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Prachi Pisal

Prachi Pisal

Prachi Pisal

Prachi Pisal is a correspondent at Business Standard, where she reports on real estate, roads, ports, and the cement sector. Her work examines how policy decisions, corporate strategies, and market forces intersect to shape India’s built environment and core industries. She works across breaking news, earnings coverage, and data-backed trend stories, drawing on interviews with industry leaders and market participants. Prachi has also covered elections, live events, and on-ground developments. She holds a postgraduate diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, and a bachelor’s degree in science from Shivaji University. Her interests include cricket, politics, and Marathi cinema classics.

Prachi Pisal is a correspondent at Business Standard, where she reports on real estate, roads, ports, and the cement sector. Her work examines how policy decisions, corporate strategies, and market forces intersect to shape India’s built environment and core industries. She works across breaking news, earnings coverage, and data-backed trend stories, drawing on interviews with industry leaders and market participants. Prachi has also covered elections, live events, and on-ground developments. She holds a postgraduate diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, and a bachelor’s degree in science from Shivaji University. Her interests include cricket, politics, and Marathi cinema classics.

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Q1 results preview: Cement makers build on volumes, hit margin wall

Strong infrastructure demand and a favourable base are expected to drive Q1 FY27 cement volumes, but rising fuel and input costs may weigh on margins despite better realisations

Q1 results preview: Cement makers build on volumes, hit margin wall
Updated On : 14 Jul 2026 | 7:16 AM IST

Nuvoco Vistas' Q1 profit rises 20% on higher revenue, lower finance costs

Nirma Group-promoted cement maker reports record quarterly Ebitda as revenue growth, operational efficiencies and lower finance costs lift first-quarter earnings

Nuvoco Vistas' Q1 profit rises 20% on higher revenue, lower finance costs
Updated On : 14 Jul 2026 | 12:32 AM IST

Dubai housing sales decline 16% in H1 2026, prices rise 6%: Anarock

Residential transactions declined from a year earlier, but average prices rose 6 per cent as Dubai's property market remained resilient despite geopolitical tensions in the West Asia

Dubai housing sales decline 16% in H1 2026, prices rise 6%: Anarock
Updated On : 13 Jul 2026 | 7:58 PM IST

EAAA Alternatives bags ₹2,259 cr NHAI toll road assets under TOT programme

EAAA Alternatives has signed concession agreements with NHAI for two toll road stretches in Tamil Nadu under TOT Bundle 19, expanding its infrastructure platform to 26 road assets

EAAA Alternatives bags ₹2,259 cr NHAI toll road assets under TOT programme
Updated On : 13 Jul 2026 | 6:35 PM IST

Puravankara's Q1 FY27 pre-sales rise 28% to ₹1,439 crore on higher demand

The Bengaluru-based real estate developer reported a 40 per cent rise in collections and an 18 per cent increase in average price realisation, while reaffirming its FY27 sales guidance

Puravankara's Q1 FY27 pre-sales rise 28% to ₹1,439 crore on higher demand
Updated On : 13 Jul 2026 | 3:53 PM IST

India's cargo voyage now faces rougher waters inland, say experts

With cargo volumes rising steadily, industry experts say India's next logistics challenge lies beyond ports, requiring stronger hinterland connectivity and multimodal evacuation systems

India's cargo voyage now faces rougher waters inland, say experts
Updated On : 13 Jul 2026 | 12:07 AM IST

Mumbai Metro One signs NARCL restructuring pact, clears insolvency hurdle

The Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary has signed a debt restructuring agreement with NARCL, reducing its debt by over Rs 1,100 crore and paving the way for the withdrawal of insolvency proceedings

Mumbai Metro One signs NARCL restructuring pact, clears insolvency hurdle
Updated On : 10 Jul 2026 | 7:57 PM IST

Cement cos seen posting healthy volume growth in Q1; margins under pressure

Strong infrastructure demand and a favourable base are expected to lift cement volumes in Q1 FY27, but higher fuel and input costs are likely to keep profitability under pressure

Cement cos seen posting healthy volume growth in Q1; margins under pressure
Updated On : 10 Jul 2026 | 7:54 PM IST

Dharavi redevelopment project: Maharashtra steps up land consolidation

Maharashtra has stepped up land consolidation for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, issuing lease termination notices while assuring rehabilitation for eligible residents

Dharavi redevelopment project: Maharashtra steps up land consolidation
Updated On : 10 Jul 2026 | 12:07 AM IST

Mumbai coastal micro-markets eye ₹6,000 cr redevelopment pipeline: JLL

Mumbai's coastal luxury housing pipeline has reached ₹6,000 crore, with new waterfront redevelopment projects set to benefit from major infrastructure upgrades

Mumbai coastal micro-markets eye ₹6,000 cr redevelopment pipeline: JLL
Updated On : 09 Jul 2026 | 8:11 PM IST

JNPA partners RSA Global to set up empty container yard near Nhava Sheva

The 62-acre facility, to be developed with UAE-based RSA Global, will improve container turnaround, asset utilisation and operational efficiency at India's largest container port

JNPA partners RSA Global to set up empty container yard near Nhava Sheva
Updated On : 09 Jul 2026 | 6:46 PM IST

HSBC India unit subleases 130,000 sq ft of office space in Hyderabad

HSBC Electronic Data Processing India has taken over 130,000 sq ft in HITEC City on a 4-year, 7-month sublease at a starting monthly rent of ₹6.41 crore with a 5 per cent annual escalation

HSBC India unit subleases 130,000 sq ft of office space in Hyderabad
Updated On : 09 Jul 2026 | 3:05 PM IST

Office leasing slips 2% as housing sales remain steady in H1: Knight Frank

Commercial leasing eased from last year's record high, while residential sales remained among the strongest in a decade as India's property market entered a phase of stabilisation

Office leasing slips 2% as housing sales remain steady in H1: Knight Frank
Updated On : 09 Jul 2026 | 2:21 PM IST

Nuvama, C&W JV fund achieves final close of ₹4k cr, eyes office investments

Nuvama and Cushman & Wakefield's Prime Offices Fund has achieved a final close of Rs 4,000 crore after strong investor demand and has already committed about 45% of its capital

Nuvama, C&W JV fund achieves final close of ₹4k cr, eyes office investments
Updated On : 08 Jul 2026 | 6:25 PM IST

Amazon Seller Services leases 417K sq ft warehouse in MMR's Bhiwandi

Amazon Seller Services has leased a 417K sq ft warehouse in Bhiwandi for nine years at a monthly rent of ₹1.26 crore, with annual rent escalation of 5 per cent

Amazon Seller Services leases 417K sq ft warehouse in MMR's Bhiwandi
Updated On : 08 Jul 2026 | 4:40 PM IST

Embassy Developments raises NCD fundraising limit to ₹1,570 crore

Board increases issue size nearly fourfold from ₹400 crore; proceeds may be used for debt refinancing, project construction, working capital and general corporate purposes

Embassy Developments raises NCD fundraising limit to ₹1,570 crore
Updated On : 07 Jul 2026 | 12:57 PM IST

Tier-II cities become real estate developers' next address for growth

Residential developers are expanding into India's Tier-2 cities as infrastructure upgrades, affordability and rising housing demand create new growth opportunities

Tier-II cities become real estate developers' next address for growth
Updated On : 06 Jul 2026 | 11:39 PM IST

Rain mayhem in Mumbai: Businesses, trains, roads, and flights impacted

Over a dozen lives lost; economic loss pegged at over ₹1,000 crore

Rain mayhem in Mumbai: Businesses, trains, roads, and flights impacted
Updated On : 06 Jul 2026 | 10:56 PM IST

India's office mkt posts record quarterly leasing on GCC, flex demand: CBRE

Gross office leasing touched a record 24.6 million sq ft in Q2 2026, with global capability centres and flexible space operators driving demand despite geopolitical uncertainties

India's office mkt posts record quarterly leasing on GCC, flex demand: CBRE
Updated On : 06 Jul 2026 | 6:41 PM IST

Oberoi Realty records ₹8,109 crore bookings for its first NCR project

The Mumbai-based developer said its Gurugram luxury project, Three Sixty North, recorded bookings for about 2.31 million square feet of saleable area

Oberoi Realty records ₹8,109 crore bookings for its first NCR project
Updated On : 06 Jul 2026 | 2:56 PM IST