The National Capital Region (NCR) is among the world’s largest urban agglomerations. With the rampantly increasing urbanisation, the city faces a plethora of issues such as unplanned growth, lack of reliable public transport, severe congestion on […]
The coastal shipping segment has made significant headway over the past few years, receiving attention from various quarters. The government has taken several initiatives to increase the share of coastal traffic in the overall cargo handled […]
In April 2021, the Ministry of Power (MoP) released the draft National Electricity Policy (NEP), 2021, in accordance with Section 3 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The policy is being updated after a long gap […]
Terre Armée India (Reinforced Earth India Private Limited), a subsidiary of Soletanche-Freyssinet – a world leader in soil, hydraulic, structural and nuclear engineering – recently announced its consortium partnership with Trumer Schutzbauten, an Austria-based company […]
Agriculture is one of the major consumers of groundwater in India due to the absence of volumetric supply of water. The increasing dependence on groundwater has already led to its depletion, resulting in water woes […]
The demand for oil and gas in the country currently exceeds supply by a wide margin. In order to bridge this demand-supply gap, India has resorted to importing crude oil. Domestic natural gas production in […]
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and its accompanying digital wave have highlighted the need for attaining self-sufficiency in the telecom and mobile manufacturing space. To achieve this goal, the government has announced several initiatives […]
In a significant development, power transmission major Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has commenced its asset monetisation drive by launching the initial public offering (IPO) of its maiden infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) – […]
Guard Ponds are “safeguard” mechanisms for preventing the discharge of “untreated/abnormal” effluents into marine environment. In line with the statutory directives, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) envisaged a specialised project for bio-monitoring the mechanical biological […]
Over the past few years, the irrigation sector has gained traction, with greater focus on multipurpose irrigation projects and infrastructure creation through a number of government’s flagship programmes. Besides the government-increased investment in the irrigation sector, […]
The oil and gas sector is among the eight core industries in India. It plays a crucial role in influencing decision-making for all other crucial sections of the economy. As the economic growth of the […]
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has announced a new partnership with Locusview, an Israeli-American technology company specializing in Digital Construction Management (DCM) for utility capital projects, with over 20 of the largest US energy utilities […]
Micro-irrigation has been gaining prominence over conventional flooding methods of irrigation. It is gradually emerging as a demand-driven technology. During 2020-21, the area covered under micro-irrigation systems reached 0.87 million hectares, of which drip irrigation […]
Water scarcity is reaching a new level in India and is expected to get further aggravated in the near future. Farmers are facing a lot of difficulties in cultivating crops given reduced water availability in […]
The city gas distribution (CGD) sector supplies gas to four categories of consumers – piped natural gas (PNG) to households, industrial and commercial consumers and compressed natural gas (CNG) to the transport segment. The CGD […]
The government aims to raise the share of natural gas in its energy basket to 15 per cent by 2030 from the current 6.3 per cent. While natural gas consumption in India has been increasing, […]
Over the past few years, the government has been making concerted efforts for expanding irrigation and ensuring efficient management of water resources in the country. It has launched several flagship initiatives such as the Pradhan […]
The concept of irrigation storage structure refers to a water storage system created by building tanks, cisterns, reservoirs and dams to hold enough water to meet irrigation demand while also minimising seepage and evaporation losses. […]
Irrigation equipment constitutes a major portion of the Indian agricultural equipment market. Typically, equipment constitutes 12-15 per cent of the total cost of an irrigation project. According to India Infrastructure Research estimates, the current market […]
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