Ever since Gautam Chattejee took over, Maharashtra RERA has become an epitome for other states to implement its blueprint in their respective states as well. Recently, this was proved when MahaRERA turned the ideal and effective model to resolve disputes between the buyers and sellers. Chatterjee believes that a positive approach to address the grievances that makes the model attractive is its transparency. ...

Ajmera Group has built projects more than 20 million sq. ft. among the metro cities across the country. Owing foremost to their legacy of five decades, Ajmera prefers to credit their success to experience and the deliveries they have been making, the prime factors in leading them to a desired domain in real estate sector. Dhaval believes in constantly leading the team with example and today is a leading dev ...

In 2016, CM Devendra Fadnavis, keen on completing the multiple Mumbai Metro corridors, roped in Pravin Darade, a 1998 batch IAS officer, known for expediting the Nagpur Metro work. Darade has been appointed Additional Metropolitan Commissioner of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Darade, who holds a Masters in Structural Engineering from IIT, Mumbai, has in the past handled significa ...

Since Deshpande took charge as MD in 2011, Tata Projects has doubled its turnover, and achieved all-round excellence in its business of industrial infrastructure. In 2014-15, he was instrumental in diversifying the company’s business in `Urban Infrastructure’ and ‘Civil & Environment sectors’, wherein the company won projects to build urban metro systems and high-rise buildings. In 2015-16 the company d ...

Subhash Runwal has been pivotal in launching the biggest retail chain in Mumbai with four malls. It was under his guidance that India had its first FDI in retail, with companies of Singapore government partnering with Runwal Group for R City Mall. While his Runwal Group still builds middle-class housing, it has now moved up several notches; it has projects in tony South Mumbai where it is building luxury re ...

Radius is a modern take on Mumbai’s real estate. With a blend of professional flair and entrepreneurial passion, it is one of the trusted developers of Mumbai. What really sets it apart from other developers is that the company has taken bold bets by doing joint developments (JDs) with some stressed real estate companies. Radius stems from a work culture that fuels its success on innovation and state-of-the ...

Adi Godrej is Chairman of The Godrej Group, which is mainly privately held, over a 100 year-old family conglomerate, with operations in India and several other countries. He has been President of several Indian Trade and Industrial Bodies and associations. He is the Past Chairman of the Board of the ISB, and Past President of CII. He has been a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the MIT Sloan School o ...

The 8th Construction Week India Awards had elements of style, charm, and wit, all rolled in one. By Jayashree Kini Mendes With each passing year, the Construction Week India Awards keeps getting bigger and better. In its 8th year held on September 28 at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai, the Awards evening had real estate and infrastructure tycoons turn out in full strength to commemorate the gala function. An awar ...

For the 7th annual edition of the Metro Rail India Summit, leading minds from the core fraternity gathered to address the whys and hows of the new-age, technology-driven, urban transport industry. By Shristi Nangalia After six successful years of exchanging ideas and experiences, ITP Media (India) called to order the 7th Annual Metro Rail India Summit, which witnessed the presence of eminent industry profes ...

India’s aging transport systems are getting a revamp with technologies supporting the rise, fast implementation, and success of metro rail projects. If one chronicles the journey of metro rail projects in India, it surely would make for an interesting read. For starters, it is difficult to believe that while the idea for a modern metro rail system was initially discussed more than 60 years ago, the country ...