All stakeholders, including industry, government, investors, institutions, and communities, need to work together to build infrastructure that is not only functional but also resilient, inclusive, and sustainable, opines YR Nagaraja. In India, infrastructure is more than just roads, bridges, and buildings; it’s the foundation of our growth story. It determines how efficiently we live, how...
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Jayesh Ranjan & Cement Expo Forum Leaders converge in Hyderabad
Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Special Chief Secretary for ITE&C and Industries & Commerce Departments, Government of Telangana, to be the Guest of Honour at the Cement Expo Forum 2025, which will be held alongside Indian Cement Review Awards and Conference on March 5-6, 2025 at Taj Krishna, Hyderabad Highlight of the Forum will be Fireside Chat,...
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MOU signed between NBCC and Hindu College for development of “Centre for Advance Studies”
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between NBCC (India) Ltd. and Hindu College, University of Delhi, for development of “Centre for Advance Studies” valued at Rs. 180 Crore approximately. The MoU was signed by Prof. Anju Srivastava, Principal, Hindu College, and Sh. Nagendra Kumar, Chief General Manager, NBCC in presence of senior faculty members...
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Global investors are eyeing India’s infrastructure sector
For India, transitioning from a $2.3 trillion economy to a $30 trillion economy by 2047 will need an incremental $20 trillion in urban economic output. India’s urban transformation is both a challenge and an opportunity, finds out Rakesh Rao, during his conversation with Clara Cutajar, Global Capital Projects & Infrastructure Leader, PwC; Jennifer Tay, Asia...
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Roads & Highways Builders book RAHSTA Expo
India’s Largest Road Construction Expo has attracted exhibitors from all over India and has been sold out in Mumbai for Oct 9-10 at Jio World Convention Centre Mumbai, October 1, 2024 – Excitement is building as the 10th India Construction Festival approaches, set to take place on October 9th and 10th at the Jio Convention...
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Debt Financing: Funding Sustainable Infra
Sustainable Infrastructure: Debt Financing Shiva Rajaraman, CEO of NIIF IFL, discusses the changes in the infrastructure landscape in the country, policy back-ups and different sources of infrastructure finance that have opened up in the country. With a balance sheet of an impressive Rs.210 billion with zero per cent NPAs, NIIF IFL is an infrastructure debt fund...
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$30 trillion economy seems possible
Unveiling a $30T Economic Vision Government funding has to be complemented by private sector investment. By 2018 to 2020, assets which were created in the early phase were completed and started earning revenue to become an asset class of its own. So that has again evinced interest of investors, says Padmanabhan Raja Jaishankar, Managing Director, India...
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Will QCBS phase out L1 for Infrastructure Procurement?
The limits for QCBS system of procurement have been lifted says Pratap Padode, Founder & President, FIRST Construction Council who has been a strong proponent of the QCBS system of procurement. Read on… The limits for QCBS system of procurement have been lifted says Pratap Padode, Founder & President, FIRST Construction Council who has been a strong...
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Vinita Singhania receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th Indian Cement Review Awards
Vinita Singhania: Cement Pioneer Honored with Lifetime Achievement at 7th Indian Cement Review Awards Recognising her contribution to the cement industry, Vinita Singhania, Vice Chairman and Managing Director at JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd, and Chairman of Udaipur Cement Works Ltd, was presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th Indian Cement Review Awards function held...
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Unlocking investment potential in the North East region
Challenges such as limited connectivity and infrastructure hinder its development in NER The North-Eastern Region (NER) of India has great economic potential. It has large deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and limestone, and a sizable proportion of land under cultivation for agro-horticulture products, tea, bamboo, and rubber. The region shares its border with the...