One of the key comments in this year’s Economic Survey was regarding aggressive bidding in the coal block auctions. “In the case of spectrum, coal and renewables, auctions may have led to a winner’s curse, […]
In the past five to six years, private equity (PE) investor appetite has been largely absent from the road sector. However, more recently, the government’s asset recycling plans have attracted substantial interest from long-term PE […]
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), which is operated and managed by GVK Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL), has been rated as the world’s best airport for customer experience in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards […]
The production of domestic natural gas has seen a constant decline over the past five years. Production declined from about 143 million metric standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) in 2011-12 to 87 mmscmd in […]
Mining is one of the core sectors driving the growth of the Indian economy as it accounts for 2.5 per cent of the country’s GDP and acts as a catalyst for the growth of other […]
Reiterating the government’s commitment to providing 24×7 power supply by March 2019, the power minister, in a recent announcement, stated that appropriate legislation will be enacted to penalise discoms if they indulge in unjustified load […]
Frauscher Sensor Technology, which provides wheel detection systems, axle counters and tracking solutions to system integrators and railway operators, has reinforced its expansion in the Indian market by setting up a new office in Bengaluru. […]
In the past couple of years, the prospects of the city gas distribution (CGD) industry have improved. This is mainly because the government is focusing on promoting the use of environment-friendly transportation fuel – compressed […]
In the mining industry, there is significant scope for improving the productivity of equipment used in operations. At present, the productivity numbers are far below those in other industries such as oil and gas, and […]
The year 2017-18 has been a significant one for the road sector. While the period from 2014 to 2016 was utilised for the purpose of reform and course correction, 2017 witnessed consolidation and culmination of […]
NTPC Limited, the country’s largest power generation company, listed its $6 billion (Rs 400 billion) medium-term note (MTN) programme on the India International Exchange (India INX) at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat […]
The integrity of pipelines is a basic concern for pipeline operators, and therefore the ability to detect anomalies due to corrosion, erosion, milling and mechanical damage is of significant interest to them. Proper pipeline integrity […]
Port-led Prosperity The Sagarmala programme, launched by the Government of India on July 31, 2015, aims to promote port-led development (direct and indirect) and provide infrastructure to transport goods to and from ports in a […]
The major constituents of a city gas distribution (CGD) network are sub-transmission lines, city gate stations, odorisation systems, a primary network of steel pipelines connecting city gate stations to various district regulating stations, a secondary […]
In November 2017, state-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) raised $400 million through its maiden green bond issue. The company listed its 10-year Reg S Green Bond on the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) International Securities Market […]
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) was launched on September 25, 2017, with the aim of providing electricity to every willing household in rural and urban areas by March 2019. The scheme […]
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched one of its flagship missions, the Smart Cities Mission, in July 2015. The mission’s aim is to improve the quality of life in Indian cities by […]
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