Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) has awarded a Rs 270 million contract to France-based Systra to provide consultancy services for the Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram semi-high speed rail corridor. The scope of work includes the preparation of […]
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced plans to introduce 100 LNG-powered buses with the support of Petronet LNG Limited (PLL). KSRTC is also building an LNG dispensing station at Anayara in association […]
Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) has partnered with PayPal for online recharge payment on Mumbai metro, Line 1. Passengers can recharge their smart cards online or by using the mobile app. Currently, contactless stored-value smart cards, radio […]
The city gas distribution (CGD) sector has grown at a steady pace over the past few years on the back of increased sales of compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) in the […]
The first six months (April-September) of the current fiscal year (2018-19) have been rather good for the port sector. Major ports handled 343.26 million tonnes (mt) of cargo traffic during April-September 2018, registering a growth […]
In a move that could be a potential game changer for the power sector, the government recently released the draft Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2018, which seeks to fill the gaps in the existing framework and […]
The global gas industry is currently in a state of oversupply. This is good news for India which is determined to increase the share of natural gas in its energy mix and is building a […]
Manoj Gupta has been a banker for nearly 15 years. As a chartered accountant, he started his career with BOC India Limited, a leading gases and engineering company, in 2000. He was trained in strategic […]
Over the years, energy management has emerged as a key area of concern for the telecom tower industry. As diesel-run generators (DGs) are proving to be not only extremely expensive but also damaging to the […]
Urban mass transit (UMT) is a highly capital-intensive segment with high economic internal rates of return of 22-25 per cent and low financial rates of return of around 3.5 per cent only. This results in […]
Saurabh Rao, a 2003 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, was recently appointed municipal commissioner of the Pune Municipal Corporation. Prior to becoming commissioner in 2018, he has served in various capacities in the state government. […]
The Indian road sector has witnessed a marked shift from the operations, maintenance and transfer (OMT) model to the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model. From the investor perspective this is a welcome change. The investor fraternity has […]
The city gas distribution (CGD) sector has shown significant progress in the past six months. The government has taken several initiatives to attract investments in the sector and expedite the process of granting authorisations. The […]
Apart from being the largest source of electricity supply in the country, with over 75 per cent share in the total power generation, coal is also the largest contributor to industrial emissions. In India, the […]
With high speed internet connectivity and seamless data flow becoming a necessity, the demand for optic fibre networks is spiralling upwards. Optic fibre cable (OFC) demand in the country is being led by a mix […]
The majority of urban mass transit (UMT) projects continue to be funded by the central and state governments. The experience with private sector participation in the sector, particularly in the urban rail segment, has been […]
The Uttar Pradesh government is steadily moving towards accomplishing its aim of developing the largest expressway network in the country. The state already has to its credit two major expressway projects – the 165 km […]
Broadband internet connectivity has the potential to empower the country’s rural masses by giving them access to information and public services such as education and health, as well as ensuring their financial inclusion. The BharatNet […]
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