The Indian aviation sector has been growing at the rate of 20 per cent for the past five years, making it the fastest growing aviation sector in the world. Domestic air passenger traffic has doubled […]
Rapid urbanisation has led to a massive rise in demand for services such as water supply and waste management. Improving quality of civic services has thus become a key focus area today for urban local […]
During the past year, there have been a number of policy amendments to ease financing from alternative sources such as bonds, external commercial borrowings (ECBs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs). Indian Infrastructure tracks key developments […]
The past year was a significant one for the Indian telecom sector. The industry finally achieved a rational industry size as the market consolidated into a three-plus-one structure. Telcos started exploring new strategies to improve […]
The year 2018-19 witnessed significant efforts by the government to drive investments in the oil and gas sector. It was marked by the government’s decision to hike natural gas prices for the fourth consecutive time […]
There were both positives and negatives for the power sector over the past year. The household electrification drive is expected to meet its target in the next couple of months with only the last few […]
During the past year, the Indian aviation sector witnessed both peaks and troughs. The country’s airports saw a rapid increase in passenger traffic, which grew by about 12 per cent during 2018-19. Noteworthy developments took […]
The past year saw noteworthy developments in the urban water supply and waste management sector. On the policy front, both the central and state governments have taken steps to improve water management. A number of […]
The urban transport sector has seen renewed focus and witnessed significant growth in the past year. Metro rail stretches were operationalised in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects commenced […]
The network of rail-based urban transportation systems has been developing rapidly, and the growth is expected to be maintained over the next few years, given the speed of urbanisation in the country. Provision of efficient […]
The maritime sector of every economy is dependent on global trade cycles and India is no exception. Global trade volume has shown signs of a decline, and this is being reflected in reduced cargo activity, […]
The past year saw some semblance of stability returning to the country’s beleaguered telecom sector, on the back of strong policy and regulatory measures. One of the key highlights was the release of the National […]
The new government has once again lined up big plans for the road sector. Plans are in place to resume work on all the stalled highway projects within 100 days of coming to power. The […]
The National Democratic Alliance government has assumed office for a second term. It is good news for the economy in general and the infrastructure sector in particular. This win has assured a degree of certainty […]
The railway sector has been on a high growth trajectory over the past few years. There has been a surge in activity in terms of the launch of big-ticket programmes and schemes, upgradation of age-old […]
Over the past year, India’s oil and gas sector witnessed a number of noteworthy developments, setting the tone for the sector’s progress in the next three-four years. These include award of fresh oil and gas […]
The past year was marked by a number of key developments across the power sector. There were concerted efforts towards addressing the stressed assets issue in the generation segment with the approval of the high-level […]
The past year saw developments across the entire maritime chain – ports, shipping, shipbuilding, coastal shipping and inland water transport (IWT). Progress was documented in project award and completion, the start of new construction works, […]
The government launched the Namami Gange programme, an integrated conservation mission for the Ganga river, in May 2015. It aims to abate pollution, and rejuvenate and protect the river. In the past couple of years, […]
As India embarks on the path of digital empowerment, the telecom sector and its stakeholders will lay the foundation for this transformation. 4G, 5G and other new emerging technologies will play a pivotal role in […]
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