Head of Content & Research, Ms. E. Jayashree Kurup, is the Only Journalist to have been bestowed the Achievement Award for Best News Coverage of Construction Industry at the Prestigious CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2014.
The award was presented to Ms. Kurup on 7th March 2014 at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003.
Ms. Kurup is involved with a number of global research initiatives and specializes in analyzing research data to provide usable solutions to users. She also works with business in using industry dialogues with senior management in her domains of expertise to generate content solutions that keep audience and industry engaged. She has been a business journalist for over two decades with the Times of India, The Economic Times and The Financial Express. She writes extensively on real estate and infrastructure, city management, information technology, human resources and management.
The Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) has been setup by The Planning Commission, Government of India, jointly with the Indian construction industry to take up activities for the development of the Indian construction industry.
The Council, for the first time in the country, provides the impetus and the organisational infrastructure to raise quality levels across the industry. This helps to secure wider appreciation of the interests of construction business by the government, industry and peer groups in society.