The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was launched by the government in June 2015, with the objective of providing core infrastructure in Indian cities and ensuring a decent quality of life to its citizens through the […]
Urbanisation is inevitable. Globally, cities account for 82 per cent of the global GDP, and 3 per cent of the land mass but 76 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions. Economies such as the US […]
The Indian economy has exhibited resilient growth and a steady performance in the past two years. GDP grew at 6.7 per cent in 2017-18, recovering from the jolt caused by demonetisation and the introduction of […]
The central government has introduced several programmes aimed at improving the quality of life of citizens. The launch of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is one such step to make cities more liveable and citizen […]
The urban infrastructure sector plays a crucial role in sustaining high economic growth rates. While updated data on the share of urban areas in GDP for the Indian economy is not available, industry experts peg […]
One of the crucial components of a smart city is intelligent and connected lighting. With an appropriate illumination system, possibilities of connecting light points to the available communication technology as well as to back-end software […]
Public-private partnership (PPP), as a mode of project implementation, has been prevalent for several years in the development and delivery of public goods and urban infrastructure. Since the 2000s, the scope of private sector participation […]
Even as the government has been making consistent efforts at enhancing infrastructural capacity, bank lending to the sector has shown sharp contraction over the past two years. The increasing level of non-performing assets (NPAs) has […]
One of the prerequisites for building a smart city is effective monitoring and management of solid waste. Unfortunately, most Indian cities fail to treat waste effectively as the existing solid waste management (SWM) infrastructure is […]
India needs to invest around Rs 50 trillion over the next five years (2018-22) to build infrastructure. The funds are expected to be spent across key sectors such as power, highways, railways, urban infrastructure, ports […]
An efficient transportation system is one of the key attributes of a smart city. However, increasing traffic on roads is hampering smooth mobility and transportation across Indian cities. To overcome these challenges, intelligent information and […]
The Indian healthcare sector has so far shown a low level of acceptance for public-private partnerships (PPPs). However, with the launch of the ambitious Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) – the […]
In August 2016, Nagpur was selected for development as a smart city under Round II of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM). The city is expected to be transformed into a safe and smart one through […]
The infrastructure sector in India is at a critical juncture today. Faced with mounting challenges of arranging funds for project development, there is a risk of project development being affected in case of financing failures. […]
There is an urgent need to develop infrastructure in the South Asian region. As per the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asia-Pacific region currently faces an infrastructure gap of $330 billion and South Asia accounts […]
Increasing urbanisation in the country has put tremendous pressure on civic infrastructure. The rate of increase in the urban population over the past two decades is almost double that of the overall population. The provision […]
Over the past couple of years, foreign funding in the form of multilateral aid, foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and external commercial borrowing (ECB) has become a critical source of infrastructure financing. […]
Most of the developing economies in the South Asian region are grappling with the challenge of providing housing to all their citizens. Given the rapid urbanisation in the region, affordable housing is an issue which […]
Pune city is urbansing rapidly. This has created a burden on the existing civic infrastructure in the city, resulting in issues related to transportation and mobility, water and sanitation services, parking, and security. To overcome […]
The Indian bond market has remained an undertapped avenue for infrastructure financing. The lack of liquidity for lower-rated corporate bonds, a narrow investor base and onerous exit routes inherent in corporate papers have stunted the […]
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