After decades of growth, cement consumption is bottoming out. We may never return to the peak 4.4 billion metric tons produced in 2021, even as India, Southeast Asia and Africa continue to urbanise.
Numerous solutions have a role in decarbonising the cement and concrete industry, and combinations of solutions can provide it with the best chance of reaching its net zero goals.
A survey action by the I-T department is an investigative procedure carried out to ascertain a taxpayer's actual income in a financial year, the report said.
Holcim’s sale of its Indian business is expected to close in second half of 2022. Adani Group beat other firms, including JSW Group, to become India's 2nd biggest cement manufacturer.
The Swiss giant is considering a potential sale of businesses in India including Ambuja Cements Ltd. Holcim controls 63.1% of Ambuja, which has a market value of about $9.6 billion.
‘Well-entrenched institutional apathy' is how Dhiren A Sadokpam, editor of The Frontier Manipur defined it. 'New Delhi has the power to intervene at every level,' he said.
Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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