Premium homes surge 36% as 80% Indians struggle to buy affordable homes
Even though buying a home is getting expensive in India, people still consider real estate the most preferred investment option. According to the ANAROCK Homebuyer Sentiment Survey for H1 2025, real estate prices have surged across India’s top seven cities, with average residential rates rising nearly 50% in two years—from Rs 6,001 per sq. ft. in Q2 2023 to Rs8,990 per sq. ft. in Q2 2025.

Brigade Group inks pact for Rs 2,500 cr residential project in Bengaluru
According to the company, the joint development covers 10.75 acres with a saleable potential of 2.5 million square feet, strategically located near major commercial hubs and social infrastructure.

GST cut, peak season ahead: Why all eyes are on cement stocks like UltraTech
Cement stocks are once again on Dalal Street investors’ radars with the monsoon season expected to get over the next 2-3 weeks and peak construction activity expected to restart in most parts of the country. 

Why mounds of urban garbage might soon take you places
Mountains of trash have long been the uninvited neighbours of our cities — piling up on the outskirts, stinking up the air, posing serious health hazards. For decades, Delhiites who stay near sprawling landfills have watched garbage grow taller than buildings, a stark monument to urban waste.

BEML, Titagarh, Alstom in focus: Mumbai Railway Vikas floats Rs 21,000-crore tender for AC coaches
The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has invited bids for 2,856 air-conditioned (AC) Vande Metro coaches for the Mumbai suburban rail network. The project, valued at around Rs 21,000 crore, marks one of the biggest opportunities for the country’s coach manufacturers in recent years. Nuvama, in a report, stated that, “After a lull of almost two years, activity has picked up in the coach manufacturing space in India.”

Railways’ freight reform plan moves at slow speed
The National Logistics Policy (NLP), launched in September 2022, seeks to reduce logistics costs to 8 per cent from the current 13-14 per cent of GDP by 2030, through an integrated, cross-sectoral framework. By promoting infrastructure development, digital integration, and better coordination across stakeholders, the policy aims to create a seamless, technology-driven logistics ecosystem.