Ezine Archive
June Issue 2016
June Issue 2016
Month: June 2016
Editorial
June 2016: EDITOR Devangshu Datta
The ports and shipping sector has suffered in the past three to four years from a weak global macro environment and low demand. India’s exports have shrunk considerably, while imports have also reduced. One result […]
Urban Transportation
Solar Push: Recent initiatives at Indian airports
The huge power requirements for large infrastructure projects such as airports have always been an issue for both governments and private developers alike. With growing concerns related to global warming and the added pressure of […]
News
Leister Technologies
Leister Technologies AG, Switzerland, was founded in the year 1949 by Karl Leister, a visionary in the field of plastic welding. The Leister Group has its headquarters in Kägiswil and has a worldwide presence with […]
News
Urban infrastructure
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has approved the draft plan for the DN Nagar-Mankhurd corridor (Phase 2B) of the Mumbai Metro Phase I, Line 2 project (Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra- Mankhurd). According to the draft plan, […]
News
News
Roads and bridges
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has fixed a 2.5- fold increase in the target for award and construction of national highways for 2016–17. The ministry has set a target of 25,000 km […]
News
News
Ports and shipping
Major ports in the country handled 606.4 mt of cargo traffic during fiscal year 2015-16, as against 581.3 mt during 2014-15, recording a growth of 4.3 per cent. However, the combined traffic at major ports […]
News
Oil and gas
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) is soon likely to commence the auction of 69 marginal oil and gas fields under the new revenue- sharing model, though the timeline for the auction is […]
News
Spotlight
Rising NPAs: Stressed assets in infrastructure reduce lending by banks
Even though market sentiment seems to have improved, lenders with major exposures to infrastructure continue to face problems with sticky loans. […]
Data & Statistics
Key Statistics: Power Index and Telecom Trends
Generation has consistently improved in 2016 over 2015. In the period January-March 2016, generation rose by 9.5 per cent over January-March 2015. The mobile subscriber base grew by 5.23 million in March 2016 over […]
Data & Statistics
Key Statistics: Market Moves and Core Sector Growth
In the past month, the Nifty Infrastructure Index rose 5.65 per cent , beating the broad Nifty-50, which rose 4.78 per cent. The best performers were Larsen & Toubro (+16.4 %), Tata Communications (+12.6%) and […]
People
M.F. Farooqui: Chairman, Broadband India Forum
An Indian Administrative Service officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, M.F. Farooqui has been chairman of the Broadband India Forum since October 2015. His career began as a sub-collector in Tamil Nadu and since then […]
People
Vasudevan Suresh: Director, Hiranandani Group
With over 51 years of experience in the housing, infrastructure, rural and urban development, real estate development and built environment sectors, Vasudevan Suresh is a director in the Hiranandani Group, dealing with integrated and self-contained […]
People
Basharat Ahmad Dhar: Chairman, JKSERC
A postgraduate in economics from the University of Kashmir, Basharat Ahmad Dhar joined the state civil services in 1976. In his over four-decade-long career, he has held key positions in various departments of the state […]
People
Sunil Jain: Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Hero Future Energies
Currently chief executive officer and executive director of Hero Future Energies, Sunil Jain has been earlier associated with companies like Escorts and Green Infra. The aspect that Jain finds most thrilling about his current assignment […]
People
Pramod Chaudhari: Executive Chairman, Praj Industries
Pramod Chaudhari has over 40 years of experience in various professional and entrepreneurial endeavours. He established Praj Industries in 1984 and has since led the company to become a global leader in renewable energy and […]
People
Keshav Chandra: Chief Executive Officer, Delhi Jal Board
A 1995 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, Keshav Chandra became CEO of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in October 2015. During his career, Chandra has served in various parts of country, from Arunachal Pradesh to […]