Data & Statistics
Month: September 2021
Data & Statistics
People
Ben Fraser: Chief Financial Officer, Hero Future Energies
A chartered accountant by training, Ben Fraser is currently chief financial officer at Hero Future Energies (HFE), his first professional stint with a team based in India. During his career spanning over two decades, he […]
People
M. Prasanna Kumar: Managing Director, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited
M. Prasanna Kumar, managing director, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), has over 30 years of experience in the generation sector across fuel management, operations and maintenance, coal handling and power plant erection. Prior to […]
Company Release
Bentley Systems announces Seequent’s acquisition of Minalytix
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced that its Seequent business unit has acquired Canadian software company Minalytix, the developer of MX Deposit. The acquisition extends Seequent’s cloud capabilities and solutions for […]
Infrastructure Finance
Monetising Assets: InvITs emerge as an increasingly popular investment instrument
Infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) have become quite a successful investment instrument in the past few years. Since the launch of the first InvIT in 2014, several quality sponsors have successfully launched both public and private […]
Smart Cities
Smart Cities Update: Progress, emerging trends and key challenges
The Smart Cities Mission is being implemented at a fast pace. As of September 22, 2021, 91 per cent of smart cities projects amounting to Rs 1,854.72 billion have been tendered, 26 per cent projects […]
Company Release
Bentley Systems announces Seequent’s acquisition of Minalytix
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced that its Seequent business unit has acquired Canadian software company Minalytix, the developer of MX Deposit. The acquisition extends Seequent’s cloud capabilities and solutions for […]
Company Release
Mettler Toledo
Seamless system integration To meet tight delivery deadlines, system integrators need systems and suppliers that deliver what they promise. This means reliable information, easy-to-integrate solutions and support from project specification to completion. Faster, leaner, smarter: […]
Company Release
Strata Geosystems
Pre-approval enables a shift into fast lane Roads and highways play a vital role in the economic and social development of a nation. In fact, the km-age of existing paved roads in a country is […]
Roads and Bridges
NHAI’s income per FASTag declines by 8 per cent in the first half of 2021
Data from the first half of 2021 has revealed that NHAI has earned Rs 165 on every FASTag issued, as compared to Rs 179 earned a year ago, indicating a decline of 8 per cent. […]
Ezine Archive
September Issue 2021
September Issue 2021
Editorial
September 2021
The rapid urbanisation of semi-rural areas and migration of rural labour to existing urban areas have led to increasing demands being placed on urban transport. In order to meet this demand, the penetration of metro […]
Urban Mass Transport
Improving Urban Mobility: Sector overview, new trends and future outlook
The urban transport sector has made significant progress over the past few years. The outbreak of the pandemic impacted the promoters and operators of mass transit systems in the country. The ridership of city buses […]
Urban Mass Transport
Investment Options
Urban mass transit (UMT) is a highly capital-intensive segment and is funded mainly by the central and state governments along with debt financing from various multilateral funding agencies. These agencies play a vital role as […]
Water & Waste
Loss Management: Role of leakage detection systems in plugging gaps
Growing urbanisation in the country has increased the pressure on the existing water and wastewater infrastructure. Despite being a crucial survival resource, water is grossly wasted across the world. It is estimated that one-third of […]
Telecom
Telecom Duopoly?: Implications of a two private player market
The telecom services industry may effectively become a duopoly. This would be a huge transformation, given that there were eight service providers till as recently as 2016. The major players currently offering voice and data […]
Oil & Gas
Improving Control: Evolving SCADA architecture and applications in the oil and gas sector
The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system is one of the most powerful tools for monitoring equipment and processing data in real time. These control systems provide a stable and cost-effective solution for meeting […]
Dredging in India
Channels for Growth: Key trends and outlook for the dredging industry
Indian ports are undergoing rapid expansion, and thereby increasing the dredging requirement. Following the expansion of the global shipping fleet, both in terms of size and capacity, Indian ports have realised the importance of deeper […]
Urban Mass Transport
Network Expansion: Key operational metro rail projects across India
The network of metro rail-based urban transportation systems has been developing rapidly. The Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities have received a lot of attention in recent times, with significant metro rail projects underway in Patna, Surat, […]