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When it comes to building tall, India ranks 16th in the world with 39 buildings of 150 m+ having been completed and another 69 under construction! This apart, six buildings of over 300 m are under construction, as per the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

India is acquiring quite the reputation for construction! Major infrastructure projects in the country that have been internationally lauded include the Metro Rail, Chenab Bridge, Qazigund Tunnel and Eastern Freeway along with the Golden Quadrilateral highway network, port connectivity and national waterways.

The roundtable discussion, organised by CW, revolved around factors that set these workplaces apart; the roles that design and technology play in the quest to smarten up and get sharp; and their impact on productivity and performance.

The government´s vision of building smart cities spells good news for real estate! The real-estate sector contributes around 6 per cent to India´s GDP. And with the government´s vision of building 100 smart cities, this is expected to increase to 10-12 per cent by 2022.

Are you keen to invest in the real-estate sector but not interested in going through the rigmarole of purchasing physical assets? If yes, this could be the option for you: Investing in real-estate on paper and reaping real returns. Real-estate Private Equity (PE) funds are one such instrument.

Kotak Realty Fund is a leader and one of the earliest entrants in the private equity real-estate industry in India. Since establishment in 2005, it has raised $1.47 billion in aggregate capital commitments and invested in 40 projects and companies across the commercial office, residential, retail, industrial and hospitality sectors.

ASK Group is a diversified financial services group and a leading player in the wealth and investment management business. ASK Property Investment Advisors, a venture of the group, has been set up to manage and advise realty dedicated funds for domestic and offshore clients.

Mumbai-based Centrum Wealth Management has been adjudged ´The Best Domestic Private Bank 2016´ in India at the Annual Asiamoney Polls. The company offers services like syndication of funds in the form of loan against property (LAP). Ajay Jain, Executive Director-Investment Banking & Head-Real Estate Group, Centrum Capital, elaborates...

Recent times have recorded growth in the development of campuses for IT or ITES requirements, redefining the role of IT realty heads and showcasing opportunities for stakeholders in the real-estate sector.