India’s maritime sector at inflection point: A structural opportunity unfoldsIndia’s maritime sector is entering a structural growth phase, supported by ambitious national visions, strong policy incentives, rising de...
12 Dec, 2025, 04.36 PM IST
B2B plastic recycling startup Recove raises Rs 5.3 crore in pre-seed round led by Momentum CapitalGanesh Natarajan (ex-CEO, Aptech & Zensar), Ashish Goel (co-founder, Urban Ladder), Chaitanya Kejriwal, and Shruti Deorah participated in t...
25 Sep, 2025, 09.49 PM IST
The world’s second-most used material needs a makeoverThe industry looks to calcined clay, known as LC3, as a low-carbon alternative. Regulatory and logistical challenges remain, but updating b...
25 Oct, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
India's construction sector is booming, but construction and demolition waste management is weakWhile this infra surge is good for the economy, it will generate enormous amounts of construction and demolition waste (CDW) and increase t...
24 Jul, 2024, 05.34 PM IST
Economic Survey calls for adaptive strategies & policies for cost-effective and sustainable housingThe 2023-24 Economic Survey calls for adaptive strategies for sustainable housing and emphasizes recycling construction and demolition wast...
22 Jul, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
Godrej & Boyce builds 500-sq-ft office in 40 hours with 3D construction printing technologyThis structure, ‘The Cocoon' was built by Godrej Construction in the form of prefabricated modules, using innovative 3D Construction Printi...
27 Dec, 2023, 05.51 PM IST
Decarbonising cement: One of the biggest challenges in the infrastructure industryThe cement production is among the highest emitting industries, accounting for nearly 7% of the total global CO2 emissions.
23 Sep, 2023, 10.49 AM IST
Path-breaking idea for used face masksUsing shredded masks for road-laying is a good way to turn a bane into a boon.
15 Feb, 2021, 08.00 AM IST
Chandigarh: C&D waste plant to run in two shifts to churn moreThe Chandigarh municipal corporation is all set to run city’s only construction and demolition (C&D) waste plant in two shifts for its opti...
03 Feb, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
Types of concrete: Which type of concrete would be most suitable for your building or construction activity?Concrete is manufactured using natural ingredients. Hence, it is environmentally friendly and recyclable.
24 Jun, 2019, 11.46 AM IST
Rourkela Steel Plant initiates project to use waste plastic in road constructionSAIL said its plants have plans to lay more such green roads with waste plastic in the coming months, in a significant step towards Swachh ...
17 Feb, 2018, 04.46 PM IST
Bengaluru: Tag is high-tech but city a messBengaluru has rocket science but no roads. There are corporatised start ups and their lavish tech parks but also unplanned localities.
15 Sep, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
How manufactured-sand is helping reduce indiscriminate sand mining and saving riverine ecosystemsThe destruction of riverine ecosystems by indiscriminate sand mining is gradually giving way to industrial- scale production of manufacture...
24 Dec, 2015, 05.10 AM IST
- IIT-Madras to host workshop on recycling of construction waste
According to the organizers, increasing construction, maintenance, retrofitting and demolition activities across the country generate a con...
02 Aug, 2013, 09.00 PM IST
BRICS agrees to create $100 bn contingency fundBRICS nations decided to create $100 billion Contingency Reserve Arrangement to tackle any financial crisis in the emerging economies.
27 Mar, 2013, 08.26 PM IST
- From coal dust to carbon credits
Scientists at University of New South Wales have turned the ash waste from coal-fired power stations into a global environmental solution w...
21 May, 2008, 07.42 PM IST
Quenching that growing thirstWater - the giver of life has become a scarce commodity today. As the disparity in water resources and population grows, concerns of clean ...
20 Mar, 2008, 01.02 PM IST