Foundation of Infrastructure Research Studies Training (FIRST) hosted the 15th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Annual Awards at ITC Grand Central, Parel, in Mumbai. The names of India’s Fastest Growing Construction Companies were unveiled at the grand award ceremony, which was attended by well-known personalities from the construction world and the industry stalwarts.

Hydroelectric projects in Nepal becalmed by cement shortage The Nepal Electricity Authority and the Independent Power Producers' Association Nepal say that the new hydroelectric projects are stalling due to a lack of imported cement.

The material can be received at a plant by two different types of wagons - BOXN wagons and BOBRN wagons. Generally the material will be discharged from the top in BOXN wagons, while in the case of BOBRN wagons, it will be discharged from the bottom.

GST is not just an accounting changeover, but a systemic one. The countries who adopted GST faced inflationary pressures during early stages of the cut-over time, but proved otherwise in the long run.

There is marked uncertainty, change and complexity in operations, and businesses have now shaken up their industries. By introducing innovative products and services and streamlining systems, businesses are braving the creative storm and are pacing themselves for the future.

The Environmental Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) is determined to get a ban on petcoke import, although the ban would not apply to the cement industry, according to Sunita Narain, green activist and member of the EPCA.

Despite a lot of talk about the usage of alternate fuels and raw materials (AFR) in a cement industry, AFRs are not easy to use as it comes with a set of problems. The cover story discusses these problems in detail.

With the ever-increasing demand for quality products and stringent environmental policies and regulations, today's manufacturing sector has been challenged like never before to put forward the right operational and business framework to achieve productivity with optimising cost, whereas consistently maintaining the quality of the end product.

The compressive strength of cement; is a property viewed by the user of cement an important attribute for selecting a brand and to judge the superiority of a product. It is that property of cement which is tested at the age of three days, seven days and 28 days.