Modernisation and mechanisation have become a key focus area for port operators in recent years. This has primarily been driven by the need for increasing efficiencies in cargo handling, reducing costs and improving customer service. […]
Management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in cities and towns has gained significance over the past two decades and with the launch of the MSW Rules in 2000, urban local bodies (ULBs) are under pressure […]
In comparison to their global counterparts, Indian ports are still at a nascent stage of technology adoption. Factors such as shortage of trained and skilled manpower for operating advanced equipment, a general reluctance to adopt new […]
The urban water supply and sanitation sector has witnessed a surge in activity in the past year. Tremendous progress was recorded in project completion as well as award. Meanwhile, civic agencies have digitalised business processes […]
Indian ports handle around 9 per cent of global container traffic and the domestic containerisation level stands at around 40 per cent, as compared to 44 per cent globally. Indian ports cumulatively handled 15.07 million […]
The country’s rapidly expanding urban areas are fuelling economic growth. At the same time, urbanisation is creating challenges related to congestion, pollution and waste, besides exerting pressure on the existing civic infrastructure. In the past […]
February Issue 2019
The share of regasified LNG (RLNG) in total natural gas consumption has been steadily increasing since 2012-13. While it was 38 per cent in 2012-13, it stood at 51 per cent as of December 2018. […]
Given the gap between the supply and demand for water and related services in the country, the investment requirements of the sector are rather high. Most of the funding needs at present are met through […]
India’s total trade stands at $1,044 billion, of which merchandise trade accounts for 73 per cent and the remaining is accounted for by services trade. Under merchandise trade, annual seaborne trade facilitated by ports is […]
Energy recovery from municipal solid waste (MSW) is still at a nascent stage. While the uptake of waste-to-energy (WtE) projects in the country has increased in the recent past, the level of capacity addition in […]
In a move that is expected to significantly open up the market for cross-border power trading, the government, in December 2018, issued new guidelines for electricity import/export, repealing the earlier guidelines issued in 2016. Back […]
Mahindra and Mahindra Limited has expanded the range of its road construction equipment segment by launching a new motor grader, the Mahindra RoadMaster G90, under the aegis of its construction equipment business. This product has […]
The port sector has seen rapid growth in the past three years in terms of policies and regulations, incentives and schemes, and project uptake. The government has approved the long-awaited amendments to the model concession […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed bidders of insolvent companies to raise external commercial borrowings (ECBs) and use the proceeds to repay the rupee loans of the insolvent companies they are keen on […]
RBI has drawn up a new ECB framework allowing all eligible borrowers to raise up to $750 million per financial year under the automatic route, replacing the existing sector-wise limits. The central bank has also […]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has streamlined the process for listing real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) by allowing alternative investment funds (AIFs) and other affiliates of merchant […]
The Karnataka government has allocated Rs 100 billion for development of 7,940 km of roads under the State Highway Development Project as part of the state budget 2019-20. Further, works for improvement and upgradation of […]
The central government has signed a Rs 24.7 billion loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road project. The ring road, spanning a total length of 133.65 km, […]
A consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) has agreed to provide Rs 220 billion (of the Rs 260 billion required) for construction of the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway. SBI will provide the […]
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