Cost optimisation is a critical necessity in India. Given the infrastructure sector's role in a rapidly expanding major global economy like India's in facilitating trade, transport and communication, it is imperative for construction projects to be implemented under expert supervision to ensure their functionality and longevity.

The central government's push for reforms in the farming sector is aimed at farmer producer organisations (FPOs) and self-help groups (SHGs).

Greater awareness about raising efficiencies and cutting down costs has gone up over the years as a wide range of technology-based solutions that allow accurate and quick decision-making is available now.

Despite the involvement of personnel from various ministries and public or private enterprises, only a few have the authority to implement the project end-to-end.

A rupee saved is a rupee earned! Whether it's a highway, bridge or airport, every project benefits from cost optimisation, says Kshitish Nadgauda, Managing Director Asia, Louis Berger.

The Central Government is charting a plan to set up three large manufacturing zones for power equipment in different places in the country.

India's cumulative share in the global market for electrical equipment is around $ 480 billion, which is less than 2 per cent.

In an important development that is likely to have long-term ramifications for the world’s fifth-largest economy and the South Asian region, India and the US have announced new areas of research on transformational power generation based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles and advanced coal technologies, including carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).

In an important move on Wednesday evening, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval for the development of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (AHRCs) for urban migrants and poor as a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U).