I congratulate the Hon´ble Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on behalf of the Indian cement industry for presenting a Budget which is high on reforms, and will boost the rural economy and uplift the weaker sections of society. The government´s bold steps to usher in poll reforms, curb tax evasion, and the further push to the digital economy are all forward looking.

The biannual event organised by National Council of Cement & Building Materials (NCB) was held last month at New Delhi. We had covered a brief in our earlier issue. Here is a complete report.

CII´s cement industry division had organised Indian Cement Conference on December 16, 2015 at Hotel Lalit, New Delhi. The theme of the conference was ´Make In India - Urban Infrastructure & Smart Cities´.