COVER STORYHOUSING FOR ALLWhat’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.ANALYSISHousing 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 dreamIndia’s ambitious ‘housing for all’ scheme is bumping up against some harsh realities.VIEWPOINTWill PPPs in affordable housing succeedUrbanisation 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 improvecement 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 tremendousfinancial support for timely implementation.FEATUREGREEN INITIATIVEOpportunities galoreGreening of industry is a method to attain sustainable economic growth and promote sustainable economies.MSWEliminating 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 TALKIOT & 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.