Infrastructure

Shell ushers in a new age of fluid reliability and digital solutions at EXCON Shell showcased its complete range of digital and fluid reliability solutions at EXCON 2021. Shell was present across two stalls at the event, featuring its full range of construction and mining products, services, and digital solutions. Shell’s pavilions at EXCON were inaugurated by Deepak Shetty, CEO and MD, JCB India, and Senthil Kumar, MD, Propel Industries. The highlight...

Escorts Construction Equipment unveils Hybrid Pick-n-Carry Crane at EXCON Escorts Construction Equipment (ECE), business segment the of Escorts Limited, launched NXT13DC CNG, a Hybrid Pick-n-Carry Crane, with dual Fuel (Diesel & CNG) and RC2522, a Mono Chassis Safe Crane with 25T lift capacity at the EXCON 2022 in Bengaluru. NXT13DC CNG Crane in the 13-tonne class has a 49.5 HP BSIII engine compatible with CNG and a robust straight axle backend....

CII EXCON to be held in Bengaluru from 17-21 May Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India's apex Industry association, will be hosting the 11th edition of EXCON – South Asia’s largest construction equipment exhibition from 17 - 21 May, at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru.  The event will spread over 3,00,000 square meters of display area and is expected to attract over 1000 exhibitors from India & abroad including...

Construction equipment industry reports 8% volume de-growth in FY 22 The Indian Construction Equipment (CE) Industry reported an 8% de-growth in Financial Year 2021-22 (FY22), with sales having dropped to 85,385 units during the year as compared to 92,470 units of construction equipment sold in FY21. As per the annual industry data released by Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (ICEMA), the earthmoving equipment segment which accounts for nearly three-fourth of...

Kanodia Cement sets up Cement Grinding Unit in Amethi, UP Kanodia Cement has set up a Cement Grinding Unit in Amethi District in Uttar Pradesh.  At present, Kanodia cement has installed a capacity of 2.80 million tonnes per annum with four cement grinding units spread over Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Bihar. The company has established its four cement grinding units with a 100% automatic grinding technique. Kanodia Cement is expanding...

“Fire evacuation a major concern” In the recent past, Mumbai and other mega cities have witnessed many fire incidents. Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) recently stated, the financial capital has witnessed more than 26,000 fire incidents in the past five years. The report also specifies that 324 fires were reported in the city's high-rises alone, between January 2020 and October 2021 period. In all such incidents the number of casualties and...

BKT displays its giant 57-inch tire at ongoing mining expo in Kolkata Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), the Indian multinational group and global player in the off-highway tire market, is displaying a selection of products including the latest Giant 57-inch EARTHMAX SR 468 TL tire, an all steel radial tire specially designed for 240-tonne rigid dump trucks. The company also showcased its EARTHMAX SR 53 TL tire, created for ultra-large loaders,...

Tata Steel uses Inland Waterways to transport machinery for its Kalinganagar plant Tata Steel becomes the first steel company in Odisha to use inland waterways to bring in heavy machinery for its Kalinganagar plant expansion project, reiterating its commitment to creating a carbon-neutral future. Tata Steel’s consignment sailed in a chartered vessel from Shanghai to Paradip port in Odisha. It was then loaded on a barge that travelled up Luna River...

Volvo expands its R&D operations in India Jan Gurander, Deputy CEO, Volvo Group today laid the foundation for the “Vehicle TechLab” for the Group’s Research and Development operations in India. This becomes Volvo’s largest development site outside Sweden. Earlier, in July 2021, Volvo launched CampX in Bengaluru – a Global Innovation Arena – the first site outside Sweden. “By 2030 we would cut the CO2 emissions of our vehicles by 40% when...

Microsoft’s data centre to heat Finland homes Excess heat generated by a data centre will be used to heat homes, services and businesses in Finland owing to a new partnership between Fortum and Microsoft Fortum and Microsoft have announced a unique collaboration project, whereby Fortum will capture the excess heat generated by a new data centre region to be built by Microsoft in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland. The data...

Holcim India, Ambuja Cements and ACC commission bubble barrier project to remove plastic in Himachal Pradesh Ambuja Cements and ACC Limited, through its in-house waste management arm, Geocycle announced commissioning of its second phase of bubble barrier technology in Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Lake located in Sunder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh. Bubble Barrier is a smart and non-invasive technology that is used to remove plastic from the water bodies, reducing the...

Tata Steel launches ‘EzyFit’ door & window frames Tata Steel Tubes Division has expanded its branded products and retail solutions by launching ‘Tata EzyFit’, a brand of innovative tubes for door and window frames. Commenting on the launch, Rajeev Singhal, Vice President, Marketing & Sales (Flat Products), Tata Steel, said, “As India surges forward, there is a need for newer, innovative, and faster construction solutions that will fuel this momentum. With...

Tata Steel completes maiden multi-modal shipment of TMT bars from West Bengal to Assam via Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route Tata Steel has completed its maiden multi-modal shipment of around 1,800 tonnes of finished steel products from Haldia Port in West Bengal to Pandu Port in Assam using the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route via Brahmaputra River. This shipment of Tata Steel’s TMT bars that arrived at Haldia on rail before being loaded...

Power Ministry brings green hydrogen policy: All you need to know Power Ministry on Thursday notified green hydrogen policy which is expected to help in meeting the target of production of 5 million tonnes of Green hydrogen by 2030 and the related development of renewable energy capacity. Hydrogen and Ammonia are envisaged to be the future fuels to replace fossil fuels. Production of these fuels by using power from renewable energy,...

Waste management platform Cercle X raises Rs. 1.9 Cr in a Seed round New-age waste management platform Cercle X raises Rs 1.9 Cr in a seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The funds raised will be utilised towards marketing, operations and technology, the company co-founded by Vishnu Vardhaan and Divya Shetty said. Solid waste generated in India daily is 2.76 lakh MT. 58k MT of solid waste that could have...