The airfare caps on domestic flights have been removed with no lower or upper limit on ticket prices, upon analysis of the daily demand and air turbine fuel prices. This change came into effect on […]
The expert appraisal committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended the grant of environmental clearance and coastal regulation zone clearance for the Great Nicobar Island greenfield airport project. The […]
Development work on the new civil enclave and terminal building at the Kanpur Air Force base in Uttar Pradesh, under the Kanpur (Chakeri) airport project, is expected to be completed by December 2022. The project […]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad is likely to get a third terminal. Facing an increase in passengers, the airport is undergoing expansion to improve passenger facilities while reducing the turnaround time for transit […]
Under the draft Master Plan 2040 for Thiruvananthapuram city, a new airport has been proposed. It is planned to be built near the Outer Ring Road at the city’s border. The plan suggests acquiring land […]
Construction work on the Hyderabad airport expansion project (Phase 1B) is likely to be completed by 2023. The project involves the construction of a taxiway and parking aprons, expansion of the existing terminal building and […]
Mopa International Airport’s first test flight – a commercial flight of an IndiGo Airlines A320 aircraft – landed on September 5, 2022. The Mopa Airport project, which is being executed by GMR Infrastructure Limited, involves […]
Shivanand Nimbargi, a power veteran with over three decades of experience, has had an interesting and eventful professional journey. He worked for Babcock & Wilcox, ABB ABL, GEC Alsthom and Alstom (all the previous entities […]
Over a 32 year long career, O. Vishveswaraiah has gained diverse experience in water supply and infrastructure development. He has handled a number of large projects for water supply, urban water supply management, water treatment […]
The role of private equity firms in financing brownfield assets has been expanding. Projects under the National Infrastructure Pipeline are lucrative opportunities for investors; however, implementation is the key. Investor interest in the government’s privatisation […]
September Issue 2022
Over the past few years, India’s infrastructure development has been at the forefront of its public and economic policy. This sector has been recognised as a key driver for achieving the government’s goal of a […]
Optical fibre cable (OFC) connectivity has been instrumental in powering several technology-based applications across today’s smart cities. Smart cities are aggressively expanding their OFC network coverage to enable faster digitalisation of services. Pune and Gurugram […]
Indian Railways (IR) is taking several measures to improve its infrastructure and quality of services, including electrification, upgradation of existing lines with advanced technologies, and development of a high speed rail network and rapid rail […]
There has been a surge in tunnelling activity in the country over the past few years. Tunnel construction in sectors such as hydropower, roadways and railways has also increased the demand for tunnelling equipment. The […]
India’s tunnelling sector has been the backbone of many hydropower, metro, irrigation, wastewater, road and railway projects. The rapid growth of infrastructure in India has created a high demand for tunnelling. Tunnelling techniques are gradually […]
India is witnessing an increase in tunnelling activity in the hydropower sector. With an exploitable potential of about 250,000 MW, including pumped storage and small hydro, the sector offers huge scope for growth in the […]
Over the past few years, tunnel construction has picked up pace in India. Tunnels for the supply of water have gained uptake with the launch of a large number of government programmes. The majority of […]
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