The digitisation environment in India has undergone a transformation with the decline in data charges and introduction of sachet pricing for content unleashing a broadband revolution. This has led to an increase in smartphone, tablet […]
The past few years have seen rural and remote areas emerge as the harbingers of digital growth. As urban areas seem to be substantially connected in terms of availability of telecom services, the onus for […]
At a recent conference on “Urban Rail Systems in APAC” organised by India Infrastructure, S.S. Joshi, director, rolling stock and signalling, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), spoke about the issues faced by the DMRC in […]
India houses about 17 per cent of the world’s population and has only 4 per cent of global water resources. The country generates about 145,128 metric tonnes per day (tpd) of municipal solid waste. These […]
Since 2011, infrastructure sectors have been struggling to secure funds, both debt and equity. In a major departure, while arranging equity has become even more difficult, financing of debt has eased to some extent in […]
Construction activity has picked up pace in infrastructure sectors, and the airport sector is no exception. The increased pace of project execution, enabled by easing of pre-construction bottlenecks, has driven construction activity. India currently has […]
ABB has secured its largest traction equipment order in the country. It will supply Rs 2.7 billion worth of state-of-the-art converters for electric locomotives from the Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi. The converters have been custom […]
The newly structured Nhava Sheva-Mundra-Gulf (NMG) service commenced operations at APM Terminals Mumbai on February 21, 2019. The first vessel call for the service was made by Sima Marine’s M.V. OEL Transworld. The NMG is […]
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited (KOEL) has launched the latest product range of its technolo-gically advanced, intelligent diesel generator (DG) sets, called the iGreen series. The products on offer have an inbuilt feature to enable remote […]
Mahindra Powerol has launched India’s first Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)-approved gas genset. The 125 kVA gas genset has been manufactured at the company’s state-of-the-art plant in Chakan, Maharashtra. The operating cost of gas gensets […]
Strata Geosystems, a major player in the soil reinforcement industry, has opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Daheli, Gujarat. This step is aimed at meeting the growing demand for geosynthetic products in India and […]
March Issue 2019
The maritime sector is an important contributor to the country’s growth, accounting for about 95 per cent of the export-import trade by volume and 70 per cent by value. India’s maritime transport growth is driven by […]
The recent policy initiatives taken by the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) to increase transshipment volumes at Indian ports is expected to add a new dimension to the maritime sector. Speaking at the 16th annual conference […]
To improve efficiency in operations and supplement public investments, private participation in the Indian port sector is critical. Public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the sector have been attempted on almost all variants of the build-operate-transfer model. […]
Over the past few years, the Indian port sector has seen a number of positive developments – greater private participation, port modernisation and the promotion of ease of doing business. Progress was noted in the […]
Inland water transport (IWT) is a competitive alternative mode of transport to road and rail. With the growth in traffic handled by national waterways (NWs), expansion and modernisation of existing NWs and development of new […]
In recent years, ring road construction has picked up pace with the launch and commissioning of several big-ticket projects across the country. Among various achievements was the commissioning of Phase I of the Varanasi Ring […]
India requires an efficient ship repair industry as more than 55 per cent of the country’s existing fleet is over 16 years old and the demand for repairing services is on the rise. At present, […]
A little over one-third of the population, close to 500 million Indians, live in cities and generate the bulk of India’s national income, accounting for about 70 per cent of the GDP. The urban population […]
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