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Cost Concerns: Price fluctuations in the material market
India’s construction sector witnessed a revival in 2021-22 owing to rising infrastructure investments, a significant decline in Covid-19 cases and pent-up demand. Construction was one of the sectors that was massively impacted by the outbreak […]
Accelerating Pace: Government’s infrastructure push to revive the construction sector
The construction sector is one of the major contributors to economic growth, accounting for about 8 per cent of the country’s GDP. The sector has critical forward and backward linkages, with most of the construction […]
Material Selection: Improved inputs for tunnel construction
Materials used in tunnel construction vary significantly with the type of tunnelling method or technique deployed. Generally, non-mechanised techniques such as drill-and-blast entail a higher material cost as compared to mechanised techniques. The different types […]
Construction Constraints: Sector awaits a kick-start in activity
India’s construction sector is an important determinant of its economic growth as it provides employment on a large scale and has a multiplier effect due to the creation of infrastructure assets. The sector provides employment […]
Aggressive Bidding: Coal block auctions
The coal sector has seen significant reform measures in the past year. These have been targeted at augmenting coal production, improving coal availability to end-users and improving mining efficiency. A key policy development was the […]
Materials Market: Demand-supply gap expected to reduce
Over the past year, the infrastructure sector has started seeing a small turnaround after dismal growth in the past two to three years. This, in turn, has impacted the market for key materials such as […]