is being subject to a mockery through the use of inferior quality TMT rebars. Construction World investigates with analysis from FIRST Construction CouncilÂ…
Indo-Greek JV bags USD 1 billion airport work in Crete
The contract to build a new airport on the island of Crete has been awarded to Ariadne Airport Group, a joint venture between IndiaÂ’s GMR Airports and Greek contractor GEK Terna,
First underground Mumbai Metro tunnel project complete
With the end-to-end completion of a 1.26 km tunnel from Municipal Pali ground near Marol village in Andheri to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport Terminal-2 station, the first step in the construction of the underground Mumbai metro tunnel was completed.
Is IndiaÂ’s Rs 5.7 trillion infrastructure investments at risk?
The construction core is being subject to a mockery through the use of inferior quality TMT rebars. Infrastructure Today investigates with analysis from FIRST Construction Council
SC bans construction activities for states and UTs; but respite for Maharashtra and Uttarakhand
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.
Paving the Way
The road construction companies are eying 20 per cent growth through this fiscal. With this, a plethora of opportunities have opened up for road equipment industry.
Construction risk is higher than post-construction risk
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is planning a third fund targeting investment in greenfield projects, with a view to provide long-tenor financing. Sujoy Bose, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, NIIF shares some insights, particularly on the roads sector.
The Order Book Chase
Total order backlog of the engineering and construction firms was Rs.8.1 trillion at the end of FY18. Of the whole order backlog, almost 62 per cent was contributed by the construction companies, followed by 24 per cent of capital goods companies catering to the energy industry.
Auction of eight highways to fetch Rs 54 billion
Nearly Rs 54 billion will be generated through the auction off the second tranche of eight completed national highway projects. The Toll Operate Transfer (TOT) will be responsible for the maintenance and will have the right to collect the toll on these stretches for 30 years.