COVER STORY
HOUSING FOR ALL
What’s in store for cement?
Analysts across spectrum estimate that if only 25 per cent of houses are substituted, then the total incremental cement requirement per annum will be around 10 MT.

ANALYSIS
Housing For All by 2022: Will it be possible?
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has set huge targets that brings in huge opportunities and challenges.

A realisable dream
India’s ambitious ‘housing for all’ scheme is bumping up against some harsh realities.

VIEWPOINT
Will PPPs in affordable housing succeed?
Urbanisation is central to a country’s economy – and in India, the urbanisation rate corresponds to 60 per cent of the country’s GDP.

INTERVIEWS
“The sector will double business next year”
Ashok Mohanani, Chairman and Managing Director, Ekta World, says individuals want safer and more comfortable places to live, and the price needs to be affordable.

“Demand for affordable housing will improve
cement business”
Manju Yagnik, Vice Chairperson of Nahar Group,is of the opinion that the ‘Housing for All’ objective requires huge investment in infrastructure, a large-scale skill development programme, and a tremendous
financial support for timely implementation.

FEATURE
GREEN INITIATIVE
Opportunities galore
Greening of industry is a method to attain sustainable economic growth and promote sustainable economies.


MSW
Eliminating landfills
The problem of tackling house hold waste is alarming and the infrastructure to handle that by the local bodies on the verge of collapse.

TECH TALK
IOT & data analytics: Opportunities forsmart logistics
Yogesh Mehta, Joint Vice President (Commercial)& Head, Logistics at Shree Cement, was invited by Intercem, Dubai to speak on IOT- Data Analytics and the future.