Brands
K2 Infragen lands Rs 262 crore Indian Railways power project
GURUGRAM: K2 Infragen has kicked off 2026 with a big-ticket win. The infrastructure engineering firm has secured a Rs 262 crore contract from Indian Railways, marking one of its largest railway power projects to date and cementing its ambitions in the rail electrification space.
The letter of award covers the design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of a 2x25kV AC 220/132/55kV traction substation, along with sectioning posts, sub-sectioning posts and SCADA systems, across the Luni (including) to Bhildi (excluding) double-line section of the Jodhpur division under North Western Railway.
The project has been awarded to K2 Infragen in a joint venture with Salasar Techno Engineering, with K2 Infragen as the lead partner holding a 74 per cent stake. The work will strengthen power infrastructure along the Luni–Bhildi corridor, a key railway stretch in Rajasthan.
Calling the order a turning point, K2 Infragen’s managing director, Pankaj Sharma, said the win signalled the company’s readiness to execute multiple projects worth more than Rs 250 crore simultaneously. He added that the contract would boost shareholder confidence and move K2 Infragen closer to India’s top tier of infrastructure players.
Calling it a validation of the company’s growth trajectory, K2 Infragen’s chief financial officer, Priyanka Pareek, said the order underlined its expanding role in India’s railway and transmission investment cycle. With the order book now crossing Rs 500 crore, she said K2 Infragen was entering a phase of aggressive but disciplined growth, backed by both revenues and profitability.
Founded in 2015, K2 Infragen is a publicly listed EPC player with operations spanning roads, railways, power transmission and distribution, civil construction, water infrastructure and renewable energy. Its client roster includes North Western Railway, NHAI, HSIIDC, Hindustan Copper, Vindhya Telelinks, Larsen & Toubro, Tata, HG Infra and GR Infra, with projects spread across more than ten states.
By spreading its bets across sectors and regions, the company has reduced dependence on any single domain while building scale and margins. With fresh orders, deeper rail credentials and a swelling pipeline, K2 Infragen is signalling one thing clearly: it wants a bigger seat at India’s infrastructure table-and it wants it fast.
Brands
Godrej clarifies ‘GI’ identifier after logo similarity debate
Says GI is not a logo, will not replace Godrej signature across products.
MUMBAI: In a branding storm where shapes did the talking, Godrej is now spelling things out. Godrej Industries Group (GIG) has issued a clarification on its newly introduced ‘GI’ identifier, addressing questions around its purpose and design following a wave of online criticism. At the centre of the debate were two concerns: whether the new mark replaces the long-standing Godrej logo, and whether its geometric design mirrors other corporate identities.
The company has drawn a clear line. The Godrej signature logo, it said, remains unchanged and continues to be the sole logo across all consumer-facing products and services. The ‘GI’ mark, by contrast, is not a logo but a corporate group identifier intended for use alongside the Godrej signature or company name, and aimed at stakeholders such as investors, media and talent rather than consumers.
The need for such a distinction stems from the 2024 restructuring of the broader Godrej Group into two separate business entities. With both continuing to operate under the same Godrej name and signature, the identifier is positioned as a way to differentiate the Godrej Industries Group at a corporate level.
The rollout, however, triggered a broader conversation on design originality. Critics pointed to similarities between the GI mark’s geometric composition and logos used by companies globally, raising questions about distinctiveness.
Responding to this, GIG said its intellectual property and legal review found that such overlaps are common in minimalist, geometry-led design systems. Basic forms such as circles and rectangles appear across dozens of brand identities worldwide, the company noted.
It added that the identifier emerged from an extensive design process and was chosen for its simplicity, allowing it to sit alongside the Godrej signature without competing visually. While acknowledging that elemental shapes may appear less distinctive in isolation, the group emphasised that the mark is part of a broader identity system that includes a custom typeface, sonic branding and other proprietary elements.
Following legal and ethical assessments, the company said it found no impediment to using the identifier, reiterating that the GI mark is a corporate tool not a consumer-facing symbol.
In short, the logo isn’t changing but the conversation around it certainly has.
