Editorial
September 2020
The pandemic and lockdown have dealt a body blow to urban transport systems. India’s metros were shut down from late March to early September this year, leading to huge revenue losses. Even now, safety and […]
Month: September 2020
Videos
Interaction with Baldeo Purushartha, DEA
Baldeo Purushartha shares his views on the impact of Covid-19 outbreak on infrastructure and highlights the opportunities for private players and investors…
Videos
SK Gupta, Director (Projects), Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited
SK Gupta shares his views on the impact of Covid-19 on Mumbai metro rail project..
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P R Jaishankar, MD, IIFCL
PR Jaishankar emphasises on the need to explore innovative financing instruments
Videos
Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary (UD), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Durga Shanker MIshra talks about the key priorities and focus areas of the government in the post-Covid era..
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Arun Lakhani, CMD, Vishvaraj Infrastructure Limited
Arun Lakhani shares his views on the impact of Covid-19 on the water and waste sector….
Industry Speak
Tubacex – World Class Manufacturer with widest portfolio of Seamless Stainless Steel Tubular Solutions: Interview with Mr. Ajay Sambrani – Managing Director (Asia Pacific) Tubacex Group
What are the kind of products and solutions being offered by Tubacex? Tubacex group is global market leader in stainless seamless tubular products with one of largest capacities in the world. The Group has 15 […]
Water & Waste
Faring Well: ULBs relying on smart solutions to improve services in the post-Covid world
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the need to address the country’s looming water crisis. It has become a pressing issue for the government given the fixed supply of freshwater coupled with the […]
Webinars
Flipping the ZLD & Brine Management Model: Growth in an era of Water Scarcity
Panelists include: Matan Alper– Product Manager – IDE Technologies Israel Jayesh Parikh – Managing Director – Chem Process Systems Pvt. Ltd. Lior Eshed – Product Manager – IDE Technologies Miki Tramer – VP Sales & […]
Ezine Archive
September Issue 2020
September Issue 2020
Data & Statistics
Company Release
Bentley Systems announces OpenGround Cloud service
Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin services for advancing the design, construction and operation of infrastructure, has announced the availability of OpenGround Cloud, a new cloud service that enables […]
Dredging in India
Digging Deeper: Trends, recommendations and outlook for the dredging industry
Indian ports are undergoing rapid expansion and hence the requirement for dredging is unceasing. With the global shipping fleet growing rapidly in terms of size and capacity, ports have realised the importance of deeper channels […]
Construction
Preventive Steps
G.Venkata Prasad, Director, Operations, Deep Foundations Institute of India Utility shifting in transportation projects such as highways, railways and metro rail involves many challenges and requires efforts of multiple stakeholders. Invariably, this becomes a major […]
Water & Waste
Comprehensive Coverage: New financing options adopted to provide 24×7 tap water supply in Pune
Increasing population and urbanisation has put great pressure on existing resources, including water. The distribution of water still remains highly uneven across the country. This can be blamed partly on the overexploitation of water along […]
Roads & Bridges
Views of Manoj Kumar: “Greenfield corridors are the future of highway development in India”
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been exceedingly ambitious with regard to its road development targets. The authority has set a target of awarding about 6,000 km of project length in the current […]
Oil & Gas
Achieving Self-sufficiency: OALP to play a crucial role in driving domestic production
India is currently the third largest energy consumer globally. With a rapidly rising population, the country is likely to become one of the largest contributors to energy demand growth in the world. As per BP […]
Power
Views of S.K. Soonee: “The Covid-19 situation is a test for us”
The Indian electricity grid has been able to maintain robust and reliable operations despite the fall in power demand due to the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown. While thermal power generation has been […]
Infrastructure Finance
Views of Tuhin Pandey: “DIPAM is currently involved in the capital management of CPSEs”
The government’s asset monetisation programme has been gaining prominence in recent times. Limited fiscal spending has nudged the government to look at alternative ways of infrastructure financing. At a recent webinar on Public Asset Monetisation […]