The year 2018-19 has been a mixed one for companies involved in road development. While those such as NCC Limited and Reliance Infrastructure Limited recorded sizeable profits, other large road construction players such as Ashoka […]
In the past few decades, the role of ports has transformed from being just a transit point to a customs clearance and a delivery point. In this regard, connectivity plays a critical role. Though a […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has recently allowed GMR Warora Energy Limited (GWEL) compensation for the shortage of linkage coal beyond March 31, 2017. The CERC’s order, passed on May 16, 2019, is deemed […]
Reliable and affordable power supply for irrigation is essential for increasing agricultural productivity. However, the power supply situation in the agricultural sector remains dismal as many farmers continue to rely on erratic rainfall for irrigating […]
India is currently one of the leading pump manufacturing and exporting countries. The domestic pump market was valued at about Rs 150 billion in 2017-18. More than 4.7 million pumps are manufactured every year. Centrifugal […]
The time is opportune for distribution companies to adopt advanced digital solutions to become efficient and customer-centric, believes Palka Sahni, executive director, Power Finance Corporation (PFC). A 2004 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the […]
The country’s pump market can be segregated on the basis of end use. The main sectors in which pumps are used are agriculture/irrigation, building services, water and wastewater/sewage, and industrial uses in the power, oil […]
Director general of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Prabhakar Singh has held this post since July 1, 2018. He has spent about 37 years with the organisation, serving in different capacities, having joined the […]
The journey of infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) has been a rewarding one. In a span of two years, the country has achieved what had been under discussion for two decades – to have long-term capital […]
Infrastructure is a key driver of economic growth and development. Increasingly, India and other emerging market economies are realising this fact and are taking up numerous infrastructure projects. That said, properly planned and impeccably implemented […]
The last financial year saw a major consolidation, including one mega merger, in the telecom services industry. After a shakeout in which many service providers went bankrupt, there are only three private sector players left […]
Modernisation of Indian Railways (IR) has been on the cards for a long time now. Over the past few years, the government has taken several initiatives to improve the quality of infrastructure and services being […]
Urban wastewater management in the country suffers on two counts – inadequate availability of sewage treatment plants (STPs) and dismal performance of most of the existing plants. Currently, there exists a huge deficit in terms […]
The Hyderabad metro rail project is the world’s largest public-private partnership (PPP) project in the metro rail sector. It is being developed as an elevated metro project with emphasis on intermodal integration, non-motorised transport facilities, […]
The government, in its new avatar, has come out with an interesting yet ambitious budget. The finance minister has set the ball rolling to make India a $5 trillion economy, to be driven largely by […]
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