Vikas Agarwal is the Business Head of Building & Construction sector at Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL), the flagship company of Kirloskar Group. He has an enriching industry experience and global exposure of 15 years in the field pumps.
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As India’s GCCs Shift from Cost to Capability Leadership, Sitharaman Charts Next Decade of Growth
DFCCIL Advances East-West Freight Corridor with Stakeholder Push on Financing and Construction
GMR Charts Multi‑Phase Roadmap to Transform Nagpur Airport into India’s Heartland Hub
Kamarajar Port Joins Visakhapatnam as India’s Second 18‑Metre Deep‑Draft Port
El Niño Cuts 13 aGW Hydropower Across Asia, Forcing Coal and LNG Reliance
CUMI Named Armour Partner for DRDO’s Indigenous Vikram VT21 Combat Vehicles
CleanMax Achieves Record 530 MW Commissioning in Q1 FY2027, Expands Portfolio to 4.2 GW
POWERGRID Secures Landmark ¥80 Billion JBIC Green Loan for Clean Energy Push
Vikram Solar Rolls Out First Module at Tamil Nadu Mega‑Facility
AI‑Driven Governance for Capital Projects
India Needs a Comprehensive Approach to Data Sovereignty and Resilience: AS Kiran Kumar
Why India’s Logistics Costs Will Not Fall Through Infrastructure Alone
PM Modi to Dedicate HPCL Rajasthan Refinery, India’s First Greenfield Integrated Complex
Mumbai Port Unveils ₹50.29 Billion Projects on 154th Foundation Day
RVNL Completes Sitafalmandi-Lallaguda Chord Line, Boosting Hyderabad Rail Connectivity
Tata Power Commissions 100.8 MW Jewali Wind Project in Maharashtra
Skyroot Sets Launch Window for India’s First Private Orbital Rocket
India’s ACME Group Seals Landmark Green Ammonia, Methanol Deals with Japan
Indian Railways Posts 4% Freight Growth in June 2026
NTPC invites bids for coal import
NTPC has invited bids from global suppliers to meet fuel requirement for its 12 power plants. The company intends to import 7 million tonne (mt) of coal in the first phase to meet blending requirements for its projects.
CBM producers to bring down price
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has decided to go for a uniform gas price for all the gas producers in India once the new pricing under Rangarajan formulae comes into effect post elections.
India in to develop Kazakh oil block
India is in talks with Kazakhstan for developing Abai oil block in the Caspian Sea. According to reports, Magzum Mirzagaliev, Vice-Minister, Oil and Gas, Kazakhstan, has offered the Abai block to ONGC Videsh (OVL)
RIL, HMEL plan refinery expansions
Reliance Industries (RIL) and HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) have sought environment ministry approval for raising capacity of their plants. RIL, whose two plants at Jamnagar has installed capacity to process about 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) oil, has the
New govt to decide on gas price
The new government will have to decide on the new price for domestically produced gas, even though the decision to defer the announcement of rates is only till the model code of conduct for ongoing elections is in force
CIL’s April production at 37.5 mt
Coal India Ltd (CIL) produced 37.5 million tonne of coal in April, as against the target of 37.6 mt. The company's offtake was 40.54 mt during the month, against a target of 45.17 mt.
European coal price drops
European physical coal prices fell on weak demand and oversupply. Traders said that the lower prices were a result of oversupply combining with weak demand
Coking coal import up 18 per cent in FY14
Indian steel producers imported 33.1 million tonne (mt) of coking coal in 2013-14, an increase of 18 per cent over the previous comparable period, taking advantage of a price slump, said traders and analysts.
Saudi Arabia to generate 41 GW solar power
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced plans to invest $109 billion to produce 41 GW of solar energy by 2032, which is almost 30 per cent of its total energy requirement by that time.

