With growing urbanisation in the National Capital Region (NCR), the city is facing various issues such as unplanned growth, lack of social infrastructure, lack of reliable public transport, congestion on city roads, increased pollution levels, […]
The north-eastern region has received a lot of attention from the government in the past four years. The region saw the incorporation of a dedicated agency to take up its road development agenda. Incorporated in […]
Railways have been operational in India since 1853, and most of the stations are equipped with facilities which are over 100 years old. To upgrade and modernise station infrastructure, Indian Railways (IR) is undertaking large-scale […]
The roads and highways sector continues to be on the radar of investors. Increased government support and an abundance of operational assets have attracted interest from long-term investors. The sector has been growing and the […]
With the long-term objective of increasing its modal share in freight traffic, Indian Railways (IR) has conceived a plan to develop dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) on the Golden Quadrilateral route. The Golden Quadrilateral will connect […]
The central government has been quite ambitious when it comes to integrating advanced technologies with highway operations. Tolling has been a priority area for the government in the past few years and a nationwide electronic […]
Bengaluru, the country’s largest information technology (IT) hub, offers increasing employment opportunities and expects to emerge as a global technology hub in the future. These opportunities bring with them an influx of migrants from other […]
Indian Railways (IR) is the country’s biggest energy consumer, using about 18.98 billion units (BUs) of power. Energy is the second biggest expenditure item for the organisation, accounting for about 23 per cent of its […]
During the year 2017-18, notable progress has been made with regard to road development at the state level. State governments have been proactive in initiating measures to expedite road projects. The majority of the states […]
For a number of years now, India has envisioned a high speed rail (HSR) network. While, initially, the progress was abysmally slow, the government has more recently made rapid strides towards achieving this vision. To […]
Today, the biggest challenge faced by Indian ports is evacuation. Although the major ports have single- or double-line rail connectivity, the routes to major destinations are still congested. In the case of non-major ports, while […]
In the past few years, there has been significant impetus to infrastructure development in the country. Large projects such as the Bogibeel bridge, the Nagpur metro rail system and the Chenab bridge that involved complex […]
October Issue 2018
The road sector was in deep trouble some five years ago. Bidders were highly optimistic during the 2010-12 period and made bids (including offering negative grants) that more or less guaranteed financial trouble. Indeed, many […]
xChange has developed solutions to tackle the issue of repositioning containers by digitising the process and allowing for carriers and logistics companies to interchange their empty boxes with the aim of cutting operating costs and […]
ExxonMobil has launched Mobil SHC™ Elite, a new synthetic gear and bearing circulating oil which is specifically engineered to deliver long-lasting protection for machines operating under extreme temperatures in industries such as general manufacturing, metals, […]
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