The country’s irrigation sector continues to witness long delays in implementation of projects. Several projects have been languishing for years leading to cost and time overruns. A case in point is the Polavaram irrigation project […]
The past year has not been particularly good for the construction sector. Decline in construction activity in sectors such as roads and real estate, lending squeeze from non-banking financial companies, contractors’ money stuck in arbitration, […]
Since the formation of the new state of Telangana, the state government has accorded the highest priority to the irrigation sector. The government is striving hard to ensure that all the districts reap near equitable […]
The growth in the construction materials market is determined by growth in the construction sector. A key contributor to the country’s GDP, the construction sector witnessed a sluggish trend in 2019. The election year was […]
Tamil Nadu is endowed with 3 per cent of the country’s water resources. It receives an annual rainfall of 925 mm. The state has 34 river basins divided into 17 major river basins and 127 […]
With the aim of conserving and developing its existing water resources in a coordinated manner, the Madhya Pradesh government has constituted a number of departments such as the Water Resources Department (WRD), the Narmada Valley […]
The emerging electric vehicle (EV) market is expected to significantly impact both the road transportation and the power sector. On the one hand, the increasing penetration of EVs will reduce the dependence of the transport […]
In any country, contracting practices prevalent for project execution critically determine the on-ground pace of infrastructure development. In this regard, important aspects such as formats/models for project execution, overall landscape of the contracting industry, level […]
Kerala is blessed with a coastline of 580 km and plenty of freshwater resources. The land of 44 rivers (41 westward flowing rivers and three eastward flowing) receives rainfall that averages as much as 3,100 […]
India’s drive towards electric vehicle (EV)-led mobility has accelerated in recent years. However, a major hurdle in its ramp-up is likely to be the near-non-existent EV ecosystem, including charging infrastructure. The government has been attempting […]
After registering robust demand growth in the past three to four years, demand for construction equipment in 2018-19 was subdued due to the economic slowdown, the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) crisis and the […]
Rapid urbanisation and increasing environmental concerns have made it imperative for cities in India to come up with clean transport solutions. While clean compressed natural gas (CNG) buses are already plying in several cities, a […]
Adoption of sustainable practices in infrastructure projects has been accorded the utmost importance in recent times. However, the construction industry has faced several challenges with respect to the adoption of new and innovative construction methods. […]
Governments across the world are deploying a carrot-and-stick strategy to drive auto sales towards electric vehicles (EVs) and India is not far behind. With a target to integrate 30 per cent EVs in the new […]
Automobile manufacturers are gearing up to tap the emerging opportunity in the Indian e-mobility market while the government is promoting uptake in this segment through various incentives and subsidies. At a Renewable Watch conference, “E-mobility […]
The construction industry is the highest employment generator outside of agriculture and also the largest consumer of steel, cement, bitumen, geosynthetics and other materials. It is, however, highly dependent on infrastructure development for activity – […]
The central government has issued a circular dated January 8, 2020 ordering the scrapping of fuel throughput charge being levied on airport operators across all airports, heliports and airstrips in the country with immediate effect. […]
A conditional letter of award for development of the Jewar greenfield international airport at Greater Ghaziabad has been handed over to Zurich Airport International AG. The Switzerland-based company was selected as the concessionaire for the […]
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