Sector Review
Aiming to become the third largest aviation market by 2025
Over the past two decades, the civil aviation sector has transformed from a closed, unmanaged and overregulated industry to an open, liberalised and i...
- Interview with Dr G. Mohapatra “The past two decades have been tumultuous for the airport sector”
- Flying High Transformation of the aviation sector over the past 20 years
Ready for Use
Ready mix concrete gains traction
The adoption of ready mix concrete (RMC) in the country is gaining pace, albeit slowly. The concept of RMC was introduced in India in the 1950s but re...
- Core Competence HCC bags several EPC contracts across sectors over the past year
- Minimising Disputes Does India need a construction law?
Sector Review
Policy initiatives aim for increased domestic production
The Indian oil and gas sector has come a long way from being a newly liberalised market in the mid-1990s to becoming one of the key industries in the ...
- Views of Dr M.M. Kutty “The DSF policy is a step towards bridging the demand-supply gap”
- Interview with Dr J.N. Singh “Gujarat is poised to become the LNG gateway of India”
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A paradigm shift
The power sector has undergone much transformation in the past 20 years. Significant legislative reforms including the Electricity Act, 2003, unbundli...
- Views of R.K. Singh “Access to energy is a prerequisite for a poverty-free India”
- Reform Outcomes Some strides but fuel and power distribution remain key constraints
A Step in the Right Direction
NITI Aayog’s water index for ensuring perennial water supply
According to NITI Aayog, the demand for water in India is likely to far outstrip supply by 2030. It is also expected that 21 Indian cities will run ou...
- Piling Up Urgent need to tackle mounting waste across Indian cities
- Expanding Reach Water supply in Uttarakhand’s peri-urban areas gets attention
Going the Last Mile
Bicycle sharing projects in smart cities
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) aims to provide efficient urban mobility and public transport options in the 99 cities that have been selected under th...
- Mission Update MoHUA announces nine cities under Round IV
- Small Steps Government’s recent measures for financing smart cities
Sector Review
Course correction for a more promising future
There have been several twists and turns in the development of India’s road sector in the past 20 years. From being a purely government-dominated ar...
- Views of Nitin Gadkari “Our efforts are showing results”
- Views of A.K. Ghosh “We have tried to change the paradigm with Bharatmala”
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Some expectations met, but miles to go
Indian Railways (IR) is a vast monolith, a state within a state. It is perhaps the most important part of the country’s transportation segment, not ...
- Views of Piyush Goyal “Need to take small steps for hugely incremental results”
- New Paradigms Innovations in infrastructure development
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Journey towards a digital economy
The past two decades have been nothing short of revolutionary for the Indian telecom sector. There has been a perceptible growth in the number of tele...
- Interview with Aruna Sundararajan “The big-ticket idea is Broadband for All”
- The Debate Continues The facts and myths of net neutrality
Sector Review
Undergoing a sea change
Over the past two decades, the port sector in India has undergone significant changes with the introduction of new policies, amendments to existing po...
- Interview with Gopal Krishna “The entry of the private sector has given a great fillip to port development”
- Growing Digitalisation Transformative role of technology in logistics and ports
