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Zoomlion Advances Smart Farm Machinery

Hybrid tractors and intelligent harvesters target global markets

The 20-Tonne Advantage

Why the 20–22 tonne segment is emerging as the industry’s undisputed workhorse.

Technology is reshaping excavator demand

Dimitrov Krishnan, Managing Director, Volvo Construction Equipment India, discusses shifting customer priorities, sustainable technologies and the evolving role of excavators in India’s infrastructure growth

The market is shifting to lifecycle value

Siddharth Chaturvedi, General Manager, Marketing, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery, discusses evolving customer expectations, fuel efficiency, connected excavators, and the technologies reshaping India’s hydraulic excavator market.

Contractors are buying outcomes, not machines

Raja Sharma, Head – Product Marketing, HD Construction Equipment India, explains how fuel efficiency, connectivity, lifecycle costs and operational flexibility are influencing excavator demand in India.

India Moves Higher

India’s infrastructure expansion is driving demand for advanced crane solutions. From metros and refineries to renewable energy projects, cranes are becoming essential for faster execution, safer operations and precision-led construction.

Road to Viksit Bharat

Key insights on quality, safety and sustainability from the RAHSTA 2026 Roundtable.

Fuel efficiency is now a buying benchmark

PN Krishnakumar, CEO, XCMG India, discusses the trends reshaping India’s hydraulic excavator market, from fuel efficiency and telematics to rental-driven demand and sustainable machine technologies.

We are powering the shift to cleaner energy

Jameson Mendonca, Power Generation Business Leader at Cummins India, shares insights on how IoT-enabled gensets, hybrid power systems, and sustainable technologies are transforming energy reliability for India’s construction and infrastructure projects.

Our focus is on reliable and localised energy storage

Sachin Jain, Head – Strategy, Transformation, Battery and Energy Storage (BES) Business, TKIL Industries, discusses the growing role of battery systems in rail and metro networks, localisation strategies, and the future of sustainable energy storage in India.

RAHSTA Awards Open Nominations for Contractors

Awards to honour excellence in road project execution

MANN+HUMMEL Opens Tumkur Innovation Centre

New Karnataka centre strengthens India’s filtration R&D role

BKT Showcases Tyre Innovation at Agritechnica Asia

BKT and Thai partner display advanced solutions for Southeast Asian agriculture

Ammann India Launches CPB36 Concrete Boom Pump

CPB36 Truck Mounted Concrete Boom Pump strengthens Ammann Elba portfolio

Gainwell Group Launches InfraServe Global

The company manufactures, services and distributes products like asphalt and concrete batching plants, road maintenance equipment

Driving the Build

Powering India’s infrastructure boom, trucks and tippers are evolving with smarter tech, cleaner fuels, and higher efficiency—driving productivity across construction and mining.

Still the Backbone

Even as specialised machines gain ground, backhoe loaders remain central to India’s construction ecosystem, delivering unmatched versatility, cost efficiency, and reliability across diverse projects.

Technology is reshaping modern backhoe loaders

Puneet Vidyarthi, Head of Brand Marketing, CASE Construction Equipment, APAC & India, speaks on the outlook for the Indian backhoe loader market over the next five years.

Air Apparent

From drilling to finishing, compressors are the silent drivers of construction, enabling faster, cleaner, and more efficient project execution.

India is one of the most promising manufacturing destinations in the world

Italian CE exports stay resilient at €3.2 billion, as strong segments offset global uncertainties and uneven market demand

CE Exports Hold Steady Despite Current Uncertainties

Italian CE exports stay resilient at €3.2 billion, as strong segments offset global uncertainties and uneven market demand

Hydraulic Excavators Market to Reach $81.7 Bn by 2033

Electrification remains a key trend, with manufacturers introducing hybrid and fully electric models to meet evolving emission standards.

Narayanan G Appointed CEO of Athaang Infrastructure

He brings over 25 years of infrastructure investment experience

JCB India Showcases Machines at Sarthi Sangam

Event in Mangalore sees strong operator engagement

SANY India Wins CII SHE Excellence Award

Chakan facility secures top honour in manufacturing category

We plan to double our India business over the next five years

Sunil Khanduja, Managing Director, Ingersoll Rand India and the SAARC region, speaks on the company’s strategic roadmap with a focus on sustainability, customer-centric growth, and operational excellence.

Heavy Lifts, Higher Ambitions

India’s infrastructure boom is driving demand for smarter, stronger lifting solutions. As projects grow in scale and complexity, cranes are evolving into critical enablers of speed, safety and precision.

A New Era of Cabin Safety in Indian Trucking

As Indian highways evolve, safety is taking centre stage. Global cabin safety standards like ECE R29.03 are redefining how trucks protect drivers while ensuring operational reliability.

Rewriting India’s Road Story

Why the next phase of highway growth will be defined not by kilometres, but by quality, capital and capability.

Engineering the Energy Balance

As India pushes towards net zero while sustaining rapid industrial growth, engineering innovations—from carbon capture to smart grids—are emerging as the key to balancing energy security with decarbonisation, writes SATISH INGAVALE.

Rolling the Future of Infrastructure

Smart OTR tyres are redefining performance, efficiency and sustainability across construction and mining, writes RATNESH SINHA.

Drive Under Pressure

Global tariff realignments are pushing equipment manufacturers and component suppliers to rethink sourcing, writes PIERO GUIZZETTI.

SME Magazine Honours India’s Fastest Growing Engineering Companies at NSE

The Smart Manufacturing & Enterprises (SME) Conference & Awards 2026 - held on February 11, 2026 at National Stock Exchange (Mumbai) - highlighted resilience and technology as the cornerstones of India’s next manufacturing growth phase, while honouring India's fastest growing engineering companies.

Disrupt. Digitise. Drive.

Construction equipment enters a transformative era—driven by innovation, disruption, and digitisation shaping smarter, sustainable and competitive future.

Re-engineering the Future of CE

While the construction equipment sector has historically faced cyclical economic slowdowns, the disruptions of today are structural in nature, writes MANISH MATHUR.

Built to Perform, Ready to Disrupt

At Timken, digital transformation is not approached as a technology-driven initiative in isolation, but as a performance enabler designed to improve visibility, predictability, and control, writes SANJAY KOUL.

Built to Perform, Ready to Disrupt

Hamm ? New CEV Stage V Compact Tandem Roller HD 12B G-Tier

Hamm´s HD CompactLine Series introduced in India

Small is the new Big!

Growing at 12 to 15 per cent annually, mini construction equipment is showing that in today’s construction landscape, smaller machines can make a bigger impact.

Compact Power

As India accelerates infrastructure development, compact construction equipment is emerging as a key enabler—delivering efficiency, flexibility and faster execution across urban and rural projects.

Mechanisation is clearly the way forward: Dr Brijesh Dixit, MSIDC

With Rs 37,000 crore worth of road projects under execution across Maharashtra, Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) is driving one of the state’s largest infrastructure programmes. Dr Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director, discusses the institutional reforms, execution frameworks, financing strategies and technology adoption enabling timely, high-quality delivery.

Demand for skids is extremely low in India: Sunil Newatia, Suretech

Sunil Newatia, Chairman and MD, Suretech Infrastructure, speaks on the factors that are driving the growth of the skid-steer loaders market in India.

Ashok Leyland Reintroduces Iconic TAURUS and HIPPO Heavy-Duty Trucks

TAURUS represents the high-horsepower tipper range, while HIPPO anchors the tractor portfolio

Gulf Oil Lubricants Expands Infrastructure Portfolio with Key OEM Alliances

Key partnerships with ACE, Ammann India and XCMG

German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz visits Bosch India

Strengthening the long-standing partnership between India and Germany

Gainwell Commosales Elevates Akanksha Chaturvedi to Board

Akanksha Chaturvedi takes on Board role alongside Executive Director & CGO responsibilities

Engineering the Unseen

Hidden within every crane and excavator, bearings quietly shoulder extreme loads, enabling reliability, uptime and efficiency across India’s fast-growing construction landscape

Sustainability is integral to our global and India roadmap: V Balakrishnan, Trelleborg

Vinay Balakrishnan, General Manager, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions India, speaks on the key trends shaping product development and market strategy in the Indian market.

We aim to deepen collaborations with OEMs: C Krishnamurthy, BorgWarner

Chandrasekar Krishnamurthy, Global Director of Product Management, BorgWarner, discusses the company’s expanding footprint in India and its pivotal role in the nation’s electric vehicle transformation.

India has a cost advantage compared to many other regions

Hermann Maier, Director, Industrial Technology, ZF Group • Kishore Vishwanath Pissey, Head of R&D and Engineering Services, IA - Region India, ZF Group

India’s push towards zero-emission heavy mobility is accelerating

V Senthil Kumar, Managing Director, Propel Industries

AWPs and boom lifts are gaining traction in construction

Srinivasu Allaphan, Director-Sales & Marketing, JK Tyre & Industries

AWPs and boom lifts are gaining traction in construction

Srinivasu Allaphan, Director-Sales & Marketing, JK Tyre & Industries

Rental is a fast-growing opportunity

Sunil Chaturvedi, Group Chairman, Gainwell Group

We are shifting from diesel to electric and hybrid machines

Sagar Sawlani, CEO – SAARC, Dingli AWP India

Demand is shifting towards rural infra projects

Gurman Reen, Director - Sales, India, Customer Solutions Division, Caterpillar India

India is still catching up on radial tyre adoption

Rishi Raj Singh, Head - OEM, Asia Pacific, BKT Tires

Make-in-India cranes are gaining momentum

• Sorab Agarwal, Executive Director, Action Construction Equipment • Rishi Sanghvi, Managing Director, Sanghvi Movers

Building Greener, Building Faster

Excon 2025 concluded in Bengaluru with record participation, reaffirming its role as India’s most influential platform for construction equipment and infrastructure development.

CII EXCON 2025 Concludes with Record Participation

Showcasing Next-Gen Sustainable Construction Technologies

MYCRANE Named Digital Innovation Partner

MYCRANE, the first global platform for crane rental and purchase, has been appointed Digital Innovation Partner for Heavy Equipment Connect Forum & Expo 2026 (HEC), a new government-backed event designed to reflect Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion industrial transformation.

India Rising

Rising demand, resilient sales, and renewed infrastructure momentum pushed India’s CE industry to 1,40,191 units in FY2025. As the nation gears up for Excon 2025, the message is clear—India is rising, and so is its machinery.

Every machine we supply is ‘Smart Iron’

Manav Kohli, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Gainwell Commosales

We are presenting 25+ next-gen machines

Kalpesh Soni, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Conmat Heavy Industries

Awarding Excellence in Cement

The 9th Indian Cement Review Awards 2025 and the Multilogistix Awards 2025, held concurrently with the 15th Edition of Cement Expo and Conference, celebrated the excellence across the cement and logistics sectors.

We are introducing new-gen concrete solutions

Parminder Gabri, Director Commercial, Putzmeister

We are extremely bullish on the Indian CE market

Prafulla Deoskar, GM - Transmission Division, Kirloskar Pneumatic Company.

We are entering into underground mining equipment segment

Amarnath Ramachandran, Managing Director, Arx Mining

Tipping Point

As India builds at an unprecedented pace, tipper trucks have become the backbone of progress—spurring fresh investments, advanced models, and a vibrant, fast-evolving market.

We have e-ready tyres designed to support electric equipment

Rishi Raj Singh, Head OE sales, APAC, Balkrishna Industries

We’re pursuing indigenisation efforts across our product lines

Alok Tripathi, President, TIL Limited

We are driving India’s decarbonisation journey

Rajesh Kaul, Vice President & Business Head – Trucks, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles

We are displaying seven new models

Parind Prabhudesai, Managing Director, Andreas STIHL

Demand will shift to advanced tech like hybrid and alternate-fuel machines

Arvind K Garg, Advisor to Chairman and Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro

We are at the forefront of digital transformation

Abhijit Som, Managing Director, Fayat Road Equipment Division

Eicher Trucks and Buses launches Eicher Pro X Diesel Range

Designed to transform India’s last-mile logistics

JK Tyre Pioneers India’s Smart Mobility Revolution with Embedded Smart Tyres

India’s first passenger car tyres with built-in sensors for smarter, safer drives

BKT Receives Highest Export Award from All India Rubber Industries Association

It reinforces the company’s position as a trusted partner in the international tyre industry.

Automation to Acceleration

India’s manufacturing sector is shifting from automation to acceleration, embracing smart factories powered by AI, IoT, and real-time analytics.

We are developing technologies to cut future carbon emissions

Jameson Mendonca, Power Generation Business Leader at Cummins India, discusses how the company is integrating digital monitoring and smart power management in gensets to enhance IoT and telematics in equipment.

ZOOMLION’s most powerful hybrid wheeled tractor

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co (1157.HK) has unveiled the DX7004, the world’s most powerful hybrid wheeled tractor, at its Smart Industry City in Changsha.

Raimondi names new Saudi branch head

Raimondi Middle East has announced the appointment of Ahmad Shakkour as Branch Manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reinforcing the company’s commitment to expanding its presence in one of its key regional markets.

Mobil drives mining’s digital evolution with future-ready lubrication

Vasanth Thangavelu, General Manager – Brand Marketing South AP, ExxonMobil Lubricants, shared how the brand continues to strengthen its commitment to India’s mining sector through advanced lubrication solutions, digital tools, and technical services designed to help operators achieve superior reliability and performance.

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