In the past two decades, the Indian telecom sector has undergone a paradigm shift in terms of growth drivers, business dynamics, market structure, challenges as well as opportunities. Broadband has emerged as the single biggest […]
In the past year or so, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) has introduced a number of policies and reforms aimed at increasing domestic output. Approved by the government in September 2015, the […]
With the completion of the village electrification target, the government is now aggressively working to achieve the target of connecting each household by December 2018. At the recently held “Conference of Power and New & […]
India’s aviation sector has seen tremendous growth during the past two decades.The emergence of a number of private airlines, and the upgradation of airports on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis are aspects that describe the […]
Over the years, the infrastructure and capacity of major ports in India have grown considerably. The Ministry of Shipping has also introduced a number of policies and reforms such as the standardisation of request for […]
The railway sector offers a unique opportunity for growth. However, there are several issues that need to be dealt with on an immediate basis, which the government has been working on. At the Smart Railways […]
The road sector has always been a high priority area for the government. While project implementation hit several roadblocks, it has picked up visibly in the past few years. In a written response to Indian […]
Akhil Gupta, Vice-Chairman, Bharti Enterprises and Chairman, Bharti Infratel Data, without a doubt, has emerged as the single most important defining element for the telecom industry globally in the past few years. The consumption of […]
The state of Gujarat has always played an important role in the gas sector. Gujarat’s transmission pipeline infrastructure is the most extensive in the country. It also has the largest city gas distribution network in […]
R.V. Shahi, Former Secretary, Ministry of Power The goal of 24×7 Power for All is a great initiative – not only laudable but also achievable. Fifteen years ago, setting such a goal, to be achieved […]
P.S. Nair, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate (Airports), GMR Group The past 20 years have seen dramatic changes in many of India’s industries and service sectors, but nowhere was the change more dramatic than in the […]
Arun Lakhani, Chairman and Managing Director, Vishvaraj Infrastructure Limited About 80 per cent of the water supplied to towns comes back as sewage and such a large volume of water available within a city has […]
Krishna B. Kotak, Chairman, JM Baxi and Company In today’s world, different forms of computing using desktop computers, laptops, tablets and phablets have become an integral part of our routine life. It is difficult to […]
Professor G. Raghuram, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Even as India looks to step up the pace of growth of its economy and provide a better quality of life to its citizens, infrastructure remains […]
The Indian road sector is abuzz with activity. Government initiatives aimed at resolving pre-construction issues have started bearing fruit. At India Infrastructure’s recent ‘Road Development in India’ conference, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of […]
India’s infrastructure growth story has been marked by a number of turning points. A shift away from the reliance on public funds, deepening of the public-private partnership (PPP) fervour, pitfalls in project implementation, rise in […]
Nasser M. Munjee, Chairman, DCB Bank The transformation The problem in 1996 essentially was to think of an alternative mechanism to build and deliver world-class infrastructure in India. The public sector was demonstrably the right […]
Sanjeev Aga, Former Managing Director, Idea Cellular The 20th anniversary of Indian Infrastructure provides a moment in time to cast one’s gaze back upon an important pillar of India’s physical infrastructure, the telecom sector. The […]
In order to achieve long-term energy supply goals, the Indian government has renewed its emphasis on affordability, sustainability, lower emissions and security of energy, drawing attention towards renewable energy sources and natural gas. The government, […]
The role of power transmission has evolved considerably over the years, from helping evacuate power generation, it is now becoming a competitor to generation, says S.K. Soonee, adviser and former chief executive officer, Power System […]
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