The 450 km Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline, developed by GAIL (India) Limited, was inaugurated by the prime minister on January 5, 2020. The pipeline will benefit industrial and commercial entities and households in the coastal […]
Delhi airport’s Terminal 3 has installed a new passenger tracking system (PTS), Xovis, to manage the flow of people, reduce waiting time and ensure social distancing. The PTS is a queue management system, that displays […]
SpiceJet and air freight forwarder Skyways Air Services have signed an MoU for transporting the Covid-19 vaccine across India. Under the collaboration, Skyways will provide cold chain transportation and storage along with dedicated last-mile connectivity, […]
Tata Sons has agreed to buy an additional 32.67 per cent stake in AirAsia India Limited from its joint venture partner for $37.66 million, increasing its stake in the airline to 83.67 per cent. Tata Sons […]
The DGCA has granted operation permit to Air Taxi India, which will be the latest airline in the country. Reportedly, the airline is set to launch regional operations. It has planned to deploy the Tecnam […]
The Telangana government has urged the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) to sanction new domestic airports at six locations in the state. Of these, three greenfield airports will come up at Bhadradri Kothagudem and Jakaranpally in […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced that the Covid-induced suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till January 31, 2021. However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on select routes, […]
The railway sector has been on a high-growth trajectory for the past few years. While the pace of infrastructure creation has been at an all-time high, new and innovative ways to improve operational efficiency and […]
The past decade has witnessed a fast-paced growth in traffic at Indian airports. Traffic has grown almost three times of GDP. Burgeoning numbers opened up a vista of opportunities in the airports sector. However, the […]
Tunnelling activities in India have gained momentum in the past few years owing to a plethora of growth drivers. These include increased government support, adoption of latest technologies and techniques, accelerated investments and the need […]
Over the past few years, the irrigation sector has gained traction, with increased focus on major, medium and multipurpose irrigation projects. The government has made concerted efforts to promote infrastructure creation through various flagship initiatives. […]
The construction industry has evolved over the past few years, with the advent of the metro rail. There has been a shift to precast structures and advanced tunnelling techniques. While the Covid-19 pandemic slowed down […]
Bridge construction in India has huge scope for improvement in terms of quality. To this end, the use of pre-engineered structures needs to be promoted and the quality of feasibility studies improved. At the recent […]
Today, the construction industry is going through a paradigm shift. The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the industry hard on numerous fronts, leading to numerous problems such as worksite lockdowns, supply chain disruptions, and delayed and […]
The construction industry faced extraordinary problems in 2020 due to the pandemic, the associated lockdown and the migration of labour back into the rural hinterland. The first calendar quarter (January-March 2020) was poor and the […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has recently notified the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, laying down the minimum standards of service for power supply to consumers across the country. The rules, which put consumers […]
The construction industry lies at the core of infrastructure development. For long, its progress has been stymied by issues such as regulatory bottlenecks, delays in securing statutory clearances, land acquisition, difficulties in financing and legal […]
India has an ambitious renewable energy target of 175 GW of capacity by 2022. Improving the flexibility of coal-based power plants is thus an important component of the transformation of the energy system as a […]
The construction equipment market in India has witnessed substantial growth over the past few years. The market is largely dependent on government investments, the political scenario and the type of infrastructure being developed. Global scenario […]
The US-based-based firm Interups Inc. is planning to invest $9 billion in India’s aviation sector over the next five years. Interups’ bid includes an InvIT structure that will subsume the airline’s revenue generating arms, separated […]
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