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 […]
A Kerala High Court bench has dismissed the writ petitions filed against the privatisation of the Thiruvananthapuram international airport, stating that the pleas are premature and non-maintainable in the high court. The petitions were filed […]
The Synergy Group, a South American conglomerate, has submitted a fresh expression of interest (EoI) for investing in grounded Jet Airways. The EoI has finally been submitted after several extensions of the deadline. Meanwhile, two […]
The central government has approved signing of the protocol to amend the air services agreement between India and Switzerland, allowing more airlines to start flight operations between the two countries. Based on the amendments, multiple […]
NEC Technologies India, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has bagged a contract from AAI to implement a biometric-based boarding platform across four airports in India. These are the Lal Bahadur Shastri airport (Varanasi), […]
The Union Government signed agreement with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) for exploration and development of seven oil and gas (O&G) blocks under the fourth round of Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP-IV) on […]
A total of five firms have submitted bids for providing consultancy services for the naphtha to regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) feed conversion project in Hydrogen Generation Unit-205 at the Manali Refinery in Tamil Nadu. […]
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BG Exploration and Production India Limited (BGEPIL) have transferred a 30 per cent stake each to ONGC to operate the Panna-Mukta-Tapti offshore fields from December 21, 2019. Earlier, ONGC had […]
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