Given the speed of urbanisation in the country, there is an urgent need to develop mass public transit systems as quickly as possible. Indeed, a number of metro rail and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects […]
The infrastructure sector, which accounts for over half the demand for construction activities, is receiving the much-needed push from the government, which is planning to spend $60 billion on infrastructure in the current fiscal year. […]
A well-planned integrated urban transport system is of utmost relevance for Indian cities that are experiencing ever-increasing volumes of traffic. Today, these cities are characterised by increasing levels of traffic congestion, overcrowded and inconvenient buses […]
Time and again the government has reiterated its focus on infrastructure development. The Rs 3.6 trillion budget allocation to the sector for 2017-18 as compared to Rs 2.2 trillion in 2015-16 is a testament to […]
The urban mass transit (UMT) segment continues to be funded largely by the government, with allocations from the central and state governments. Multilateral funding too plays an important role. Upfront financing of UMT projects is […]
The construction sector has been exhibiting dismal growth in the past few quarters, particularly in the last quarter of 2016-17, during which the growth rate turned negative. This was primarily on account of the government’s […]
The construction sector is one of the major contributors to economic growth, accounting for about 8 per cent of the country’s GDP. The sector has critical forward and backward linkages, with most of the construction […]
The government – central as well as state – continues to fund the majority of urban mass transit (UMT) projects. Private sector participation in the sector, particularly in the metro rail segment, has so far […]
Metro rail systems provide high capacity public transit and are highly capital-intensive projects. In India, the first metro system was introduced in Kolkata in 1984. After almost two decades, the next metro was launched in […]
Over the past few years, the government has begun to focus on modern transportation systems such as personal rapid transit (PRT), trams, hyperloop, skyways, regional rapid transport systems (RRTSs), etc. A total of 18 such […]
The construction equipment industry went through a torrid time between 2012 and 2015, during which growth plummeted. It was only last year that the revival process began and sales started getting back to 2011 levels. […]
Bus rapid transit (BRT) systems have emerged as a successful mode of public transport to solve issues such as congestion, delays, accidents, etc. The major advantages of this mode lie in its high capacity design, […]
Metro rail systems are emerging as a key solution for urban transportation in the country. At present, these systems are operational in nine cities – Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Jaipur, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Kochi, Lucknow and Chennai […]
The National Highway NH 44 is a majorroad artery for the North East. […]
Over the years, several initiatives have been taken to deploy smart technology for fare payment and collection in urban mass transit (UMT) systems. Today, the majority of operational mass transit systems in the country use […]
ADIA, the sovereign wealth fund of the Gulf emirate, has agreed to invest $1 billion (Rs 64.7 billion) in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s (NIIF) Master Fund. ADIA will become the first institutional investor […]
Hero Future Energies (HFE) is in discussions with Bhilwara Energy Limited (BEL) to acquire the latter’s wind energy assets. HFE will acquire 83.5 MW of wind projects from BEL’s total portfolio of 103.5 MW – […]
Gayatri Projects Limited has decided to spin off its seven toll road assets into a separate company which will be called Gayatri Highways. The new entity will be listed on the stock exchanges before the […]
A consortium led by US fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has agreed to buy Singapore-headquartered renewable energy company Equis Energy for a record $5 billion, including debt. Becoming the largest deal in the clean energy […]
November Issue 2017
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