Recent crane designs incorporate automation from the past few years

Neeraj Waghela, Head – Product Development, ElectroMech Material Handling Systems (India), speaks on what sets the company’s cranes apart from competitors in terms of design, functionality, and performance.

Donaldson to showcase range of dust collectors

Donaldson introduces iCue filtration monitoring to the Indian market

J&K lags in PMGSY target of 4,841 km road laying

The J&K Union Territory administration informed the centre that it will not be able to execute the road length construction of over 3,300 km under the PMGSY or Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in the ongoing fiscal having a target of 4,841 km.

Castrol India launches Fourth Edition of Super Mechanic Contest

This year’s edition, conducted in partnership with the TV9 network, will cover over 100,000 mechanics across India through learning programs and live masterclasses

Indian Steel Association welcomes approval of PLI scheme

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme is a scheme aimed at encouraging domestic manufacturing, substituting imports and finally boosting exports.

Indian Steel Association welcomes approval of PLI scheme

The Indian Steel Association welcomes the cabinet approval of PLI Scheme

Tekla Structures: Versatile & robust software for precast construction

Tekla Structures helped Precast India Infrastructures to produce a large number of precast elements, address critical geometries, implement MEP requirements and a lot more, quite easily and well within the specified project timeline.

Coal Ministry initiatives to improve mining efficiency

The Coal Ministry has taken initiatives to re-visit old laws with an aim to improve efficiency, ease of doing business and to open up coal sector

We plan to focus on road equipment and backhoe loaders in future

At the time of completing 25 years in construction equipment industry, Action Construction Equipment (ACE) is preparing to focus on new equipment segments in road construction and backhoe loaders.

Digital Disruptions in Construction Rentals

Digital disruption is pushing customers and contractors to move from asset ownership towards a lease or rental model, writes Anant Raj Kanoria.

ACE Celebrates 25 Years of Lifting India's Growth

The gala ceremony was attended by more than 1,200 key stakeholders including industry leaders, customers, suppliers, ACE employees and family members, and highlighted the company's achievements and future plans.

Hindustan Zinc partners with FarEye to build digital control tower

India?s largest and the world?s second-largest zinc-lead miner, Hindustan Zinc (HZL) has partnered with FarEye, a SaaS-based predictive logistics platform, to reduce dependency on manual processes, enhance logistics efficiency and mitigate risks.

India Construction Festival - 2019

The festival, organised by FIRST Construction Council in New Delhi from October 15-16, successfully brought together the public and private sector to discuss probable resolutions to impediments faced by the infrastructure sector.

KIOCL to explore iron ore, gold in two states

KIOCL will take up exploration of iron ore and gold in Tirupur (Tamil Nadu) and Mysuru (Karnataka), respectively. Union Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said that KIOCL has also been recognised as a mineral exploration entity under the MMDR Act 1957 for carrying out works in the country.

BMCT trainees gain new skill sets

As many as 38 trainees who were inducted into the BMCT team since August this year have successfully completed several phases of extensive training.

BMCT trainees gain new skill sets

Thirty eight trainees who were inducted into the Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals(BMCT) team since August this year have successfully completed several phases ofextensive training.

NMDC mulls rare earth minerals, beach sand mining

NMDC Ltd may enter into rare earth minerals and beach sand mining, for which, the miner is planning to approach atomic mineral directorate (AMD)

NMDC mulls rare earth minerals, beach sand mining

NMDC Ltd may enter into rare earth minerals and beach sand mining, for which, the miner is planning to approach atomic mineral directorate (AMD) for necessary permissions. In beach sand mining, there are seven minerals called heavy minerals.

SAP ACE Award 2015 recognises JCB India

JCB India has won the prestigious SAP ACE Award 2015 in the Adoption of ?Internet of Things (IoT)? category.

Empowering Customers with Organised Approach

Two decades ago, India opened its doors for multinational automobile companies allowing them to penetrate the market, modernise the Indian transportation picture and make it beneficial for the end-users.

Mallika Rawal Bags TRILA Female Personality of the Year Award

Ms Mallika Rawal, Head - Marketing for Trucks & Bus tyres at Continental Tyres took home Tyres and Rubbers Leadership Acknowledgement Awards (TRILA) trophy for the ?Female personality of the year 2015?. Ms Rawal surged ahead of the competition to bag this prestigious trophy which celebrates exceptional female talent in the tyre and rubber industry.

Is the money flowing again?

Tricky times call for strong strategies but the long term prospects are bright for financiers with staying capacity, finds Charu Bahri. Demand for construction equipment finance has been down for the last few years.

Dedicated infra financing vehicles are need of the hour

Eight months in office, the Central Government has done well to improve the business sentiment. Several measures aimed at easing the way of doing business have been taken. Things have started looking up for the infrastructure sector too.

Thrust on implementation

The Central Government has empowered its Ministries and Departments to clear projects up to Rs 1,000 crore by themselves.

Movers & shakers

The change agent

Rajiv Poddar is the Executive Director of Balkrishna Industries, a conglomerate known for its flagship brand BKT, one of the leaders in off-highway tyres. Rajiv completed his Graduation in Business Management from the Kingston University, London. He then joined his father, a noted industrialist Arvind Poddar at BKT. He trained extensively at the company?s factories and travelled across all its markets, thereby developing a deep understanding of all aspects of business.

Indian economy could well bounce back with the initiatives taken by the government

For the last two years, the business of Indian bulk material handling has been riding a very bumpy road filled with potholes in the form dynamic fluid situations, uncertainty, ambiguous status, and other such obstacles.

The government should form a task force team to clear all pending projects.

Bevcon is passionate about providing solutions to complex issues. We can and do provide the best possible solutions in the areas of environmental, energy conservation, cost-effective and reliable material handling solutions for the mining sector,says Y Srininvas Reddy, Managing Director, Bevcon Wayors. Excerpts from the interview.

Streamlining the mining process

The year that went by - in fact, the last two years - put the country?s mining sector through one of its toughest tests. The Supreme Court ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka in 2011 and in Goa in 2012, alongside the Coalgate scams and environmental restrictions severely impacted this sector, and led to a considerable dent in the growth of the CE sector during this period.

Karnataka's plea to SC to permit mining

Seeking permission to allow mining in Karnataka to ?a limited extent and period? to meet the current shortfall in iron ore, the State government on December 2 approached the Supreme Court.

60 cu m/hr Batching Plant

This batching plant from Universal is empowered with advanced features and systems which will ensure lower operating and maintenance cost.

Karnataka files cases against 57 mining firms

In Karnataka, 57 mining companies, including the State-owned Mysore Minerals (MML) and National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), have been booked by the State Forest Department for carrying out mining operations in violation of the Department rules.

Bentley announces Field Supervisor application

Bentley Systems announced the immediate availability of the Field Supervisor app. This new, industrial-strength Bentley App for the iPad extends the reach of information securely managed by Bentley's ProjectWise and eB, as well as data stored in other user repositories, to construction workers in the field, providing both online and offline access.

Karnataka govt may set up court to hear mining cases

Replying a question in the state legislative Assembly, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah indicated that his government would set up a fast-track court to hear illegal mining cases. Illegal mining in the state between 2006 and 2010 caused a loss of Rs 16,085 crore to the state exchequer, according to the final report of the then Karn

Quality-oriented approach

Micro Edge Electronics is a channel partner of Tecsis, Germany, for their wide range of force/pressure sensors, load/strain monitoring, and overload protection for cranes.

Director urges termination of mining leases

Even as the Supreme Court allowed mining in category A and B mines in Karnataka, the Director of Mines and Geology of the state government recommended premature closure of 14 mining leases falling under these two categories. In a letter to the Commerce and Industries ministry of the state government, the Director of Mines and Geology recommended premature closure of these mines noting that they too have committed ?serious irregReal estate body CREDAI requested government to promote housing part

T'puram to launch work on ring roads

The Trivandrum Development Authority (TRIDA) has decided to go ahead with the second phase of the Capital Region Development plan, providing outer ring roads to the city. The Kerala government is only in the final stages of selecting a transaction advisor for the plan. The empowered committee headed by the Chief Secretary is in the process of shortlisting the advisor for preparing a detailed project report, Chairman of the Authority PK Venugopal said.

CEC may discuss re-allotment of mining lease

The proposed re-allotment of mining lease areas in the Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka may be discussed by the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) soon. The mining lease may be alloted through international competitive bidding which may fetch several thousand crore rupees to the state. Meanwhile, the panel discussed reclamation and rehabilitation (R&R) plan for mining regions in these distr

MSPL resumes operation in iron ore mine

Leading iron ore miner MSPL's flagship open cast mine Vyasanakere Iron Ore Mine in Karnataka resumed operation recently after it completed the rehabilitation and reclamation measures prescribed by the central empowered committee (CEC). It may be recalled that the Supreme Court allowed category 'A' and Category 'B' mines in Karnataka to resume operation after completing Reclamation and Rehabilitation (R&R) works prescribed by the Monitoring

CM seeks more coal and gas for Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy urged the union government to allocate more natural gas and coal in order to run power plants which are operating at low capacity owing to lack of fuel. He made the request for more coal and gas when he met Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily, Minister of State Jyotiraditya Scindia and Defence Minister AK Antony recently

Proposed coal regulator may have only adjudicating power

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on setting up of the proposed coal regulator decided that the regulatory body would be empowered to resolve disputes including disputes arising out of fuel supply agreements (FSAs). However, the group decided not to give the power of fixing coal price to the proposed regulator. This was decided at a recent meeting of

Resumption of mining may enable JSW to attain high output capacity

Sheshagiri Rao, Group Chief Financial Officer of JSW Group informed that the company could attain 80 percent capacity utilisation at its facility once the category B mines resumes operation. When mining of iron ore was banned in Karnataka since July 2011, the company's 10 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) steel plant at its flagship factory at Vijay

BharatBenz Presents Kun Trucking

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the Indian subsidiary of the world?s leading truck manufacturer Daimler AG, unveiled its state-of-the-art dealership in Chennai.

Buyer's Guide to Overhead Cranes

Raman, Head - Design, ElectroMech, attempts to demystify matters and assist prospective buyers of electric overhead travelling cranes.