News Broadcasting
CNBC Bajar honours reality maestros from Gujarat at ‘CNBC Bajar Real Estate Awards 2018’
Ahmedabad, 19th April 2018: India’s leading Hindi news channel – CNBC Bajar hosted Real Estate Awards – Gujarat’s most credible and authoritative awards in the Real Estate industry. The 2018 edition of the awards felicitated builders, architects and contractors across Gujarat, who have carved a niche for themselves by successfully executing realty projects that have contributed to the development of the state. CNBC honoured these achievers at the ‘CNBC Bajar Real Estate Awards 2018’ held on 18th April at Golden Hall, Ahmedabad.
The high-profile event was graced by the Honourable Chief Ministers of Gujarat – Shri Vijay Rupani. The winners of the awards were shortlisted by an esteemed panel of Jury comprising renowned architect – Mr. Hiren Patel along with Mr. P K Shashidharan – Sr. VP Cera Sanitaryware Ltd., Mr. Vijay Shah – Founding Member of CREDAI, Mr. Irfan Qureshi – Real Estate Expert amongst other luminaries.
Commenting on the occasion, Alok Joshi Managing editor CNBC Bajarsaid, “CNBC Bajar Real Estate Awards is the most celebrated award in Gujarat that recognizes the efforts of real estate developers and architects in the state. The award celebrates and honours the efforts of the industry professionals in the realty space, who have brought about significant transformation in the realty industry of the state. It is also a great platform for professionals to network and connect, as well as draw inspiration and motivation from their contemporaries in the field.”
The winning teams and best projects were selected through a robust methodology, with adherence to stringent criteria along with a comprehensive survey by partner Liases Foras, and a stringent jury process. The list of winners is as follows:
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Companies |
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Best Residential Project |
Affordable |
Opera Palace |
Vishwas Developers |
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Best Residential Project |
Mid |
Avadh Copper Stone |
Avadh Developers |
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Best Residential Project |
Luxury |
Sangini Solitaire |
Sangini Group |
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Best Residential Project |
Ultra Luxury |
Cellestial Dreams |
Ravani Developers |
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Best Residential Project |
Affordable |
Fortune Glory |
Fortune Developers |
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Best Residential Project |
Mid |
Nilamber Aarcon |
Nilamber Group |
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Best Residential Project |
Affordable |
AG Dream City |
AG Realty |
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Best Residential Project |
Ultra Luxury |
Silver Heights |
Sheth Builders |
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Best Residential Project |
Affordable |
Suryam Elegance |
Suryam Group |
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Best Residential Project |
Affordable |
Shaligram Lake view |
Shaligram Group |
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Best Residential Project |
Mid |
Indraprasth Kadamb |
Deep Group of Companies |
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Best Residential Project |
Ultra Luxury |
Sun Evoq |
Sun Builders Pvt.Ltd |
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Best Retail Project |
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cg square mall Ahmedabad |
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Best Commercial Project |
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Gift City towers |
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Commendation for High End Integrated Township |
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goyal and co |
sky city |
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Commendation for Contribution to the Real estate Industry |
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amaya property |
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Commendation for Creating High-Quality lifestyle Villas |
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Arvind Uplands |
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Lifetime achievement awards: |
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BV Doshi |
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News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI: Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
