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215 infrastructure projects worth seven lakh crores would be affected due to shortage of certified welding engineers, said PK Das, president of Indian Institute of Welding. He also added, as compared to 22,000 certified welding engineers in China, India is home to just around 600 qualified engineers or postgraduates in welding, recognizing the need for [...] Continue Reading »
A fall of 41 per cent of Net Profit in the quarter ended December 2013,has been registered of top 25 real estate companies, in comparison to peak period of quarter ended March 2012.As per the report by global realty consultancy Knight Frank the net profit margin have fallen from 13.6 per cent to 9.7 per [...] Continue Reading »
After one year of its formation, the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) is said to have unlocked 144 stalled infrastructure projects worth Rs 5.27 lakh crore. 253 more projects, however, with an investment of Rs 12.82 lakh crore, are still stuck for various clearances. Power, coal, steel, petroleum & natural gas, and road transport & highways sectors form [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Good news to builders and developers whose projects have been kept on hold due to liquidity crisis. The finance ministry has planned to initiate a measure which is expected to improve the realty sector. Banks will be allowed to permit funds to stalled projects, which would revive the growth in economy. As per RBI‘s [...] Continue Reading »
Cement prices across the country have been corrected by around Rs 7-10 per bag. The price came down due to subdued demand, as construction activities are yet to pick up because of the delayed monsoons. However, it is expected that by October the festival gaiety will lead to an improved sentiment amongst consumers and hence [...] Continue Reading »
The steady pricing that Bangalore real estate has maintained so far has been good news for the buyers. But things are expected to change as the Bangalore real estate market is expected to shoot up from the next quarter. The main pushing factors are increase in cement and steel prices in the last couple of [...] Continue Reading »
Knight Frank’s latest report focuses on uncovering the relationship between the developer and the suppliers of factor inputs such as Land and Construction costs. Land is the most significant input for property development. Analysis of land allotment policy of some of the major land aggregators provides interesting insights: City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) follows [...] Continue Reading »
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) said that the market watchdog, SEBI, should categorize housing finance companies (HFCs) as a separate sector from Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to attract more fund flows. It suggested SEBI not to club HFCs with NBFCs for the purposes of sectoral limits proposed for investments by [...] Continue Reading »
