Timely project execution will be crucial amid geopolitical uncertainties, and prudent leveraging by players will remain a key watchpoint, the advisory emphasised. India’s infrastructure growth story is set to sustain through FY2026‑27, with investments in key sectors such as roads, renewables, real estate, and emerging new‑age industries projected to rise by up to 50 per...
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Facility Management: Beyond Build
As India invests billions in infrastructure, effective facility management ensures assets serve citizens, businesses, and institutions efficiently, while optimising costs and extending their life, says Ankur Sachdev. India is in the midst of one of the most ambitious infrastructure build-outs in modern history. From expressways, high-speed rail corridors, airports, and ports to data centres, global...
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Data Centres Set to Ride Next Digital Wave
Growing digitisation, digitalisation and an enabling policy environment are expanding India’s data centre footprint, but the next phase of growth will be driven by digital transformation, writes Anand Kulkarni. The world is rapidly transitioning towards a digitally connected era, powered by high-speed internet services and proliferating generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). This transformation is fuelling significant...
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We want to take the best construction to the people
The Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society Ltd. (ULCCS) was established 100 years ago in Kozhikode, Kerala, by the social reformer Vagbhatananda. Its cooperative structure makes it to the construction sector what Amul is to the dairy industry in India. The cooperative’s engineering and construction subsidiary, U-Sphere, launched in February 2025 as part of the centenary...
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Waaree Energies Acquires Majority Stake in Kotsons to Expand Transformer Manufacturing Capacity
The acquisition comes amid projections of 8-10 per cent CAGR for India’s transformer market, driven by rising demand from emerging sectors such as green hydrogen, EV charging infrastructure, data centres, 5G rollout and railway electrification. Waaree Energies Ltd, India’s largest solar module manufacturer, has acquired a 64 per cent equity stake in Kotsons Pvt. Ltd...
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Lack of sufficient domestic project financing options remains a concern
Steve Edwards - Chairman and CEO, Black & Veatch, shares his perspective on the Indian infrastructure market, his company´s offerings, and the shortcomings in the current EPC contract mechanism in the country.